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The Needles Headland

Isle of Wight/Dorset  >  United Kingdom

The Needles are located on the Isle of Wight and are one of the best places for seabirds on the Isle of Wight.

Geplaatst* door Jan Lock
Meest recente update 19 augustus 2020

Beschrijving

The Needles and the cliffs of the Isle of Wight are an important place for many birds as they have such a large diversity of Birdlife. The nesting seabirds on the cliffs include Kuifaalscholver, Jan-van-gent, Zeekoet and Noordse Stormvogel. The top of the cliffs has nice areas of both scrub and lowland heath, which provide great habitat for species like Provençaalse Grasmus, Roodborsttapuit and Oeverpieper. Occasionally you can also spot storm blown birds such as Noordse Pijlstormvogel and Stormvogeltje.

Details

Toegang

The Needles are located on the edge of the Isle of Wight, quite close to Totland and Freshwater ( which are both villages ). If you go past Chris Church ( which is located in Totland ), you then need to continue on the same road until you reach the car park for Alum Bay Pebble beach. Once you reach this car park you can either walk down to the National Trust Victorian coastal exhibit, or you can drive down there and park next to it ( note walking can be better if you want to spot more birds, the route as shown on the map below is about 3,5 km ).

Terrein en leefgebied

Veen/heide , Zee , Verspreide bomen en struiken , Grasland/weide

Omstandigheden

Heuvelachtig , Open landschap

Rondlopende wandeling mogelijk?

Ja

Telescoop meenemen?

Ja

Wanneer hier vogels kijken?

Herfst , Lente , Zomer

Toptijd voor dit gebied

Najaarstrek , Voorjaarstrek , Herfst , Lente , Zomer

Route

Breed pad , Smal pad

Zwaarte wandeling

Gemiddeld

Toegankelijk via

Te voet

Vogelkijkhut aanwezig?

Nee

Bekijk vogelgebieden in de buurt op Birdingplaces

Kaart

Top 5 vogels

Andere vogels die je hier kunt zien

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