Description
Ballyness Bay is a beautiful shallow tidal bay with sand bars and river channels, rocky and sandy shorelines, surrounded by a variety of habitats including meadows, small reedbeds, saltmarsh, heath, trees machair and grey dunes. Various access and viewing points around the bay. Magnificent scenery and seascapes. Otters and seals. Among the birds that have been seen here are Ringgås, Knoppsvane, Sangsvane, Gravand, Brunnakke, Krikkand, Ærfugl, Siland, Gjøk, Åkerrikse, Tjeld, Heilo, Vipe, Sandlo, Småspove, Storspove, Lappspove, Steinvender, Sandløper, Sandløper, Strandsnipe, Gluttsnipe, Rødstilk, Storjo, Teist, Rødnebbterne, Makrellterne, Splitterne, Islom, Havsule, Silkehegre, Hornugle, Tårnfalk Dvergfalk, Vandrefalk, Alpekråke, Ravn, Svartmeis, Sanglerke, Rørsanger, Gresshoppesanger, Munk, Fuglekonge, Trekryper, Svartstrupe, Steinskvett, Vintererle, Heipiplerke ,Skjærpiplerke, Linerle ssp yarrellii, Bjørkefink, Dompap, Grønnfink, Tornirisk, Brunsisik, Stillits, Grønnsisik, Snøspurv, Gulspurv and Sivspurv
Details
Access
Access by foot, car parking at several points around the bay.
