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Ballyness Bay

County Donegal  >  Ireland

Sheltered estuary and enclosed bay with narrow opening to sea. A Special Area of Conservation surrounded by Special Protection Areas. Beautiful.

Added* by Elsmer
Most recent update 16 ianuarie 2023

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 Gâscă neagră, Lebădă de vară, Lebădă de iarnă, Călifar alb, Rață fluierătoare, Rață mică, Eider, Ferestraș moțat, Cuc, Cristel de câmp, Scoicar, Ploier auriu, Nagâț, Prundăraș gulerat mare, Culic mic, Culic mare, Sitar de mal nordic, Pietruș, Nisipar, Nisipar, Fluierar de munte, Fluierar cu picioare verzi, Fluierar cu picioare roșii, Lup de mare atlantic, Alcă cu oglindă, Chiră polară, Chiră de baltă, Chiră de mare, Cufundar mare, Corb de mare, Egretă mică, Ciuf de pădure, Vânturel roșu Șoim de iarnă, Șoim călător, Stăncuță de munte, Corb, Pițigoi de brădet, Ciocârlie, Lăcar de stuf, Grelușel pătat, Silvie cu cap negru, Aușel cu cap galben, Cojoaică de pădure, Mărăcinar negru, Pietrar sur, Codobatură de munte, Fâsă de luncă ,Fâsă de stâncă, Codobatură pestriță, Cinteză de iarnă, Mugurar, Florinte, Cânepar, Inăriță mică, Sticlete, Scatiu, Pasărea omătului, Presură galbenă and Presură de stuf

Details

Access

Access by foot, car parking at several points around the bay.

Terrain and Habitat

Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland , Moors/heathland , River , Sea , Beach , Dunes , Mud flats , Reedbeds , Agriculture , City/village

Conditions

Sandy , Flat , Hilly , Rocky , High water possible

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Autumn migration , Spring

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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