Hook Head

The Hook Head peninsula includes rocky cliffs, flat fields with stone walls, agricultural fields, and a nearby village with small, sheltered gardens. The area is best during migration periods, particularly if the weather is poor with rain or fog, possibly helped by the attraction of the light from the historic lighthouse. Note that on clearer days, migration can be very poor, with very few unusual birds. Passerine migration is best in the autumn.

Seabird movement past the head consists mainly of common seabirds such as sula biela, víchrovník malý, potáplica malá and norec tenkozobý and other auks, but can occasionally bring more interesting species such as víchrovník tmavý, pomorník stredný and lyskonoh ploskozobý. Whales and dolphins, including the occasional Hump-backed Whale, visit the waters to the south of the head.

Passerine migration in autumn can bring in birds such as drozd kolohrivec, kolibiarik žltkastotemenný, králik ohnivohlavý, penica jarabá, ľabtuška veľká, žltochvost hôrny, žľtochvost domový and muchárik čiernohlavý. In addition, there can be large movements of larks, thrushes, and pipits through the area. A pair of čavka červenozobá breed in the area.