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RSPB Hayle Estuary

Cornwall  >  United Kingdom

Hayle Estuary is the most south-westerly estuary in the UK and it never freezes, making it a haven for gulls, waders and wildfowl in winter.

Tillagd* av Jalal Khan
Senast uppdaterad 13 januari 2024

Beskrivning

Winter is the best time to visit Hayle, as the number of birds in the estuary can be up to 18,000. Among the gull flocks, you can find svarthuvad mås, dvärgmås, medelhavstrut, Vitvingad trut, vittrut or even an American vagrant like a ringnäbbad mås. American Kricka and amerikansk bläsand can also be seen among the thousands of native teals and bläsand. In autumn and winter, among the more common waders, including many ljungpipare, there could be svartsnäppa, skedstork, spovsnäppa, småsnäppa, grönbena, brushane or an American wader like a tuvsnäppa. Several different tern species can be seen on spring passage. The estuary is best viewed from the causeway bridge or the path around Carnsew Pool, which is favoured by storskrake and småskrake. All five of the world's diver species have also been seen there. The area is also good for kungsfiskare and it's worth visiting the hide at Ryan's field for a chance to see one as well as the resident storspov. In late summer, you may see an Fiskgjuse visiting the estuary if you're very lucky.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

By road - From the town of Hayle, go west on the B3301 Carnsew Road along the estuary, then turn left onto Chenalls Road (signposted St Erth) and take the first right into the car park at Ryan's Field. From there, you can visit the hide and walk to the causeway bridge and Carnsew pool.

Terräng och habitat

Våtmark , Slätt , Gyttjig strand , Stad/by , Vassar , Flod

Förhållanden

Platt , Öppet landskap

Rundtur

Ja

Tubkikare behövs?

Kan vara användbart

Bästa säsong för skådning

Vinter , Höst , Vår

Bästa tid för ett besök

Vinter

Rutt

Asfalterad väg , Smal stig , Bred stig , Grusväg

Hur ansträngande vandring

Lätt vandring

Nås

Till fots

Fågeltorn / plattform

Ja

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