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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 Ocak 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 Yosun kazi, Kuğu, Ötücü kuğu, Suna, Fiyu, Çamurcun, Pufla, Tarakdiş, Guguk, Bıldırcın kılavuzu, Poyrazkuşu, Altın yağmurcun, Kızkuşu, Halkalı cılıbıt, Sürmeli kervançulluğu, Kervançulluğu, Kıyı çamurçulluğu, Tasçeviren, Ak kumkuşu, Ak kumkuşu, Dere düdükçünü, Yeşilbacak, Kızılbacak, Büyük Korsanmartı, Kara Alk, Kutup sumrusu, Sumru, Karagagalı Sumru, Buz Dalgýcý, Sümsükkuþu, Küçük ak balýkçýl, Kulaklı orman baykuşu, Kerkenez Boz doğan, Gök doðan, Kırmızıgagalı dağkargası, Kuzgun, Çam baştankarası, Tarlakuşu, Saz Kamışçını, Çekirge Kamışçını, Karabağlı ötleğen, Çalıkuşu, Orman tırmaşıkkuşu, Taşkuşu, Kuyrukkakan, Dağ kuyruksallayanı, Çayır incirkuşu ,kaya incirkuşu, Ak Kuyruksallayan ssp yarrellii, Dağ ispinozu, Şakrak, Florya, Ketenkuşu, Küçük Huş İsketesi, Saka, Karabaşlı iskete, Alaca kirazkuşu, Sarı kirazkuşu and Bataklık kirazkuşu

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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