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Description
This site is excellent for seabirds, waders and passage migrants, and also a good lookout point for sea mammals. One of the most accessible places in Europe to see Sterne de Dougall close up as they gather here with other terns in July to September after breeding on nearby Coquet Island. A sea-watching hide on the island gives the chance to see a range of seabirds including regular Puffin fuligineux, Puffin des Anglais, Grand Labbe, Macareux moine, and many others including more rarely, Pétrel gongon superspecies, Puffin cendré, Puffin majeur, Océanite culblanc, and Labbe pomarin and Labbe à longue queue. The tidal areas attract good numbers of waders, with Pluvier doré the most numerous. In autumn, the coastal shrubs are as reliable as anywhere for Pouillot à grands sourcils, Pouillot de Pallas, Fauvette épervière, and other Siberian vagrants; rarer species have included Rousserolle des buissons and Robin à flancs roux. The nearby cemetery is also good for autumn passerines, including one of Britain's very few Pouillot orientals.
Look out for colour-ringed birds! One Sterne caugek had been over 10,000 km to Gansbaai in South Africa!
The tidal island is a regular haul-out for Grey Seals, and offshore, Common Porpoises, White-beaked and Bottlenose Dolphins are regular, while Minke and Humpback Whales have been recorded.
Détails
Accès
Busses 308 and 310 from Newcastle to Blyth both pass within a few minutes walk of the site; also good cycle access. The main access to the island is suitable for all weathers, but some of the paths to other parts of the site can get muddy after heavy rain.
The island, closed for much of summer 2024, has recently reopened after the completion of essential maintenance work.
Terrain et Habitat
Zone humide , Plage , Vasières , Agriculture , Arbres et buissons disséminés , Prairie , Mer/océanConditions
Plat , Pas d'ombre , Paysage ouvertBoucle
OuiAvez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?
Peut être utileSaison idéale pour observer
Toute l'annéeMeilleure période pour une visite
Hiver , Eté , Automne , Migration automnale , Printemps , Migration printanièreItinéraire
Route pavée , Sentier large , Route non pavée , Sentier étroitNiveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire
FacileAccessible via
A pied , VéloObservatoire/hutte d'observation
OuiInformations supplémentaires
The island is accessible from about 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes after high tide, until 2 hours before the next high tide. Take care not to get stuck over the tide, unless you intend to spend 4-5 hours seawatching! The visitor centre on the island has restricted opening hours, and is closed over the high tide; there are no facilities over high tide. See the link below for the actual tides table.
For terns and waders, a rising tide is best; watch from the promenade between 3 and 2 hours before high tide.