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Elie Ness

Scotland  >  United Kingdom

Nice place to see coastal birds like Edredone, Spioncello marino, and Beccaccia di mare. Great place to kill time before heading to Isle of May.

Aggiunto* da Common Wood-Pigeon
Ultimo aggiornamento 14 agosto 2025

Descrizione

Ideally situated beside Anstruther, a popular location to leave for the Isle of May seabird colonies, Elie Ness is a decent place to see some birds. While seawatching you may come across Sula, Edredone, Marangone dal ciuffo, or any number of gulls, like Gabbiano reale nordico, Mugnaiaccio, or Zafferano. Definitely other species can be seen here as well, eBirders have seen mergansers, terns, and more, and there are certainly auks to be found.

As far as the coast goes, there's cliffs, sandy beaches, rocky beaches, tall grass plains, tidal pools, and more. This leads to birds such as Migliarino di palude and Spioncello marino, and if you look high up in the right season you may find Allodola. Ballerina bianca are abundant, as are Taccola and both Piccione selvatico and Colombaccio. You may also be able to spot Gheppio. Shorebirds like Beccaccia di mare and Airone cenerino enjoy the coasts.

Plenty more birds are seen, these are just the ones I saw on the one trip I made there. Keep in mind the eBird hotspot for Elie Ness is new and most of the sightings from the area aren't on the hotspot.

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Accesso

You can park at the Ruby Bay Car Parks. Press P on the map for directions. From there you can walk a number of trails, some vaguer than others, throughout the headland. You can stop by Lady's Tower and the Elie Ness Lighthouse at two of the corners of the peninsula, both places where you can get some seawatching in. You can alternatively walk the Fife Coastal Path, though you will then be leaving the Elie Ness headland.

Terreno e habitat

Alberi e cespugli sparsi , Brughiere/lande , Spiaggia , Mare , Canyon/scogliera

Caratteristiche dell’area

Collinoso , Terreno piano , Roccioso , Paludoso , Sabbioso , Paesaggio aperto

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

Può essere utile

Buona stagione per il BW

Tutto l'anno

Percorso

Strada sterrata

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Difficoltà media

Modalità di accesso

A piedi

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

No

Informazioni aggiuntive

Best to not get too close to the edges, no matter how tempting the Spioncello marino.

Also, if you have any other birds you saw here, please share and leave a comment! I know there are many more birds to be seen here, I'm just not quite sure which ones.

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