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Wings Nov08 3-14.Qxp NORTH ANTRIM COAST By Matthew Tickner Ramore Head. – Matthew Tickner 1 Ramore Head 2 Giant’s Causeway Target species: Leach’s Petrel, Sabine’s Gull, shearwaters, skuas Target species: Peregrine, Raven, Buzzard Access: From the West Strand car park in Portrush, follow the Access: Take the B146 from the A2 at the Smuggler’s Inn, one mile beach or promenade to the harbour. Cross the footbridge, turn right north of Bushmills. The causeway is signposted from here. It is a and climb the steps adjacent to the restaurant. Turn left and follow major visitor attraction with attendant car parking and facilities. It the path around the coastal headland for panoramic views (see also offers a dramatic coastal walk with unique scenery. The north Antrim www.walkni.com). Alternatively, from the East Strand car park, simply coastal path can be followed some four miles eastwards, past follow the coastal paths and pavements north and westwards until numerous spectacular headlands, as far as Dunseverick Castle, where you reach the headland. the path meets the road again. Habitats: Coastal headland with sweeping sandy bays on either side. Habitats: Basalt cliffs, cliff slopes, maritime heath. Birds: This site is best in autumn for Birds: Ravens breed locally and may be passing seabirds, notably Leach’s and seen tumbling above the cliffs in the n a Storm Petrels, four species of skua h spring. Other corvids include abundant e Sabine’s Gull e (including Long-tailed), shearwaters G Jackdaws, which find the holes in the cliffs c M (including Sooty and rare Cory’s, Great to their liking. Chough may also be seen y n and Balearic) and Sabine’s Gull. The o occasionally and have bred here within h t n seawatching is best in strong A the last few years. Peregrines also use northwesterly winds in September. Some these cliffs – you might see a bird passage may also be seen through the patiently keeping watch on an offshore spring and summer months, e.g. Gannet, stack. Amongst the seabirds present, Fulmar, auks, terns, divers and, with luck, Fulmars are the most abundant, but Arctic and Great Skuas. Kittiwake, Shag Kittiwake and Shag also breed along this and Black Guillemot breed locally and stretch of coastline, and Black Guillemots may be seen. Herring and Lesser Black- and Eider may be seen offshore. backed Gulls and a few Razorbills breed on the offshore islands (The Of the small passerines here, Linnet and Stonechat breed and Skerries) here. Grasshopper Warblers are sometimes present in the scrub at the Migrants that may be seen later in the autumn are Barnacle Goose base of the cliffs. Wheatears are likely to be seen, especially at and Whooper Swan. Purple Sandpiper and Turnstone are present on passage times. Twite might be seen during the breeding season, but the rocks, especially in winter, when Snow Bunting and Twite can are more likely outside this period, whilst Snow Buntings are often occasionally be seen. Wheatear and Rock Pipit are also regular. found with Skylarks in stubble fields behind the cliffs in winter. Should you park at the East Strand car park, or have time to visit here, watch out for gulls and terns resting on the strand or the tarmac. A Ring-billed Gull has been present regularly here recently, and Mediterranean Gulls have been seen in recent autumns. 2 Benbane Head Giant’s Causeway coastal path Dunseverick Castle P P 1 The Skerries 6 4 A2 1 Ramore Head B P Dunluce Castle seawatch point PORTBALLINTRAE P P trand t S Eas Harbour BUSHMILLS P West Strand P 8 WINGS SUMMER 2009 PORTRUSH e f f u Twite C m o T Carrick-a-Rede Island with Sheep Island in background. – Matthew Tickner 3 Carrick-a-Rede and Larrybane The limestone cliffs afford many nesting opportunities and, amongst other species, House Martins breed here (Swallows and Swifts have Target species: Razorbill, Kittiwake, Twite also been suspected of using these cliffs). There is a large Cormorant Access: Take the B15 from Ballycastle to Ballintoy; Carrick-a-Rede is colony (usually 200-300 pairs) on the top of Sheep Island offshore, half a mile east of Ballintoy. Larrybane is a disused limestone quarry and a variety of other close to the Carrick-a-Rede car park and tearoom and a half-a-mile seabirds use the cliffs of Kittiwake walk from the famous Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. the island for breeding. Back on the mainland, Habitats: Limestone quarry and cliffs, grassland, scrub, offshore one or two pairs of islands. Puffins and Twites may Birds: A walk between Larrybane and Carrick-a-rede can be still breed in the locality. particularly rewarding in early summer. Kittiwake, Common and Black The latter may be Guillemots, Razorbill, Buzzard, Peregrine, Shag and Fulmar may all be encountered at any time l seen along this stretch of coast, and the seabirds listed are present in u of year, feeding in the a F the breeding season in the seabird colony around Carrick-a-Rede c grasslands adjacent to M Island. The rope bridge to the island is erected at this time of year. n the cliffs, as can o s i l Stonechat, and Meadow A and Rock Pipits. West Lighthouse 4 (RSPB Seabird Centre) East Lighthouse Rathlin Island Area covered by map Rathlin Harbour Buzzard Church Bay – Shay Connolly Antrim South Lighthouse e t 0 Distance (kilometres) 5.5 u Sheep 3 Carrick-a-Rede o r Island y r r e F Larrybane Head Fair Head Quarry P 5 Ballintoy B15 BALLYCASTLE Murlough Bay A2 Ballyvoy WINGS SUMMER 2009 9 RSPB sea-cliffs reserve, Rathlin Island. – Alison McFaul Female Eider with ducklings Golden Eagle y e r a C n h o J 4 Rathlin Island Target species: Puffin, Eider, Chough Access: Take the Rathlin Island Ferry to the island, a six-mile sea journey from Ballycastle harbour. Habitats: Offshore island with limestone and basalt cliffs. a l Birds: l While crossing to Rathlin, watch out for auks, Kittiwakes, e s n i Gannets and Manx Shearwaters. In season, and with some luck, it may K n be possible to see skuas, or even a Sooty Shearwater. e K Rathlin holds the largest breeding seabird colony in Northern Ireland. It is best viewed from the RSPB Seabird Centre at the West Lighthouse, four miles from Rathlin harbour. The colony includes 5 Fair Head Fulmars, Kittiwakes, Common Guillemots, Razorbills, Puffins and Shags, all of which may be seen at close quarters against a dramatic Target species: Buzzard, Raven, migrants backdrop of cliffs and sea-stacks. Eider congregate in and around the Access: Take the A2 east from Ballycastle, and then take a signposted harbour and breed around the island, and Peregrine, Buzzard and turning at the Hunter’s Pub in Ballyvoy. Raven are likely to be seen, given a bit of time on the island. The Habitats: Maritime heath, cliff and slopes, with scrub and woodland island hosts some breeding Lapwing and, since 2007, Northern at the adjacent Murlough Bay. Ireland’s only breeding pair of Choughs. Twite can be seen, Snow Birds: Fair Head’s spectacular basalt cliffs are home to Buzzard, Buntings are regular in winter and rare migrants (such as Rustic Peregrine, Kestrel and Raven, all of which breed in the area. Hen Bunting and Gyr Falcon) are occasionally found. Harriers may be seen in winter. This was previously a favoured area for Chough, although birds have not bred here for the last few years. Another former breeder was the Golden Eagle, which last nested in Puffin Northern Ireland here, back in 1960. These impressive birds were known to feed on the Mull of Kintyre (Scotland), commuting back and forth on a daily basis! Fair Head must represent one of the best chances of seeing the species today in Northern Ireland, with birds maybe visiting from Scotland or Donegal. Smaller birds found in these habitats include Stonechat, Wheatear, Meadow and Rock Pipits, with a chance of Snow Bunting and Twite in the winter months. Offshore, auks, Gannet, Kittiwake, Cormorant, Shag, Eider and gulls n o may be seen, whilst waders such as Oystercatcher are often present i t c e l at the tideline. l o c l Owing to its coastal position at the northeast corner of Ireland, u a F scarce migrants may be found here in season, with Alpine Swift, Turtle c M Dove, Lapland Bunting and Hoopoe having all been recorded. n o s i l A 10 WINGS SUMMER 2009 Buzzard Giant’s Causeway coastline. – Shay Connolly – Matthew Tickner 1 Leach’s Petrel 6 Snow Bunting Ramore Head has to be the best place in Northern Ireland to see Look for this winter visitor anywhere along the coast, but stubbles, this species – pick a day with northwesterlies in September, although such as can be found at the Giant’s Causeway, give the best chance of birds may also be seen in October. success. 2 Buzzard 7 Raven Rathlin and the north coast are the areas from which the rest of Ravens always make for a dramatic sight around the cliff-tops. The Ireland has been or is being recolonised; Rathlin remains a very good Giant’s Causeway area and Rathlin hold breeding birds. place to see the species. 8 Puffin 3 Golden Eagle These are best seen at the Seabird Centre on Rathlin during the Whilst this species could not be guaranteed these days, Fair Head’s breeding season. history makes it a good place to look, and Rathlin gets more than its fair share of eagle records.
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