Birds and
Bird Watching at Bay Farm Holiday Cottages
There is rich and varied bird life at Bay Farm and on Rosehaugh
Estate - bring your binoculars and a field guide.
The Great Spotted Woodpecker can often be heard drumming nearby in the spring.
In summer Red breasted Mergansers, Cormorants, Oyster Catchers and the occasional
Diver visit the waters of the bay to feed and there is usually an Osprey fishing at low
tide. You can spot an Osprey by watching for Seagulls mobbing the larger Osprey
after it has caught a fish. Fulmars nest on the cliff on Craigiehowe on the opposite side
of the bay.
In October large skeins of Geese return after their long flight from the artic
and fill the
bay with their wild honking cries. Munlochy Bay is a winter feeding ground for
migrating birds including Greylag and Pinkfeet Geese, Redshank, Godwit, Curlew,
Whimbrel, Dunlin and Wideon. When the tide is out the water's edge is lined with
Herons fishing for flounders in the mud.
As you drive down the hill the farm track wends its way through the beech trees and
you may catch a glimpse of a Buzzard or Sparrow Hawk swooping ahead of the car.
Red Kites and Buzzards nest in the woods around the bay and often soar in flight
above the cottages on a windy day. Tawny Owls hoot in the evening and. The sound
of Wrens and Blackbirds singing is wonderfully amplified for you, if you have time to
stand in the old quarry on a summer's morning. Skylarks Grey Partridges and Peewits
nest in the fields above the farm.
All bird photographs on this page were taken by
Charlie Phillips.
The Great Spotted Woodpecker can often be heard drumming nearby in the spring.
In summer Red breasted Mergansers, Cormorants, Oyster Catchers and the occasional
Diver visit the waters of the bay to feed and there is usually an Osprey fishing at low
tide. You can spot an Osprey by watching for Seagulls mobbing the larger Osprey
after it has caught a fish. Fulmars nest on the cliff on Craigiehowe on the opposite side
of the bay.
