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Bountiful birds along the Wales Coast Path

The Wales Coast Path offers walkers a spectacular array of birds. In Wales’ many estuaries, huge numbers of curlews, redshank, knot and other waders probe the mudflats for food. Vast flocks of geese and ducks arrive in Autumn for the winter. In spring and summer, tightly-packed gulls, kittiwakes, guillemots and razorbills nest on cliffsides, while offshore gannets plunge dramatically into the sea. Overhead, watch for hunting peregrines and Wales’ iconic red kites, too. The path promises sightings of a wealth of both common and rare birds throughout the seasons.

Stonechats are confiding little birds often seen along the Wales Coast Path
Red kites have made a remarkable come-back in Wales after almost becoming extinct in the UK. Walkers on the Wales Coast Path will often see them.
Puffins are one of Wales' most popular birds and can be seen at several places along the Wales Coast Path
Guillemots nest in their noisy thousands on cliff ledges across Wales
Gannets can often be seen passing just offshore along the Wales Coast Path
Red-billed and red-legged choughs are rare birds that can be seen along several sections of the Wales Coast Path

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