With the diversity of habitat already mentioned, Gower is a bird-watcher's paradise. In a matter of a few minutes drive between locations, the visitor can study bird species as varied as Herons, Guillemots, Kingfishers, Buzzards, Woodpeckers and Nuthatches. Across the marshlands from Gower bordering the immense Burry Estuary there is also The National Wetlands Centre of Wales where there are specially constructed hides to view birds such as the Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Redshank and Curlew as well as visiting Merlins, Marsh Harriers, Ospreys and Hobby's.
Other places of interest to the 'twitcher' in Gower is the whole of the South and West coastline for Gulls, Fulmars, Cormorants, Jackdaws, Sanderling and Pippets; Bishop's Wood, Parkwood or Cwm Ivy and Betty Church for birds like Tree Creepers, Nuthatches, Pied and Green Woodpeckers and other woodland birds, and rivers like the Killy-Willy in Ilston for the brightly coloured Kingfisher. Most farm and common land in Gower also has its fair share of birds of prey such as Buzzards, various species of Owl, Sparrowhawks and Kestrels.
Buzzard - Oxwich, March 2008
Heron, Mill Wood, Parkmill
Oystercatchers, Swansea Bay
Crow, Pennard
Crows, Port Eynon
Robin Amongst Traveller's Joy, Llanmadoc
Crow Feeding, Swansea Bay
Mistle Thrush, Rhossili
Whilst the various landscapes and seascapes of Gower are spectacular, sometimes it is the sky itself where the real beauty of a scene can be found.
Crow - Oxwich 2008
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