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North Wales is one of the best bird-watching
areas in the whole of Wales with its mixture of habitats,
from islands to the high peaks. Here, we give you no more
than a taste of some of the best sites. There are dozens of
others worth visiting, and you need to spend years in the
area to get to know it properly.
1. South Stack Reserve near Holyhead, Isle
of Anglesey. This is a RSPB reserve sitting on top of steep
cliffs. Here, hundreds of sea birds such as razorbills, guillemots
and puffins nest, as well as choughs and the peregrine falcon.
Best time - April to July.
2. Cemlyn near Amlwch. Isle of Anglesey.
A reserve of the North Wales Wildlife Trust notable for its
terns, including the sandwich tern, the roseate tern and the
arctic tern. Best time - May to July.
3. The Dee Estuary. One of the best sites
in Britain for bird-watching with over a 100,000 waders and
ducks visiting the estuary every winter. Birds such as the
pintail duck, the wigeon and the teal can be seen here in
their thousands, as well as the dunlin, the redshank, the
curlew and oyster catchers. It is also an excellent place
to spot rare birds. Best time - the Winter.
4. The Aber Valley, near Bangor. A beautiful
valley enclosed by the mountains of Snowdonia, it is a good
site to see woodland birds such as the pied flycatcher, the
redstart and the wood warbler, as well as mountain birds such
as ravens, buzzards and choughs. At times it is possible to
spot other birds of prey here such as the sparrowhawk, the
kestrel and the peregrine falcon. Best time - April to August.
5. Porthmadog. The cob is famous for its
birds such as wigeons, curlews, and the rare grebe. At times
the merlin can be seen hunting here in the Winter and a flock
of whooper swans overwinters nearby. Best time - Winter.
6. The Migneint, on the back road between
Ysbyty Ifan and Ffestiniog. This moorland has lost many of
its special birds but you can see the red grouse, the wheatear
and the skylark on the high ground. Some pairs of curlews
and snipes still nest here, and if you're lucky you may see
the short-eared owl at dusk.
7. Aberdysynni near Tywyn. An excellent
site for watching sea-birds such as the red-throated diver,
the eider duck and the common scoter, and on the nearby Broadwater
the bar-tailed godwit and the little grebe can often be seen.
8. Ynys-hir near Machynlleth. Once again,
this is a RSPB reserve, and it is teeming with birds throughout
the year. In the Summer, visitors such as the pied flycatcher
and the redstart join the lesser spotted woodpecker in the
woods, and in the Winter white-fronted geese flock to the
estuary. Also at this time, birds of prey such as the hen
harrier and red kite can be seen hunting over the estuary.
These are some of my favourite places, but
there are plenty of others to be had, as long as you keep
your eyes open and expect the unexpected!
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Gogledd Cymru ydi un o'r ardaloedd adarydda
gorau yng Nghymru gyfan gyda'i gymysgedd o gynefinoedd, o'r
ynysoedd i'r copaon uchel. Yma, rydym yn rhoi dim mwy na blas
ichi ar rhai o'r safleoedd gorau. Mae dwsinau o rai eraill
sy'n werth ymweld â nhw, ac mae gofyn treulio blynyddoedd
yn yr ardal cyn dod i 'nabod y lle yn iawn.
1. Gwarchodfa Ynys Lawd ger Caergybi, Ynys
Môn. Gwarchodfa'r RSPB ydi hon yn eistedd ar ben glogwyni
serth. Yma, mae cannoedd o adar môr fel llurs, gwylogod
a phalod yn nythu, yn ogystal â brain coesgoch a'r hebog
tramor. Amser gorau - Ebrill i Orffennaf.
2. Cemlyn ger Amlwch, Ynys Môn. Gwarchodfa
Ymddiriedolaeth Gwarchod Natur Gogledd Cymru sy'n nodweddiadol
am ei morwennoliaid, yn cynnwys y forwennol bigddu, y forwennol
wridog a morwennol y gogledd. Amser gorau - Mai i Orffennaf.
3. Aber Afon Dyfrdwy. Un o'r safleoedd gorau
ym Mhrydain i wylio adar gyda dros 100,000 o rydyddion a hwyaid
yn ymweld â'r aber pob gaeaf. Mae adar fel yr hwyaden
lostfain, y chwiwell a'r gorhwyaden i'w gweld yma yn eu miloedd,
yn ogystal â phibydd y mawn, y pibydd goesgoch, y gylfinir
a phiod y môr. Mae'n le gwych hefyd i weld adar prin.
Amser gorau - y Gaeaf.
4. Dyffryn Aber, ger Bangor. Dyffryn hardd
sy'n gorwedd yng nghesail mynyddoedd Eryri, mae'n safle gwych
i weld adar y coed fel y gwibedog brith, y tingoch a thelor
y coed a hefyd adar y mynydd fel y gigfran, bwncathod a'r
fran goesgoch. Gellir, ar adegau, weld adar ysglyfaethus eraill
yma fel y gwalch glas, y cudyll coch a'r hebog tramor. Amser
gorau - Ebrill i Awst.
5. Porthmadog. Mae'r cob yn enwog am ei
adar fel chwiwell, gylfinir, a'r gwyachod prin. Ar adegau
mae'r gwalch bach i'w weld yn hela yma yn y gaeaf a mae haid
o elyrch y gogledd yn gaeafu gerllaw. Amser gorau - Gaeaf.
6. Y Migneint, ar y ffordd gefn rhwng Ysbyty
Ifan a Ffestiniog. Mae'r rhosdir yma wedi colli llawer o'i
adar arbennig ond gallwch weld y grugiar, tinwen y garn a'r
ehedydd ar yr ucheldir. Mae rhai parau o gylfinir a giach
yn dal i nythu yma, ac os ydych yn lwcus, fe allech weld y
dylluan glustog fin nos.
7. Aberdysynni ger Tywyn. Safle godidog
i wylio adar y môr fel y trochydd yddfgoch, yr hwyaden
fwythblu a'r for-hwyaden ddu ac ar y Broadwater gerllaw mae'r
rhostog gynffonfraith a'r gwyach bach i'w gweld yn gyson.
8. Ynys-hir ger Machynlleth. Unwaith eto,
gwarchodfa'r RSPB ydi hon ond mae'n byrlymu o adar drwy'r
flwyddyn. Yn yr haf, bydd ymwelwyr fel y gwibedog brith a'r
tingoch yn ymuno â'r gnocell leiaf yn y coed, ac yn
y gaeaf, mae'r wydd dalcen wen yn heidio i'r aber. Yr amser
yma hefyd, gwelir adar ysglyfaethus fel y bod tinwen a'r barcud
coch yn hela dros yr aber.
Dyma rhai o'n hoff lefydd i, ond mae digonedd
o rai eraill ar gael, dim ond i chi gadw'ch llygaid ar agor
drwy'r amser a disgwyl yr annisgwyl!
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