I know is seems a long way away but these events are hugely popular so if you are a bird lover, watcher or twitcher, one of these bird watching cruises is must for you. Sandhill House Bed & Breakfast and the self-catering Tamar Orchard Barn are the perfect relaxing and warm place to come back to after your exciting day out on the boat.
The River Tamar has long been recognised as one of the most important rivers in south west England for wintering wildfowl and waders especially Avocets. Birdwatching cruises were first organised by naturalist and broadcaster Tony Soper more than 30 years ago and in 2006 Tamar Wildlife continued this tradition with three very successful cruises. Since then we have run cruises each winter when the numbers of birds are at their highest. The dates this Winter are:
Sun 17th November 2013: 11:00am
Sun 15th December 2013: 10.30am
Wed 29th January 2014: 10.00am
See Avocets, Spoonbill and wide range of winter waders on a commentated Cruise with expert ornithologist Bruce
Taggart. The boat departs from Saltash Town Quay at 10am and you will be entertained and get some superb photo shots and meet like minded enthusiasts for 3 hours but wrap up well. See www.tamarwildlife.co.uk for more details.
You will need to book
urgently to ensure your
place, as these cruises are very popular.
"Each cruise lasts between 3 and 31/2 hours and we hope to see Shelduck, Wigeon and other wildfowl, Curlew, Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit and of course the stunning Avocets. Departing from Cremyll and Saltash, start times are dependent on the state of the tide, but we usually sail at low water. We glide slowly upriver towards Cargreen and Wier Quay stopping to look at anything of interest – maybe a Little Egret, chasing small fish on the rising tide or a group of Avocets scything the water for Corophium shrimps. We then return, under the Tamar Bridge and head up the River Lynher to Wacker Quay, where on most cruises, we have been fortunate to see Spoonbills. Up to 9 of these spectacular birds regularly frequent the River Lynher, part of a small population that winters in south west England."
