The Daily Telegraph described Northumberland as “a birder’s paradise” and Britain’s most northerly county with its dramatic scenery and rugged coastline is an incredible place to stay but even more of an experience if you’ve got a pair of  bird watching binoculars to hand.

The sheer diversity of the Northumberland landscape makes for some of the best bird watching in the country. From mountains and moorlands and to the hills clad in heather and dotted with ship and from to ancient forest to the deserted beaches and mudflats leading out into the distance, Northumberland with its diverse habitats attracts a huge variety of birds. The RSPB manages many sites and there are rare species and breeding colonies of international significance. It’s hardly surprising that thousands of public make their way there every year with the bird watching binoculars to delight in the birdlife.

Coquet island, for occasion, is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty managed by the RSPB and is accessible by boat from nearby Amble. It’s best visited between May and August. The cliffs at Needles Eye, north of Berwick-upon-Tweed, are home to large facts of seabirds including Puffin who come to breed. Divers, Grebes and Seaduck can be found offshore during the chill months. Berwick is well-known for its Mute Swans which can be seen by anyone who has a set of bird watching binoculars on the river at most times of the year.

Holy Island and Lindisfarne Inhabitant Scenery Reserve is well-known for the wintering flight of pale-bellied brent geese plus wigeon and assorted other waterfowl that occupy the mudflats. The area is also renowned for large facts of small birds, some of which are very rare. Large facts of waterfowl also often seen during the chill at Budle Bay – just bring your binoculars, you’re in for a treat

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