Cemaes Bay - Birdwatching

If your interests are nature, and in particular, Bird Watching then Cemaes Bay and its surroundings can offer you sightings of many species of birds. Many species of seabirds can be seen around the harbour and along the adjoining cliffs, including Herring and Black-backed Gulls. On the beach at low tide can be seen Heron and waders such as Redshank and Oyster-catcher.

Rare birds turn up every year on Anglesey, this Rosefinch turned up on a garden feeder in Cemaes in May 2008.

Further inland many birds of heath and heather can be spotted such as the Stonechat, the Wheater and Whinchat, as well as many species of smaller birds such as the Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet and Yellow Hammer, and not forgetting the Blackbird and Thrush, and of course the Tit.

Of particular note to the Bird Watcher is the Sandwich Tern. The North Coast of Anglesey is well known for its Terns, and which is the reason why the Tern has been adopted as the emblem for Cemaes Bay.

A short drive or bike ride from Cemaes is the Cemlyn Reserve. This is a real 'not to be missed' area. Apart from a natural bay, there is a magnificent pebble and shingle beach, together with a smallish area of sand, with safe bathing and paddling for the children. But above all Cemlyn is home to the only substantial colony of Sandwich Terns in Wales. As well as the Sandwich Terns a large number of both Common and Arctic Terns have made their home here. Other birds breeding on the Cemlyn Reserve include Ringed Plover, Red-breasted Merganser, Oystercatcher and Redshank, amongst many others.

Guillimots can be seen locally at Middle Mouse and at South Stack.