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Bird Watching Skerries

Skerries is a vibrant town in North County Dublin with wonderful facilities for bird watching and bird photography. There is a vibrant fishing harbour close to the town centre. In addition to the harbour, there is a walk along the shoreline with access to a rocky beach at low tide. You can see terns in the summer time as well as waders and sea ducks in winter, including Eider. In 2021 there have been two rare gulls in Skerries Harbour including a Glaucous Gull and an Iceland Gull. Their normal range is further north in arctic regions.

If you take the road from Skerries to Balbriggan you will come across another rocky beach on the way out of town This is an ideal place to see a wide variety of sea birds. During the summer time there are large numbers of terns present, including Roseate Terns from nearby Rockabill Island.

Search for Red Island Car Park in Google and follow directions. Sat Nav co-ordinates are 53.5857162, -6.1034095. This will take you to the carpark near the harbour. There is also access to the shoreline on the road from Skerries to Balbriggan. You can park here…. 53.5832402, -6.1228129 .