SOUTH STACK, HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY

I drove to the RSPB Nature Reserve at South Stack, Holyhead in Anglesey today and then drove back through the Welsh Mountains which to my surprise was an all round journey of 254 miles!! The weather in Wales was not good, low clouds, drizzle and wet and low light but it was nice to get out and the scenery was fantastic. Having said that there were very few birds at South Stack.....probably gone home due to the weather.

The South Stack Light House from the RSPB Viewing room at Ellins Tower perched on the cliffs.












There's a really steep boulder path from Ellins Tower up to the point where you can join the road to get to the path that will take you to the Light House. The path is a 420 step steep path down from the cliffs to the Light House [which means 420 steps back So I used the excuse that I had only come to see the birds and could get good views from the cliffs
But the rest of the scenery was really impressive despite the low cloud, low light and rain. Oh, and they need to fix the light in the top of the Light House as it kept going on and off!










This is the view from the RSPB car park. The Gorse and Heather colours were just tremendous.








I'll follow up with pics of Holyhead Harbour and the trip back through the Welsh Mountains.

 

Thanks, Strong. I must admit I was disappointed with the lack of birds there but the view made up for it.

Hmmmmmm, I am thinking of going back next year in the prime time for the birds but I'm not sure about January , as they reckon the Winter there is the quiet time. According the RSPB the breeding time starts in Spring and most of the interesting birds are there up to mid-July. This first trip was purely to reconnoitre the place and also enjoy the trip back through the Welsh Mountains even though the weather was wet and grey.

 

You're living in a very scenic area, Gaz, plenty of opportunities with the camera.

 

Just as an aside, does anyone know of a Bay on the Welsh Coast called the "Devil's Mouth"??? I went there a long time ago and remember it being a very large sandy bay with horns of land either side making it into a wind tunnel, and the amount of different kinds of flotsam and jetsam washed up was amazing. The trouble is I want to go back there for a photo trip but can't remember exactly where it is.