Inver Bay
Inver Bay is worth visiting at any time of year, although at its best from September-March. Ospreys feed in the summer months and occasional summer-plumage Knot and Bar-tailed Godwit may be found. From July onwards the mouth of the bay is worth checking for moulting flocks of Common and Velvet Scoters, Red-throated Divers and Red-necked Grebes, along with scarce migrant waders such as Ruff, Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper and Grey Plover.
Flocks of 2,000 Knot or Dunlin are common in late autumn and winter. Other species such as Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Golden Plover and Grey Plover are generally present. Snow Buntings and Twite are occasionally found amongst the passerines, which are regularly 'spooked' by Peregrines.
The village hall is a good vantage point for close views of waders using your car as a hide - the hours either side of high tide are best. Alternatively, a walk out to the mouth of the bay along the sandy beach is highly recommended. At high tide it is possible to walk through the adjacent fields. Most birds roost on a sandy spit at the mouth of the bay on the north side, where they can be easily 'scoped from the south side. Further on, a good vantage point can be gained from the sand dunes to scan out to sea.
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