Travelling to Fife  in June to visit Family

Have Planned a trip to the Isle of May  ..................Locally to me  from Pittenweem is

Birnie and Gaddon Loch,s Have the Location and Directions

But would like to know from your experience the best time to visit

Early morning mid day or early evening and the best parts  all info appreciated

Many thanks Kind Regards Mike

MIke i normally do birnie gadden about mid day most mondays , there is a period when ground nesting birds are protected by access to gadden being denied. wardens put up gates to keep people out so june could be a no no for gadden , you will still  manage birnie.

there are a few other places in the locality

angle park come out birnie car park turn left  travel a mile or so and turn left at war memorial  to angle park, along road  for about half mile or so , parking places on right park at last one and cross road narrow cap in fence allows you acces to angle park..


rossie bg

from birnie again turn left to war memorial turn righttravel about 2/3 miles .road takes a sharp right turn follow road to right and  you should find places to park at road side and be able to look out over bog. you can continue on th gate way on right sign posted game keepers cottage.. park on verge and you can enter the gat for no more than about 10/20 yards but able to look out onto bog


there is also a quarry of the dundee road north of the melville roundabout,about a mile there is a gate into a working quarry , you can go in an at about 50 yards park on left at bridge. cross road and you can walk into old gravel pit. i have never had any trouble there


 guardbridge there is a council run hide at guardbridge,   go into guardbridge from and take the road to leuchars and just before the paper mill onthe right there is a small park with parking areas and walk into hide about 100yards. would suggest you check tide times, best times is a couple of hours before and after high tide


hope this has been of some help

the eagle

Hi Graham

Many thanks for the valuable information ref: JUne at Gaddon Loch

will make a note of the areas you have  placed in the post

I do like the idea of a visit to Edenside [ Salt marshes behind Riding Stables ]

Graham would like to know the best place to purchase  O S Landranger Maps  numbers 59/65/66

covering Tayport to Inverkeithing if you have that information!! Possible cost per map!!

Im in the process of Planning a few Excursions but not absolutely certain what or where

a lot depends on are arrival  in Pittenweem   the weather.......must say would be nice to meet up

Regards Mike

Hi Winterkoning,

Sorry this is short but i have to get back to work.

All Ordanance Maps can be purchased from

http://leisure.ordnancesurvey.co.uk...-landranger-map

And they can also be viewed online.

regards

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hi  ref maps agree with fife birder, i did get mine WH SMITH
send me you e mail address and i will look out a list of site with directions/grid reference.
my email  

if you are at pittenweem the fife coastal pat east wards s a good spotting as is dens wood i

hope this helps
unlike fifebirder i am retired and have loads of free time , other than babysitting grandchildren

yours aye


graham

the eagle

GOLDEN EAGLE wrote: [View Post]

hi  ref maps agree with fife birder, i did get mine WH SMITH
send me you e mail address and i will look out a list of site with directions/grid reference.
my email  

if you are at pittenweem the fife coastal pat east wards s a good spotting as is dens wood i

hope this helps
unlike fifebirder i am retired and have loads of free time , other than babysitting grandchildren

yours aye


graham

the eagle

Eagle   Fifebirder  

My sincere thanks to you both......Eagle will contact you by Mail

Regards Mike  Winterkoning English [ Wren ] my favourite bird

FifeBirder wrote: [View Post]

Hi Winterkoning,

Sorry this is short but i have to get back to work.

All Ordanance Maps can be purchased from

http://leisure.ordnancesurvey.co.uk...-landranger-map

And they can also be viewed online.

regards

Fifebirder
Please accept my apoligies for my late acknowledgement of your post with Map info......thanks so much a great help

KInd Regards Mike

No problem my friend, i hope you enjoy your visit while you are here, have you seen this post :-

Hide locations in Fife ( Click here to view )

regards

____________


Aiming to Bring The Scottish Birdwatching Community together !!

Remember - Its the Members who make a good website, not the developer !!

Give the birds a little extra on Xmas day !!

Member of the following:-
RSPB, SWT