Birdwatching in Dumfries & Galloway - The Scottish Ornithologists ...

Facilities: Car park, waymarkedtrails, cycle routes, all-abilities trail.How to get there: On southernedge of Dalbeattie, off A710 toSandyhills.Contact: Forestry CommissionScotland (Conservation Manager)01387 860247.31. Rockcliffe NTSHabitats: Estuary, rocky shore,woodland meadow and scrub.Restricted access to Rough Islandduring May and June because ofbreeding birds.How to get there: Off the A710towards Rockcliffe. (Please use carparks provided).Contact: National Trust for ScotlandRanger Service (0844 493 2244).32. Rockcliffe to SandyhillsHabitats: Coastal cliffs, scrub andfarmland.Birds: Especially noted for the largecolony of breeding Cormorantsat Port O’Warren. Also Fulmar,Guillemot, Razorbill, Rock Pipit andRaven.Facilities: Signposted coastalfootpath; car parks and toilets atboth ends.How to get there: Off the A710towards Rockcliffe or off A710towards Sandyhills to start from here.(Please use car parks provided).Ringed PloverBirds: Scaup, and Red-throatedDiver in winter. Large numbers ofscoters on Solway but usually ratherdistant. Greenshank regular, exceptmid summer. Breeding Ringed Plover,Oystercatcher, Common Whitethroat.Facilities: Car parks, disabled toilet,signposted footpaths, viewpoints.Colvend Coastline16