Gower Coast National Nature Reserve

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Overview

The Gower Coast NNR, near Swansea, is one of the top places in Wales to see seabirds, including rarities such as choughs and Dartford warblers. But the most successful and numerous seabirds which nest at Gower Coast are kittiwakes, although many of their nesting sites can only be seen from the sea. Razorbills and common guillemots breed on the reserve, as do a few pairs of fulmars and shags, and other seabirds which can be seen include storm petrels and Manx shearwaters. Other interesting birds include the aerobatic choughs, which recolonised the area in the 1990s, and the Dartford warbler, which breeds in a few places on the Gower Coast. Closer to Port Eynon Point there are areas of gorse and scrub and the remains of several quarries which attract other visiting birds like stonechats, whitethroats, and rock pipits. In winter there is a chance of seeing black-throated divers, great northern divers, various auks, common scoter, common eider and red-throated divers in the sea close to the coast.

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About the area

There’s no getting away from it – when it comes to image, Swansea is a bit of a mixed bag. During its heyday in the 19th century, as king of the copper industry, it was known as ‘Copperopolis’.

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