How to Seawatch

Step 2 ...location

Wherever you end up, you can do a bit of seawatching, even if you are not in one of the "ideal" locations.

• You need to be somewhere with as much visible ocean as possible.
• You need to have some height, but not too much - too high, and you will lose low-flying birds against the surface of the sea, too low and you will lose swimming birds amongst the swell.

Pier heads, harbour walls and low cliffs are all ideal. My usual locations are Ness Point and Workington South Pier (which happens to be the western end of the C2C Cycle Route, so I occasionally get cyclists asking if will take their photos as the arrive or get ready to leave).