Cliffs of Moher
At more than 200m high and 10km long the Cliffs of Moher are an impressive sight and the most popular tourist destination in County Clare. The structure of the cliffs with layers of different rocks has resulted in ideal nesting sites for various seabirds. Just offshore from the cliffs and viewable from the visitor centre is Goat Island where Atlantic Puffins make their nesting burrows.
Northern Fulmar and Shag breed as well as about 10,000 Common Guillemots and smaller numbers of Razorbill and Atlantic Puffin. Kittiwake also number in the thousands and there are also Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls. Seabirds apart, the cliffs have nesting Peregrine Falcon and Rock Dove, Jackdaw, Northern Raven and Red-billed Chough. Northern Wheatear and Twite nest on the clifftops. The Cliffs of Moher are easily reached by road and well-signposted from Lisdoonvarna or Liscannor. There is a car-park and visitor centre as well as clifftop walks.
Birds
Birds you can see here include:
Northern Fulmar, Shag, Peregrine Falcon, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Kittiwake, Common Guillemot, Razorbill, Atlantic Puffin, Rock Dove, Eurasian Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Northern Wheatear, Red-billed Chough, Jackdaw, Northern Raven, Twite
Content and images originally posted by Steve
