Just off Lizard Point is one of the many rock formations that line the coast. If you're a bird watcher it's a good place to stop and view the species or take a photo.

Tony Tromboot

June 25, 2022

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kittiwakes, fulmars, gulls and cormorants nesting in their thousands on the rock outcrops

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2. South Shields Coastal Cliffs – The Linnet Way loop from Whitburn

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3. South Shields Coastal Cliffs – Trow Point and Quarry loop from Whitburn

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Elevation 20 m

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Saturday 14 March

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5 %

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Marsden Rock Seabird Colony

1. The Souter Saunter

2. South Shields Coastal Cliffs – The Linnet Way loop from Whitburn

3. South Shields Coastal Cliffs – Trow Point and Quarry loop from Whitburn

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