| Tumduff
Mór is accessed by following the Cycle Path Road south past
the thatched bird hide and taking the next access road on the left
(turning east). After approximately one mile, a right turn (eastwards)
before the railway track will lead you to the Tumduff Mór bird
hide. It is not advisable to take cars right up to the bird hide as
the ground can be very soft.
About
the site
Tumduff Mór
is a 120-hectare site with excellent views of the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
The area had been naturally recolonising for a number of years and
in 1997 a wetland of approximately 40 hectares was developed. Since
that date, the site has rapidly become naturalised and now attracts
a wide variety of water birds.
Tumduff Mór is a good bird watching site. The bird hide located
to the north, on an area of high ground, provides an excellent vantage
point from which to observe the many visiting and resident water
birds.
For the more active enthusiast the hide can be accessed by taking
the Tumduff walk, which begins opposite Loch an Dochais. This walk,
with its pleasant and varying scenery, is approximately 1.5 km and
is an ideal way to access the site.
At the entrance to Tumduff you may notice the airfield of the model
aeroplane club. A local club, it makes for an interesting spectacle
- on Sunday afternoons, weather permitting.
Birds
commonly found at Tumduff Mór
Great
crested grebe
Little grebe
Grey heron
Mute swan
Whopper swan
Wigeon
Teal
Mallard
Redshank
Moorhen
Coot |
Ringed
plover
Golden plover
Lapwing
Dunlin
Ruff
Snipe
Curlew
Water rail
Black-headed gull
Lesser black-backed gull
Tufted duck |
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