List of seawatching locations by country explained

The following is a list of notable seawatching locations, by country:

Australia

New South Wales

• Magic Point

Queensland

• Point Lookout^[1]

Victoria

• Cape Schanck
• Point Addis
• Point Lonsdale

Western Australia

• North Mole, Fremantle^[2]
• Point Peron, Rockingham
• Woodman Point, Cockburn
• Hillarys Boat Harbour, Hillarys
• West end of Rottnest Island, Rottnest Island
• Halls Head, Mandurah
• Cape Naturaliste (near Dunsborough)^[3]
• Cape Leeuwin (near Augusta)
• Bunker Bay, Dunsborough
• Red Bluff, Kalbarri
• Red Bluff, Carnarvon

Britain

Cornwall

• Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra
• Pendeen Watch
• St Ives Island

Devon

• Prawle Point

Dorset

• Portland Bill

County Durham

• Hartlepool Headland

Kent

• Dungeness

Merseyside

• Hilbre Island

Sussex

• Selsey Bill

Tyne and Wear

• Whitburn

Yorkshire

• Flamborough Head

Wales

• Strumble Head
• Bardsey Island

Ireland

• Bridges of Ross, County Clare
• Loop Head, County Clare
• Kilcummin, County Mayo
• Downpatrick Head, County Mayo
• Mulloughmore Head, County Sligo
• St. Johns Point, County Donegal
• Galley Head, County Cork
• Cape Clear Island, County Cork
• Mizen Head, County Cork
• Dunowen, County Cork
• Brandon Head, County Kerry
• Helvic Head, County Waterford
• St. John's Point, County Down
• Clogher Head, County Louth
• Ramore Head, County Antrim

The Netherlands

• Den Helder
• IJmuiden
• Katwijk
• Lauwersoog
• West Frisian Islands
• Westkapelle

New Zealand

• Kaikōura

Portugal

• Madeira

United States

California

• Cordell Bank
• Gulf of the Farallones
• Monterey Bay

New Jersey

• Avalon

North Carolina

• Cape Hatteras

Texas

• Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge, Corpus Christi, Texas

Notes and References

1. Book: Harris, Tim . RSPB Migration Hotspots: The World's Best Bird Migration Sites . 2013 . A&C Black . 978-1408171172 . 212 . 19 August 2015.
2. Web site: Blog. WA Birding. 2011-08-03. Leeuwin Current Birding: Perth Seawatching Sites. 2021-12-26. Leeuwin Current Birding.
3. Web site: Blog. WA Birding. 2012-06-28. Leeuwin Current Birding: Seawatching: The Basics. 2021-12-26. Leeuwin Current Birding.