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Tay Waymarker. Click for Autumn images Scultptured Salmon. Please click for more images
Spring Scenes of
Newburgh,
North Fife 2007
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Cherry blossom in Newburgh in May
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Gorse bushes making Ormiston Hill glow yellow behind Newburgh
Shimmering water & reeds seen over Newburgh roofs

The Royal Burgh of Newburgh lies nestled beneath Ormiston Hill on the south bank of the Tay estuary ~10 miles east of Perth in the Kingdom of Fife. Newburgh is perfectly placed to benefit from the reed beds on the Tay, the largest in Britain & 15% of the total. They are a migration hotspot for many species including Marsh Harriers Swallows & Sand Martins. Home to 10,000 species of insect, the reed banks attract around 25,000 birds in autumn.

Mugdrum Island (seen left) used to have a farm which grew potatoes, cereals & turnips. Even cattle used to be ferried across. Now it’s an important breeding ground for Red Shanks & Marsh Harriers among others.

Geese cover fields adjacent the Tay in their thousands in spring & autumn & fill the air with their spectacular flight patterns & earnest cries.

Migratory geese in the spring hit Newburgh
The lively Newburgh Sailing Club’s boat yard fills up in May & shares the Tay with it’s other inhabitants…
Swan floating in the reeds. Yacht behind her
At 120 miles long, the Tay is the largest river in Scotland. It is home to Salmon, all 3 Lamprey species & the rare Allis Shad & Pearl Mussel. Much of the Tay is protected by European environmental law.
The famous Bear of Newburgh on the hill to the east Open boat tethered to cracked pier Cat enjoying heat of a roof at dusk
John Livingston Monument at the East end of the High Street Mast of a yacht wrecked on the banks of the Tay
Grazing horse Corroded iron shackle & weathered pier timbers
Two boats moored at low water on the Tay at Newburgh
Close up of stone carved inset on Newburgh High Street
The Old Mill, currently part of a building site, the dead ivy creating an interesting installation…
Rippled mud flats carved by receding waters
Fence shadows cast by the morning sun on a wall
Newburgh Steeple with Dundee clearly in the background
Steeple & chimney silhouettes
Stone carved crest & motto on Library front wall Tree apparently growing straight out the side of the Abbey walls
multimap view of Newburgh