The Birds

Nothing more beautiful than watching the birds circling above the ocean. This is at Alum Chine Beach, very popular with locals (and dogs). Not as crowded as the main beach by the pier.

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“Alum Chine* is the largest chine in Bournemouth, England. The chine was crossed by a suspension bridge by the early part of the twentieth century.

*A chine is a steep-sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea through, typically, soft eroding cliffs of sandstone or clays. The word is still in use in central Southern England—notably in East Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight—to describe such topographical features. The term 'bunny' is sometimes used to describe a chine in Hampshire. The term chine is also used in some Vancouver suburbs in Canada to describe similar features.”