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Scotland Highlands & Islands
Including: Inverness, Ross & Cromarty and Sutherland Note: Many of the special species that occur in Highland are sensitive, rare or have restricted range. This makes it vitally important that all birdwatchers which visit the area to be especially responsible when in the field in Highland. Of course follow the birdwatchers and countryside codes. Please do not disturb nesting birds, and take care in sensitive areas. Please be very careful and discrete with any information you have been told or on species you discover, this information should only be passed on to the RSPB (Etive House, Beechwood Park, Inverness) and not put into the public domain. Careless talk can put at risk the birds that you have enjoyed watching. Wind farms on Skye – the threat to young Golden Eagles. |
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Abernethy Forest
(NJ020160)The prime pinewood site and a RSPB reserve. All pinewood specialities can be found here, and if you are lucky and are willing to start early, with no real effort. It is an excellent site for getting to grips with crossbill identification. Please take care if looking for Capercaillie, keep to the tracks and do not search for leks. Birds often come to grit on the tracks and allow for superb views in the open. Perseverance is the key. This species is in rapid decline and a lot of work is going into maintaining a viable population. There are several theories explaining the cause for the decline including climate and habitat loss, however the population is probably at the stage where disturbance of the leks could cause problems in breeding success.Cairngorm
(NJ005041)The highest plateau in Britain. Rapid changes in weather can cause problems for the under-prepared, please take precautions. This is also a very sensitive area for wildlife so take care. Visitor numbers are likely to increase after the building of the new funicular in the next few years. Montane species can be found during the summer with time, although they are not straightforward, this is not a quick stop site and plenty of time should be allowed. Dotterel, Snow Bunting and Ptarmigan are the star species and in recent years lucky observers have seen Snowy Owl.Findhorn Valley
(NH710180)The place to look for eagles. The long skylines and spectacular open glen offer excellent conditions, if the weather prevails for raptor watching. Wandering Golden Eagles are never far away and in recent years it has been a regular place for seeing re-introduced White-tailed Eagles. This is also an excellent site for Ring Ouzels, Red Grouse, breeding waders and upland river species including Dipper.Glen More
(NH930080)This extensive area of forest holds an impressive mix of exotic plantations and ancient pinewood. All the pinewood specialities occur here and is a good place to compare Common and Scottish Crossbills. Loch Morlich is always worth spending a bit of time as it is often used by fishing Black and Red-throated Divers.Handa Island
(NC130480)Famous seabird colony which is now a Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve. Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Black Guillemot, Kittiwake and Fulmars breed on the cliffs while inland both Great and Arctic Skuas hold territories. Access through organised boat operators from Scourie and Tarbet.Insh Marshes
(NN770990)A RSPB reserve with visitor facilities including hides. A huge flood marsh on the River Spey just to the north of Kingussie. Many pairs of breeding wildfowl and waders use these wet meadows, marshes and pools. The birch woods hold a typical selection of Highland woodland species.Loch Garten
(NH975180)Remnant Caledonian Pine Forest holding many of the forest specialities. However the main attraction is the pair of breeding Ospreys. Major investment by the RSPB have improved visitor facilities with a purpose built visitor centre offering excellent views of the Osprey nest but is also an superb site for watching pinewood species including Capercaillie, Crested Tit, Scottish Crossbill and Common Redstart.Loch Ruthven
(NH630280)A RSPB reserve with visitor facilities. To see possibly the most beautiful Highland species, the Slavonian Grebe, this site is a must. Regular scanning of the loch will not only produce the grebes in breeding plumage but also Red-throated Diver which use the loch for fishing.Moray Firth
Complex estuary system with numerous bays, saltmarshes and inter-tidal flats. The majority of the smaller firths have industrial developments, which have resulted in major encroachments at key sites. Huge numbers of wintering waterfowl and waders use this whole complex as a wintering and passage site. Many sites and watchpoints around the coastline, two major sites are; Nigg Bay NH790730 - Extensive area of mudflat and saltmarsh. Important winter numbers of Dunlin, Redshank, Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Wigeon and Pintail. Udale Bay NH71/65 - Sheltered mudflats and saltmarsh. RSPB hide overlooking saltmarsh west of Jemimaville. In winter Oystercatcher, Knot, Dunlin, Curlew, Redshank, and Bar-tailed Godwit use the saltmarsh as a high tide roost. Large numbers of Wigeon and Greylag Geese also present. This is also an excellent place for passage waders. Offshore scan for wintering Slavonian Grebes, Scaup and Long-tailed Duck.contributor |
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Peter M Miller (Caithness)
10 Harrold Cottages, Reiss, Wick, Caithness, KW1 4RU
01955 603665
Alastair F McNee (Ross, Inverness & Sutherland)
Liathach, 4 Balnafettack Place, Inverness IV3 8TQ
01463 220493
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Dr C J Henty (Forth)
Edghill East, 7b Coneyhill Road, Bridge of Allan, Stirling, FK9 4EL
01786 832166
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County [Sutherland] Bird - Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata
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Best Birdwatching sites in the Scottish Highlands
by Gordon Hamlett Buckingham Press 2005See Fatbirder Review
ISBN: 0953384098
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Birds of the Outer Hebrides
by Peter Cunningham, Paperback - 243 pages (June 1983) The Mercat PressISBN: 0906664195
Buy this book from NHBS.com
In Search of Birds in the Scottish Highlands
Brian O?Shea, John Green Paperback - 86 pages (1990) Artery PublicationsISBN: 0951390910
Buy this book from NHBS.com
Skye Birds
By R L McMillan, 2005ISBN: 0955025303
Buy this book from NHBS.com
Where to Watch Birds in Scotland
Mike Madders and Julia Welstead (3rd edition 1997. Helm)ISBN: 0713644877
Buy this book from NHBS.com
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Aigas Field Centre
http://www.aigas.co.ukWildlife, Birdwatching, History & Nature Holidays in the Highlands of Scotland...
East Sutherland Bird Group
Contact: Alan Vittery, 164 West Clyne, Brora, Sutherland KW9 6NH Tel: 01408 621827
Highland Ringing Group
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hrg/The Highland Ringing Group are based in the north of Scotland. Local HRG members are scattered around the Moray Firth coast with a few living in remote straths and glens inland or on the coast. Political boundaries embrace Moray/Nairn, Inverness, Lochaber, Ross-shire, Caithness & Sutherland, Skye & Lochalsh.
Highland Foundation for Wildlife
http://www.roydennis.org/The Highland Foundation for Wildlife is a non-membership charitable trust dedicated to wildlife conservation and research, with a special emphasis on species recovery projects and the restoration of natural ecosystems. It was set up by Roy Dennis in 1995...
Scottish Ornithologists Club - Highland
http://www.birdinghighland.com/Janet Crummy, Coalhaugh, Tomatin, Inverness IV13 7YS 01808 511261
Scottish Ornithologists Club - Caithness Branch
http://www.the-soc.zenwebhosting.com/caithness-branch.htmSecretary - Mr Pat Thompson, 2 Oldbank House, Stafford. Helmsdale. 01431 821791
Wildlife Scotland
http://wildlife.visitscotland.com/unique/whilst?view=Search+resultsWest Highlands & Islands, Loch Lomond, Stirling & Trossachs...
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Cairngorms National Park
http://www.cairngorms.co.uk/The Cairngorms was made a National Park in September 2003 because it is a unique and special place that needs to be cared for - both for the wildlife and countryside it contains and for the people that live in it, manage it and visit it. It is Britain's largest national Park...
Forestry Commission - Blackmuir Wood
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/If you walk through ther wood and up onto Knockfarril hill this will give the visitor a good chance of watching the Red Kite...
Forestry Commission - Culbokie Wood
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/Especially look out for the Crested Tit and Crossbill as you wander through this pine woodland. There maybe even a chance to spot Red Kite, Tawny and Barn Owl around the edges of the forest..
Forestry Commission - Culloden Wood
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/This local woodland consists mainly of conifer trees such as Scots Pine, Norway & Sitka Spruce and Douglas Fir, of which there are several huge examples here in Culloden Wood. Broadleaved trees are retained throughout the forest during all operations, and Beech, Alder and Birch are planted to enhance the conservation and landscape value of the area...
Forestry Commission - Daviot Wood
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/WildWoods.nsf/Look out for Siskins, Crested tit, Crossbill and the Common Buzzard, souring majestically above the forest...
Forestry Commission - Glenmore Forest Park
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/A walk in these woods will give you the opportunity to spot Crested Tits and the Scottish Crossbill...
Forestry Commission - Inshriach Forest
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/WildWoods.nsf/This Pinewood is home to Crested Tits and Crossbills...
Forestry Commission - Lael Forest
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/There maybe an opportunity to spot the magnificentGolden Eagle as soars above the Forest. As the Dusk begins to take a hold start looking out for the Tawny Owl...
Forestry Commission - Monadh Mor
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/This Woodland is a good location to spot Crested Tit, Crossbill, Red Kite and if you are lucky the Osprey...
Forestry Commission - Ord Hill, North Kessock
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/The Black Isle gives the observer a great opportunity to watch the Red Kite. This area is also very good for the Common Buzzard. Within the forest look out for Crested Tits and Crossbills...
Forestry Commission - Reelig Glen
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/The burn gives an opportunity to spot Dippers and Grey Wagtails...
Forestry Commission - Slattadale
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/Black Throated Divers can be seen on the Loch...
Forestry Commission - Torrachilty Forest
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/These woods gives the observer a chance to spot Crossbill, Crested Tit and Buzzard...
RSPB Reserve - Abernethy Forest
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/a/abernethyforest/index.aspLoch Garten is famous for the ospreys that can be seen from the Osprey Centre in summer. As well as an excellent view of the nest, live video pictures are relayed back to the centre, where staff are on hand to explain what is happening...
RSPB Reserve - Corrimony
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/c/Corrimony/index.asp...Loch Comhnard which in summer attracts common sandpipers, greenshanks and curlews, along with occasional red-throated divers and ospreys...
RSPB Reserve - Fairy Glen
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/fairyglen/index.aspA typical range of woodland and stream birds are present, including dippers and grey wagtails...
RSPB Reserve - Forsinard
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/forsinard/index.aspForsinard lie at the heart of the internationally important Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland. Birds including golden plovers, dunlins and merlins breed on the reserve...
RSPB Reserve - Glenborrodale
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/g/glenborrodale/index.aspIn spring, wood warblers nest, along with a range of woodland birds such as redstarts and spotted flycatchers...
RSPB Reserve - Insh Marshes
http://www.kincraig.com/rspb.htmThe Insh Marshes are the most important flood plain mire in Britain and have a very distinctive flora plus important populations of breeding and wintering wetland birds as well as nationally scarce mammals and invertebrates.
RSPB Reserve - Insh Marshes
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/i/inshmarshes/index.aspIn spring, lapwings, redshanks and curlews nest here. In winter, the marshes flood, providing roosting and feeding for flocks of whooper swans and greylag geese...
RSPB Reserve - Loch Ruthven
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/l/lochruthven/index.aspIt is the most important site in the UK for the rare Slavonian grebe...
RSPB Reserve - Nigg Bay
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/n/niggbay/index.aspLarge numbers of wading birds, such as bar-tailed godwits and knots, use the bay for feeding and roosting from October to March...
RSPB Reserve - Udale Bay
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/u/udalebay/index.aspFrom late summer to April the reserve supports large numbers of wildfowl and wading birds. Best visited within two hours of high tide, there can be spectacular views of flocks of birds. In autumn, up to 5,000 wigeons feed on the beds of eel-grass...
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Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can’t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page… give them a try!
1999 [Aug/Sept] - Peter Jones - Speyside
http://www.btinternet.com/~pdj_photos/trips/scot99.htmI arrived at a rain-soaked Loch Garten only to be told The last of the Ospreys left the reserve 3 days ago, and Capercaillie are virtually impossible to see this time of year by the RSPB Warden. Hardly an ideal start to my short holiday in the Speyside region of Scotland!
2005 [June] - Chris Cameron & Julie Dawson - Speyside
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/scotland/mainland-index.htmThis morning the weather had cleared and blue sky and sunshine made the view from our hotel towards the mountains a beautiful sight. As we ate breakfast we were distracted by a Red Squirrel in the garden. Having finished we headed for the Abernethy Forest...
2006 [May] Cygnus Bird Tours
http://www.cygnusbirdtours.com/Brochure/Scotland%20May%20Trip%20Report.docThis trip was one for those iconic Scottish birds that attract us birdwatchers here every year; and we are never disappointed. Each day we had a full Scottish breakfast, including haggis, all cooked to perfection with copious amounts of tea, coffee and toast to set us for the day. Our group were looking forward to the trip and if past trips were anything to go by this one would be every bit as special...
2007 [August] - David Brown
http://www.birding.daveb.co.uk/1.locations/3.tours_reports/ScotlandTrip_Summer2007.pdfThe trip started wet and windy, which was to remain with us throughout this two week trip to Scotland visiting areas such as Loch of Strathbeg, Speyside, Applecross Peninsula...
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Aigas Field Centre
http://www.aigas.co.ukWildlife, Birdwatching, History & Nature Holidays in the Highlands of Scotland...
Birding Pal
http://www.birdingpal.org/Unitedkingdom.htmLocal birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...
Guideliner Wildlife Cruises
http://www.guideliner.co.ukAre you interested in the fabulous wildlife and natural history of the Western Isles and Hebrides, or perhaps you would like to visit St Kilda? Are you ready for a really good holiday? Then why not join a Guideliner cruise with David Leaver, writer & naturalist, who has sailed & worked in the area for over twenty years.
Heatherlea Birdwatching Services
http://www.heatherlea.co.uk/Every birdwatcher loves the special birds of the Scottish Highlands. Capercaillie, Ptarmigan, Golden Eagle, Dotterel, Scottish Crossbill, Osprey, Crested Tit, Blackcock at the lek, Divers and Grebes in breeding plumage… the list goes on and on! Heatherlea organise birdwatching holidays in Strathspey throughout the year, and we think this gives us an unbeatable knowledge of the area and its bird life. Our expert guides use first-hand local knowledge, and our wide range of contacts help us find the birds that others simply won`t see.
MV Chalice - Hebridean Wilderness Cruises
http://www.mvchalice.comA fantastic opportunity to experience the birdlife of the Hebrides, including the remote St Kilda. A variety of cruises and programmes are available…
North Coast Marine Adventures
http://www.northcoast-marine-adventures.co.uk/Caithness coastal cliffs and the surrounding clear, unpolluted sea are teeming with life. The cliffs are covered in seabirds during the breeding season and you can expect to see guillemots, razorbills, puffins, terns, skuas, gannets, shag and of course several types of gulls. There are 125,000 guillemots and 30,000 razorbills nesting on the East coast of Caithness and on Stroma alone. The young birds literally see our boat daily from hatching and are pretty well unconcerned when we approach them. From mid-April until late June/early July our local cliffs offer a seabird spectacle which can only be appreciated properly from a boat.
Puffin Express
http://www.puffinexpress.co.ukSpecial interest holidays and trips...
Speyside Wildlife
http://www.speysidewildlife.co.ukSpeyside Wildlife - Friendly, fun and number one for guides to the Scottish Highlands. They know the terrain, are great for beginners and can find the specialities. Golden Eagle, Slavonian Grebe, Scottish Crossbill, Capercaillie, Ptarmigan, Bottlenose Dolphin, Pine Marten, Red Squirrel and, well, everything else (!) with a day among Sea Eagle and Puffin, Otter and Minke Whale. Or go travel the world with them in search of wildlife!
Swallow Birding
http://www.swallowbirding.co.uk/On Swallow Birding trips we are enthusiastic, relaxed, friendly and fun. Small groups mean Leader Steve Grimwade can give the time and attention necessary to make your trip a great birding experience!
The Birdwatching and Wildlife Club
http://www.bwwc.co.uk/Birding and wildlife breaks in the Cairngorms. Millions of people now enjoybird and wildlife watching. For some it’s a consuming passion. For others it is just an excuse for a good walk...
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Altnaharra Hotel
http://www.altnaharra.comSituated 21 miles north of Lairg and 17 miles south of the north coast village of Tongue, on the A836. Whilst this is primarily for anglers it does say It is also a birdwatchers paradise with the full range of birds of prey including osprey and golden eagle as well as waterfowl such as divers, swans and ducks. Game-birds are plentiful too. Other animals to see are otters, deer, roe buck, seals, rabbits, foxes, badgers and the occasional pine marten.
Ardnamurchan
http://www.ardnamurchan.comREMOTE but easily accessible, the Ardnamurchan Peninsula hosts a huge range of rare animals, birds and plants. Within just 25 by 40 miles, you will find all of Scotland`s breathtaking scenic variations, based on a glacial and volcanic geology - mountains, moors and white sandy beaches; forests of ancient oaks and woodland reserves. Crystal waters tumble in countless burns and waterfalls; the River Shiel meanders gently past wild flower meadows.
Ardverikie Estate - Kinloch Laggan, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire
http://www.ardverikie.com/The houses and cottages are scattered within the bounds of the estate which is situated mostly on the southeast side of Loch Laggan, set amid striking scenery with lochs, woods and mountains, blending to produce some of the most spectacular landscape in Scotland... [BBC`s Monarch of the Glen - Glenbogle]
Auchendean Lodge Hotel - Abernethy
http://www.auchendean.comSmall owner-run countryside hotel in Strathspey backing onto Curr Wood with it`s rare Twin Flowers, capercaillie and scottish Crossbills, overlooking the Spey and Dulnain rivers and the Abernethy Forest to Cairngorm Mountains. Interesting home cooking, often with game and wild fungi, organically home grown fruit and vegetables in summer. Good Hotel Guide, Egon Ronay Guide, Which Hotel Guide, Best of Scotland Guide, Taste of Scotland Scheme, Michelin.
Beechwood Lodge
http://www.beechwoodlodge.co.ukBeechwood Lodge offers confortable Bed and Breakfast accommodation in the small village of Ardross in Easter Ross in the Northern Highlands of Scotland.
Belladrum - Nr. Loch Ness
http://www.belladrum.co.uk/Luxury self-catering cottages and lodgings in romantic settings on an 1100 acre family estate in the Scottish Highlands - near to the Highland capital of Inverness, Loch Ness and some of Scotland`s most stunning scenery. The perfect place to base your Highland holiday - and available all the year round.
Ben View Hotel - Ardnamurchan
http://www.benviewhotel.co.uk/Haunt of finches and capercaillies and even the occassional pine marten or wildcat, the Ben View`s setting is a renowned view in an area where stunning panoramas are plentiful.
Caberfeidh Guest House - Carrbridge
http://www.caberfeidh-guesthouse.co.ukWelcome to Caberfeidh Guest House! Set right in the heart of the magical Scottish Highlands. From our homely base, you can easily visit major sites such as Loch Ness, a host of Scottish Castles, Scottish ski resorts and activities right on our doorstep include birdwatching, walking, golf, skiing, horse-riding and much more!
Chalet Morlich - Boat of Garten
http://www.boatofgarten.com/morlich/Self-catering Accommodation - Moorfield House, Deshar Road, Boat of Garten, Inverness-shire. Chalet Morlich provides a comfortable base from which you can explore all that the surrounding area and the Highlands of Scotland has to offer. Open all year, the chalet is popular with a wide range of guests, many of whom are Birdwatching (A large list of birds visit the bird table just outside the chalet window, as well as the resident red squirrels!)
Dunallan House - Grantown on Spey
http://www.dunallan.com/Dunallan is a splendid example of Victorian elegance, oozing with the charm of a bygone era. Original period fireplaces in the residents lounge and dining rooms exude extra warmth to cheer you on those cooler evenings. Beautiful cornice work, pitched and Oregon pine woodwork and magnificent stained glass windows also feature in this lovely Highland villa.
Duncruin Holiday Cottage - Nethybridge
http://www.duncruin.co.uk/A well-equipped, modern holiday cottage in Cairngorm National Park. Nethybridge is still a restful, unspoiled, forest village. It is a wonderful touring base for a relaxing holiday in the Scottish Highlands...
Inchbae Lodge Hotel
http://www.activehotels.com/hotels/index.php3?hotelid=120030&trkref=MILThe owner is a well-travelled birdwatcher. The hotel is on the main Inverness to Ullapool road, A835, six miles north west of the village of Garve. For those travelling from south of Inverness, the new A9 stretching from Stirling via Perth to Inverness provides for quick and comfortable travelling. En route, the villages of Dunkeld, Pitlochry, Blair Atholl, Dalwhinnie and Carrbridge provide historical interest and tea, lunch or coffee breaks, and all have good dog walking paths. Birders can easily spot the re-introduced red kites on the Black Isle, although every year they get closer to the hotel. Local stalkers now regularly see eagles, ospreys and kites in the same day - buzzards abound. There are five RSPB reserves within easy reach. Tell Clive Hello, from Bo - the Fatbirder.
Insh House Guest House - Nr. Kingussie
http://www.kincraig.com/inshhouse.htmWith views to the Monadhliath and Cairngorm Mountains, Insh House is at the edge of an extensive birchwood which now forms part of the RSPB Insh Marshes Reserve and only a few hundred yards from Loch Insh and its extensive watersport activities.
Lazy Duck Hostel - Nethybridge
http://www.lazyduck.co.ukLocation - have a look at our maps of Nethybridge and Strathspey. Find us by the Fhuarain burn & waterfowl ponds in a 3 acre forest clearing homestead, 300 metres off the Nethybridge to Tomintoul road, at the village boundary. OS map Landranger Series Sheet 36 Grid reference 016204. Sheltered by pine trees we look south across a neighbouring 100 acre grazing moor of heather, Caledonian pine, birch, rowan and juniper to Cairngorm (1245m) and Bynack (1090m) just 9 miles away. Nearest neighbours – aylesburies - chiloe wigeon – mandarin - red billed and bahama pintails - brecon buffs – then roe deer – a family of red squirrels – and (rare but there) crested tit & capercaillie. I can thoroughly recommend it Son of Fatbirder
Loch Torridon
http://www.wester-ross.com/accommodation/kinloch.htmWe offer you the independence of your own cottage without the chore of having to do the cooking, as meals are served in our house nearby. The facilities are ideal for those with an interest in wildlife and outdoor activities, particularly for families with children or couples. There is much wildlife in the area, including red and roe deer, pine martens, golden eagles and buzzards. Seals and otters play within sight of the cottage; herons, mergansers, divers and oyster-catchers are common. A programme is in progress on the estate, to regenerate and extend over 1,000 acres of Caledonian pine woodlands. Simple way-marked paths and styles have been put in to provide interesting walks through the lower areas and easy access to the higher hills behind.
Mount View Hotel - Nethybridge
http://www.mountviewhotelnethybridge.co.uk/Located in Nethybridge in the heart of Speyside - Heatherlea Birdwatching and The Mountview Hotel are the ideal choice for your group holiday. We cater for groups of two to twenty, and can offer you a full range of services.
Mounteagle Self-catering Cottages
http://www.mounteagleholidays.co.uk/4-star Luxury self-catering accomodations on the beautiful Mounteagle Estate. Buntings to bullfinches, linnet to lapwing, songthrush to skylark and siskin - feathered friends too numerous to mention take up residence at Mounteagle and Loch Eye. Whooper swans in their hundreds glide effortlessly across the loch...
Nosshead Lighthouse - Caithness
http://website.lineone.net/~girnigoe/onelr.htmThe Laird`s Retreat is the principal Lighthouse Keeper`s cottage at Nosshead in Caithness, Scotland. It is now available for holiday lets throughout the year and offers a truly atmospheric holiday venue. Sinclair Bay is a wonderful area for wildlife photography. Long summer evenings and a visible horizon provide hours of light to see the fauna and flora of this terrain. The bay is an area of international significance for native and visiting seabirds and the Nosshead Estate includes a hide overlooking a small, fresh water loch. The spectacle of countless seabirds soaring in and out of the nosshead cliffs is breathtaking. Puffins, Guillemots, Black Guillemots, Razorbills, Kittiwakes, Rock Pipits and Gannets are frequently seen by the lighthouse, as are the Lapwings and Oystercatchers that live on the estate. The proprietor say Caithness as a welcoming place for birders.
Rhiconich Hotel
http://www.rhiconichhotel.co.uk/At the head of Loch Inchard on the beautiful North West Coast of the Scottish Highlands. Close proximity of wonderful wildlife; Golden Eagles seen soaring in pairs and deer on the hill. They are close to the Scottish Wildlife Trusts Handa Isle Bird Sanctuary where Sea Birds flock in their thousands to nest on the cliffs and the great stack...
The Birdwatching and Wildlife Club - Grant Arms Hotel - Grantown-0n-Spey
http://www.BWWC.co.ukBWWC has recently taken over the imposing 55 bedroom Grant Arms Hotel in Grantown-on-Spey in the Cairngorms National Park, one of the best birding and wildlife areas in the UK. Few places can offer the year round range of diversity. Golden Eagles, Capercallie, Pine Martens, Red Squirrels, Mountain Hares, Ptarmigan, Otters, Red and Black Grouse, Red Deer, Crossbills and, of course, Ospreys in Spring and Summer...
Tom-na-Creige B&B - Nr fort William
http://www.tom-na-creige.co.ukA family run B&B with stunning views over Loch Linnhe- an ideal base for the keen bird watcher...
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Birds of Trotternish, Isle of Skye
http://pages.eidosnet.co.uk/~skye/birds.htmlThe crofts around Uig are one of the last refuges of the Corncrake. Many a patient birdwatcher stands all day with telescope at the ready, hoping to get a sight of the elusive creature, but though it loves to make itself heard it hates to be seen...
Birdwatching in Sutherland
http://www.the-soc.zenwebhosting.com/sutherland-sites.htmSutherland is a large district with a wide variety of habitats offering opportunities for good bird watching at any time of the year. Being only sparsely populated by humans there are many aspects of the birds of the area remaining to be discovered though there are a number of well known hot spots such as Loch Fleet, Dornoch Firth, Embo, Brora, Handa and Cape Wrath...
Caithness Bird Watching
http://www.caithness.org/links/birds/index.htmLinks to local sies etc...
East Lothian Biodiversity
http://www.ukbap.org.uk/asp/lbap.asp?ID=380Conservation partners and plans...
Highland Birding
http://www.highlandbirding.org.uk/This site has been designed to give you good, accurate information for birdwatching in the Scottish Highlands. Features of the site include: a birding calendar to tell you where to go birdwatching through the year; nature reserve reviews and information; an area where visitors can submit their sightings to be included on the site; and more!
Scottish Highlands Diary
http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/waxwing/Wildlife notes and pics from the far north…
Skye Birds
http://www.skye-birds.com/A comprehensive guide to birding on the Island of Skye in the Scottish Hebrides. The site features an interactive map, constantly updated sighting reports andan events diary...
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Artist - Mike Coleman
http://www.mikebirdart.com/Originally from Kent Mike now lives in nethybridge - see his gallery of pictures with his interesting style...
Photographer - David Whitaker
http://www.highlandwildlifephotography.com/Welcome to HIGHLAND WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY, a web site dedicated to the appreciation of the wildlife and environment of the Scottish Highlands...
Photographer - Neil McIntyre
http://www.neilmcintyre.com/birds.htmBeing based in Strathspey in the Scottish Highlands makes it ideal for me to make the most of the fantastic scenery and wildlife that surrounds me. Over the years I have concentrated on many of the local species...
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