Clyde Muirshiel hen harriers

1 May to 31 July

This project has now finished for 2007.

Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park is home to one of UK's rarest breeding birds - the hen harrier.

The park's moorland landscape offers nest sites for this spectacular bird, as well as places for it to hunt small birds and field voles.

Join a guided walk for your chance of seeing a hunting hen harrier, and then from early June, get even closer to the action via fantastic live CCTV images from the nest being shown in the Muirshiel Visitor Centre.

You will also get the chance to see ravens, peregrine falcons and kestrels, plus a wide variety of mammals, plants and insects that make the Regional Park their home.

Opening times

This project has now finished for 2007.

Guided walks are run every weekend from mid-April to the end of July. For full details visit our events pages.

Facilities

Every Saturday between 16 June-21 July there is a free bus up to the Visitor Centre from Lochwinnoch at 1 pm.

How to get there

The Muirshiel Centre is five miles north of Lochwinnoch, signposted off the B786.

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What should I bring?

Please bring stout footwear, warm clothing and waterproofs. Please bring your own binoculars for guided walks.

Links

• Hen harrier (from our A to Z of UK birds)
• Kestrel (from our A to Z of UK birds)
• Peregrine (from our A to Z of UK birds)
• Raven (from our A to Z of UK birds)

This is partnership project between RSPB Scotland, Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, Scottish Ornithologists’ Club and Scottish Natural Heritage, with support from local landowners and Viking Optical Ltd.