59.058246,-3.101028
- Grid ref: HY369195
- Lat/long: 59.058246,-3.101028
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Wildlife awards
Cottascarth and Rendall Moss is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.
Top things to do in Spring
- Visit the Cottascarth Hide and watch the sky-dancing hen harrier displays
- One of the best places to hear and see cuckoos on Orkney
- On the walk to the hide look out for 'parachuting' meadow pipits and calling stonechats
Top things to do in Summer
- Visit the Cottascarth Hide and watch for up to five species of birds of prey
- On the walk to the hide, look out for meadow pipits and stonechats feeding newly-fledged young
- Short-eared owls will be active during the day looking for Orkney voles to feed their young
Top things to do in Autumn
- Visit the Cottascarth Hide and watch for up to five species of birds of prey
- Watch out for migrating geese and thrushes arriving from the north
- Scan the surrounding farmland for large flocks of curlews that gather there
Top things to do in Winter
- Look out for red grouse which live on the reserve
- At dusk, a trip to the hide may result in good views of roosting hen harriers or ravens
- Farmland across the Rendall area fills with Icelandic greylag geese in the winter months