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Guillemot, head from behind, Isle of MayMale wheatear taking off from fencepostKittiwake on nest, Dunbar, Scotland
Puffin carrying sandeelsDunnet Head, northern ScotlandThrift, sunset at Marwick Head
Dunnet HeadImmature gannet in flightSkein of pink-footed geese and the moon

Top things to do in Spring

  1. Watch seabirds gathering and nest building on the cliffs
  2. Listen to the loud calls of the colony
  3. See if you can spot the first wheatear of the year

Top things to do in Summer

  1. Look for seabirds carrying food to their young
  2. Keep a look out for piratical skuas
  3. Admire the colourful cliff-top flowers

Top things to do in Autumn

  1. Look out for passage seabirds such as gannets, auks and skuas
  2. You could spot geese from Greenland and Iceland passing overhead
  3. Who knows, misty mornings could produce a 'fall' of migrants

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Other places to visit

RSPB Forsinard Flows reserve, bog pool with cotton grass, sphagnum etc

Forsinard Flows

Get away from it all in this amazing, rugged peatland landscape

Thrift growing on the cliff tops, RSPB Troup Head nature reserve

Troup Head

Fantastic views with gorgeous gannets and a stunning seabird city

View across the pool and reedbed at the RSPB Lakenheath Fen nature reserve

Lakenheath Fen

A fantastic walk through a wetland wonderland

Guillemot flying in to land on cliffs

Dunnet Head seabirds

Let us introuduce you to the hard woking dads of Dunnet Head.

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