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Map of Loch Gruinart

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55.82095,-6.35222
  • Grid ref: NR275672
  • Lat/long: 55.82095,-6.35222
  • Postcode: PA44 7PR
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Cattle grazing above Aoradh, the Paps of Jura in the background, RSPB Loch Gruinart reserveYoung lambs lying on grassRedshank calling from fencepost
Flowering thrift on saltmarsh at RSPB Loch Gruinart reservePortrait of singing corncrake, ScotlandOtter looking back over its shoulder
Feeding flock of barnacle geese, RSPB Loch Gruinart reserve, IslayMale and female wigeon swimmingRedwing gobbling hawthorn berries
Loch Gruinart at duskGreenland white-fronted goose: adults and juveniles feeding on grass, IslayHunting barn owl
Photo by Andy Hay
Photo by skittzitilby
Photo by Nigel Blake
Photo by Andy Hay
Photo by Nigel Blake
Photo by RSPB Images - Danny Green
Photo by Andy Hay
Photo by Andy Hay
Photo by Nigel Blake
Photo by Niall Benvie
Photo by Andy Hay
Photo by Nigel Blake

Top things to do in Spring

  1. Breeding wading birds begin displaying and calling
  2. From mid-May, corncrakes arrive and start calling
  3. You can see our new lambs and calves

Top things to do in Summer

  1. Look for birds of prey hunting over the moorland
  2. Corncrakes call all through the night
  3. Watch out for otters playing in the ditches

Top things to do in Autumn

  1. Thousands of barnacle and white-fronted geese arrive from Greenland to winter on the reserve
  2. Listen out for thousands of ducks, not far behind!
  3. Redwings and fieldfares arrive in large numbers

Top things to do in Winter

  1. The geese are still here in large numbers, munching their way through the grass
  2. Will you see a barn owl out and about?
  3. Dunlins, godwits, turnstones and redshanks are some of the waders found on the reserve

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