The RSPB: Loch of Kinnordy

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Overview of site from north side, RSPB Loch of Kinnordy reserve

Adult breeding-plumaged black-headed gull

Woodland at RSPB Loch of Kinnordy nature reserve

Starlings over Meida hide reedbeds, Mersehead RSPB reserve

Loch of Kinnordy

Wildlife awards

Loch of Kinnordy is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.

Top things to do in Spring

Listen for drumming great spotted woodpeckers, along with warblers recently returned from Africa
See the black-headed gull colony in front of the hides
Watch blue tits and great tits making use of the nestboxes

Top things to do in Summer

Watch ospreys fishing over the loch, often very close to the hides
Wander along the trail over the marsh flowers
Sit quietly in a hide to catch a glimpse of a water rail feeding at the waters edge

Top things to do in Autumn

Stop, look and listen for red squirrels all through the woodland edge
Watch flocks of starlings gathering over the reedbed at dusk, or listen to them 'explode' from the reeds at sunrise
Admire the colours of autumn as leaves fall along the trail

Top things to do in Winter

Listen to the haunting calls of whooper swans
Look out for female hen harriers hunting over the reserve
See siskins, bullfinches and long-tailed tits feeding in flocks around the reserve

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