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57.73640,-4.00036
  • Grid ref: NH807730
  • Lat/long: 57.73640,-4.00036
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Nigg Bay RSPB reserve, Cromarty Firth, Easter RossSkein of pink-footed geese in flight against blue skySkylark in song-flight
StonechatSea aster flowering in the saltmarsh at Nigg BayLapwing - adult female in breeding habitat pasture
Wigeon resting on estuary bankOtter looking back over its shoulderRedshank wading in lagoon
RSPB Nigg Bay nature reserve, Cromarty Firth, Easter RossTwite feeding on beachWhooper swans displaying
Photo by Andy Hay
Photo by Graham Catley
Photo by Steve Round
Photo by Steve Round
Photo by Andy Hay
Photo by Andy Hay
Photo by Graham Catley
Photo by RSPB Images - Danny Green
Photo by Steve Round
Photo by Andy Hay
Photo by Steve Round
Photo by Graham Catley

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Wildlife awards

Nigg Bay is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.

Top things to do in Spring

  1. Watch thousands of pink-footed geese in the bay
  2. See the displays of lapwings over the wet grassland
  3. Listen to the song of skylarks overhead

Top things to do in Summer

  1. Look out for lapwings around the wet grassland
  2. Watch out for skylarks, meadow pipits and reed buntings around the reserve
  3. See stonechats sat atop the gorse bushes along the path

Top things to do in Autumn

  1. See hundreds of wigeons in the bay
  2. Watch out for waders along the shoreline as the tide comes in
  3. You might catch a glimpse of otters around the reserve

Top things to do in Winter

  1. See hundreds of waders along the shoreline as the tide comes in
  2. Look out for whooper swans around the reserve and local fields
  3. Catch a glimpse of our wintering flock of twites

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