55.59825,-6.31637
- Grid ref: NR282423
- Lat/long: 55.59825,-6.31637
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Wildlife awards
The Oa is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.
Top things to do in Spring
- Walk along the sea cliffs to see the golden eagles displaying
- Listen for choughs as they call and tumble like acrobats above the sea
- Join one of the weekly guided walks
Top things to do in Summer
- Watch choughs feeding their young along the cliff tops
- Enjoy the fantastic scenery and magnificent views across to Rathlin Island and Northern Ireland
- Look for seabirds, bottle-nosed dolphins, minke whales and basking sharks
Top things to do in Autumn
- Look out for the arriving Greenland white-fronted geese around Loch Kinnabus
- Watch for the golden eagles as they teach their young how to ride the thermals
- In late summer and early autumn, look for marsh fritillary butterflies along the footpaths
Top things to do in Winter
- See large flocks of farmland birds feeding on the cover crops and stubble fields, including twites, linnets, reed buntings, snow buntings and tree sparrows
- Look for birds of prey - such as golden eagles, hen harriers, merlins, peregrines, sparrowhawks, kestrels and short-eared owls - hunting farmland birds
- Enjoy wild seas, fantastic panoramas and bands of weather racing by. Shelter by the monument and wrap up warm!