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Sidebar – birdwatching

Species counts for birds seen around Findhorn for the week ending 19 April 2021

Mute Swan 60
Whooper Swan 8
Pink-footed Goose 1050
Greylag Goose
4
Barnacle Goose 2
Shelduck 71
Wigeon 267
Mallard 16
Pintail 87
Teal 120
Eider 4
Long-tailed Duck 4
Goldeneye 33
Red-breasted Merganser
 5
Goosander 3
Grey Partridge 2
Red-throated Diver 1
Little Egret 1
Cormorant
18
Grey Heron 4
Osprey 4
Common Buzzard 2
Sparrowhawk
1
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1
Oystercatcher 159

Ringed Plover 131
Golden Plover 173
Lapwing 2
Dunlin 
4
Knot 169
Curlew Sandpiper 1
Sanderling 10
Jack Snipe 2
Turnstone 1
Black-tailed Godwit 1
Bar-tailed Godwit 31

Curlew 138
Redshank 927
Greenshank 3
Sandwich Tern 110
Guillemot
 2

Razorbill 14
Wheatear 4

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Nature Reserve Information

Findhorn Bay

Access
Open all year round. Dogs allowed under close control.

Terrain
Some paths across eastern salt-marsh, but other areas on southern edge of bay can be hazardous to walk on. Sand on bay is firm, but numerous water channels. Rising tide can cover bay very rapidly.

Facilities
Shops, cafés and pubs available in Findhorn and Forres villages.

Location
OS grid NJ0462

Maps
OS Landranger 27
OS Explorer 423

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