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Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Argyll and Bute Getting here
55.61200, -6.26667
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Herring Gull ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Herring Gull ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Herring Gull, Greylag Goose +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Herring Gull, Greylag Goose +74 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Ringlet +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Ringlet +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Photos The Oa Church, Risabus, Islay
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Wildlife to spot
4,054 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,054 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mallard · Herring Gull · Greylag Goose · Great Black-backed Gull · Teal +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Teal Anas crecca2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Common Gull Larus canus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Twite Linaria flavirostris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Meadow Brown · Four-spotted Chaser +10
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Northern Marsh-orchid
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,054 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mallard · Herring Gull · Greylag Goose · Great Black-backed Gull · Teal +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Teal Anas crecca2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Common Gull Larus canus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Twite Linaria flavirostris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Meadow Brown · Four-spotted Chaser +10
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Northern Marsh-orchid
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2024
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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