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Whitaloo Point WWII Radio Station

📷 Dave Fergusson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fulmar and Gannet
✦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

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fulmar and Gannet
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Fulmar, Gannet, Oystercatcher +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Fulmar, Gannet, Oystercatcher +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Thrift, Ribwort Plantain, Magellan Ragwort +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Thrift, Ribwort Plantain, Magellan Ragwort +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Orkney Prehistory Loop RideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,064 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,064 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summerautumn

2025

Turnstone · Storm Petrel · Gannet · Fulmar · Eider +53

TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
GannetMorus bassanus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
EiderSomateria mollissima
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Common GullLarus canus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
DunlinCalidris alpina
RedshankTringa totanus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
RazorbillAlca torda
PuffinFratercula arctica
KnotCalidris canutus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Rock DoveColumba livia
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little StintCalidris minuta
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhousHydrobates leucorhous leucorhous
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Porpoise · Grey Seal · Harbour Seal

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2025

Sea Plantain · Perennial Sow-thistle · Thrift · Japanese Rose · Opium Poppy +1

Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
ThriftArmeria maritima
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Tufted VetchVicia cracca

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,064 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summerautumn

2025

Turnstone · Storm Petrel · Gannet · Fulmar · Eider +53

TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
GannetMorus bassanus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
EiderSomateria mollissima
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Common GullLarus canus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
DunlinCalidris alpina
RedshankTringa totanus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
RazorbillAlca torda
PuffinFratercula arctica
KnotCalidris canutus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Rock DoveColumba livia
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little StintCalidris minuta
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Hydrobates leucorhous leucorhousHydrobates leucorhous leucorhous
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Porpoise · Grey Seal · Harbour Seal

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2025

Sea Plantain · Perennial Sow-thistle · Thrift · Japanese Rose · Opium Poppy +1

Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
ThriftArmeria maritima
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Tufted VetchVicia cracca

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Dave Fergusson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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