Loch Fleet
From the A9, take the turn off signposted Littleferry Pier and Golf Course. Follow the road for approximately 2 miles and the Loch Fleet car park sign is on the left.
In summer, Skelbo and Littleferry are good for Eider and Red-breasted Merganser, whilst Little and Sandwich Terns are regularly seen off the mouth of the bay, the latter often sitting on large boulders just off Skelbo car park. Up to 60 Common Seals can be seen hauled out on sandbanks at low tide. The Mound is good for feeding Osprey and summering waders, especially Greenshank, which can often reach double figures. On the north side, Balblair Wood holds Crested Tit, Scottish Crossbill and Red Squirrel and supports some rare pinewood plants. The dunes at Littleferry and Coul Links are famed for their plant communities and butterflies such as Dark Green Fritillary, Green Hairstreak, Small Heath and Greyling.
In autumn and winter, good numbers of wildfowl and waders occur, with scarcer species such as Gadwall and Black-tailed Godwit regularly recorded. Species such as Black-throated and Great Northern Divers are usually present on the sea, along with the odd Red-necked Grebe and a scattering of Long-tailed Ducks.
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