Dunnet Head Nature Reserve in Highland
Dunnet Head is a nature reserve in Highland that is managed by RSPB.
Birds found in Dunnet Head
There have been 62 species of birds recorded in the Dunnet Head area.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Gannet (Morus bassanus) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Puffin (Fratercula arctica) |
| Razorbill (Alca torda) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix) |
| Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
| Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Twite (Linaria flavirostris) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
Mammals found in Dunnet Head
There have been 8 species of mammals recorded in the Dunnet Head area.
| Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) |
| Common Rorqual (Balaenoptera physalus) |
| Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
The Salt and Pepper Pots
Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.
As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.
Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.
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