Wildlife at Dunaverty

A bird watching and wildlife paradise

From our doorstep there’s every chance of spotting a variety of wildlife.

 

Gannets come over from Ailsa Craig to feed, breeding waders including oyster catchers and ringed plovers and nesting fulmar, also small flocks of sanderling and dunlin. Other regular sighted species include swallows, house martins and sand martins, herons and in spring the skylarks. Plus a variety of other species; cormorants, geese, guillemots, great northern divers, kittiwakes, gulls, ravens and cuckoos.

In the Kintyre area there are records of peregrine falcons, golden eagles and a white tailed sea eagle.

On the shoreline you may be treated to a glimpse of otters; the area in front of the cemetery is a favourite sunbathing spot for seals. In and around the fields and and up on the hills keep your eyes peeled for deer, foxes and ferral goats and occasionally cattle wandering across the beach.

Many thanks to visiting photographers Amanda Gillies,  Tom Parnell and especially the talented James Brown.

Seals and otters abound

Birdlife of all sorts (including diving Gannets), seals and otters abound

wendrat3

Guildford, United Kingdom

from TripAdvisor

5.0
2016-09-17T12:44:25+00:00

wendrat3

Guildford, United Kingdom

from TripAdvisor

Birdlife of all sorts (including diving Gannets), seals and otters abound

Wildlife on the door step

Amazing scenery and wildlife on the door step - we saw deer, seals, lots of birds, a hare and a fox.

Clare

from Airbnb

5.0
2018-01-23T13:16:32+00:00

Clare

from Airbnb

Amazing scenery and wildlife on the door step - we saw deer, seals, lots of birds, a hare and a fox.

Sea otters not 50 feet from my window

My rental was located right on the road above the beach and I could also look down at the water and see the Herons and other birds as well as sea otters not 50 feet from my window. It was quite a place!

Greg

from Airbnb

5.0
2018-09-23T14:15:22+00:00

Greg

from Airbnb

My rental was located right on the road above the beach and I could also look down at the water and see the Herons and other birds as well as sea otters not 50 feet from my window. It was quite a place!

Fabulous place!

Saw otters most days from the cottage itself and plenty more wildlife out and about.

One of our best holidays ever.

Isabel Adams

from Facebook

5.0
2015-09-03T15:27:45+00:00

Isabel Adams

from Facebook

Saw otters most days from the cottage itself and plenty more wildlife out and about. One of our best holidays ever.

A different world

The wildlife, otters seals and masses of sea birds are just enchanting, we spent hours walking along the beach or just watching the water.

A beach with golden sand is only a skip from the front door.

Howyou

Glasgow, United Kingdom

from TripAdvisor

5.0
2015-12-06T15:34:48+00:00

Howyou

Glasgow, United Kingdom

from TripAdvisor

The wildlife, otters seals and masses of sea birds are just enchanting, we spent hours walking along the beach or just watching the water. A beach with golden sand is only a skip from the front door.
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