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<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nGrid Ref \u2013 <\/strong>NS035657<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How to get there<\/strong><\/p>\n Habitat [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_map address=”Ettrick Bay ” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_map_pin title=”Ettrick Bay ” pin_address=”A844, Isle of Bute, UK” zoom_level=”12″ pin_address_lat=”55.841103266226″ pin_address_lng=”-5.1280102670898″ _builder_version=”4.4.9″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Ettrick Bay <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_map_pin][\/et_pb_map][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Grid Ref \u2013 NS035657 How to get there Infrequent bus service from Rothesay, number 490. On foot\/ cycle\/ car \u2013 From Rothesay Pier turn right (head north) on A844 towards Port Bannatyne and Kames Bay. After approx 3 miles, at Kames Bay, turn left (still on A844) heading west. At […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" How to get there\n
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<\/strong>Sandy bay with adjacent farmland.
Birds of interest<\/strong>
All year round four species of Gull can be found at the mouth of the Drumachloy Burn at the north end of the bay, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Black-headed Gull and Great Black-backed Gull. In summer they are joined by Lesser Black-backed Gull while Med Gull has been seen in recent years. Sandwich Terns, Gannet, and further out Manx Shearwater are worth looking for and throughout the year there are always Oystercatcher, Grey Heron and Curlew feeding somewhere along the shore.
Scarcer species recorded at Ettrick Bay are Sanderling, Knot, Greenshank, Whimbrel, Slavonian Grebe, three species of Diver and Little Egret.
In winter Ettrick Bay is home to a good number of wintering wildfowl including large numbers of Wigeon, Teal, Mallard and Greylag Geese. Recently a small flock of Bar-tailed Godwit have been wintering here and Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Redshank and Lapwing are usually found somewhere in the bay. In January 2015 small flocks of Snow Bunting frequented the high water line and adjacent fields. In summer, the track between the north and south car parks can produce warblers and passerines.
Facilities<\/strong>
Tearoom with toilets at north end of bay
Bird hide at south end of bay<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Infrequent bus service from Rothesay, number 493 (summer only), On foot\/ cycle\/ car \u2013 From Rothesay Pier head north on A844 approx 3 miles, at Kames Bay turn left still on A844 heading west 2 miles arrive at Bay. Parking available both north and south bay.
Habitat
<\/strong>Sandy bay with adjacent farmland.
Birds of interest<\/strong>
All year round four species of Gull can be found at the mouth of the Drumacloy Burn at the north end of the bay, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Black-headed Gull and Great Black-backed Gull. In summer they are joined by Lesser Black-backed Gull while Med Gull, Little Gull and Iceland Gull have been seen in recent years. Sandwich Terns, Gannet, and further out Manx Shearwater are worth looking for and throughout the year there are always Oystercatcher, Grey Heron and Curlew feeding somewhere along the shore.
Scarcer species recored at Ettrick Bay are Sanderling, Knot, Greenshank, Whimbrel, Slavonian Grebe, three species of Diver and Little Egret.
In winter Ettrick Bay is home to a good number of wintering wildfowl including large numbers of Wigeon, Teal, Mallard and Greylag Geese. Recently a small flock of Bar-tailed Godwit have been wintering here and Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Redshank and Lapwing are usually found somewhere in the bay. In January 2015 small flocks of Snow Bunting frequented the high water line and adjacent fields.
Facilities<\/strong>
Tearoom with toilets at north end of bay
Bird hide at south end of bay<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-bird-sites"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.butemuseum.org.uk\/butebirdgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.butemuseum.org.uk\/butebirdgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.butemuseum.org.uk\/butebirdgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.butemuseum.org.uk\/butebirdgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.butemuseum.org.uk\/butebirdgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2698"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.butemuseum.org.uk\/butebirdgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8360,"href":"https:\/\/www.butemuseum.org.uk\/butebirdgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions\/8360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.butemuseum.org.uk\/butebirdgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.butemuseum.org.uk\/butebirdgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.butemuseum.org.uk\/butebirdgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.butemuseum.org.uk\/butebirdgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}