Balranald Nature Reserve

57.609164°N 7.502957°W / 57.609164; -7.502957 The Balranald Nature Reserve is an RSPB reserve on the north west coast of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

The reserve is open all year round and has a small unmanned visitor centre [1]

Balranald has a number of birds that can be viewed there regularly such as lapwings, corn buntings, greylag geese and the famous corncrake which has a distinctive rasping sound in the summer months. North Uist has also had some other rarer visitors such as the Snowy Owl,[2] Black Billed Cuckoo,[3] Gyrfalcon and the Hoopoe.[4]

Balranald Visitor Centre

References
  1. "About Balranald". The RSPB. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. "Hope of first owl chicks in years". BBC. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. "Birders flock to spot 'mega rarity' in North Uist - Island News & Advertiser". Island News & Advertiser. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "World's largest falcon spotted on North Uist". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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