Nigg Bay Nature Reserve in Highland
Nigg Bay is a nature reserve in Highland that is managed by RSPB.
Birds found in Nigg Bay
There have been 94 species of birds recorded in the Nigg Bay area.
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus) |
| Twite (Linaria flavirostris) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
Mammals found in Nigg Bay
There have been 2 species of mammals recorded in the Nigg Bay area.
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
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