United Kingdom Ramsar wetland
Loch of Lintrathen
122 bird species recorded; the most from April to June.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
63 species in January.74 species in February.85 species in March.95 species in April.92 species in May.90 species in June.82 species in July.75 species in August.66 species in September.60 species in October.74 species in November.67 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
122 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 122Speciesrecorded more than once
- 58Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 14,347Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 206 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 4Owls
- 7Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 16Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 59Songbirds
- 16Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 122 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common GullLarus canus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Ducks & geese16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- SmewMergellus albellus
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Songbirds59 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great titParus major
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Scottish CrossbillLoxia scotica
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from April to June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan5°/1°87 mm
- Feb5°/1°68 mm
- Mar7°/2°68 mm
- Apr10°/3°58 mm
- May13°/6°68 mm
- Jun16°/9°87 mm
- Jul18°/11°98 mm
- Aug17°/10°111 mm
- Sep15°/8°68 mm
- Oct11°/6°109 mm
- Nov8°/3°95 mm
- Dec5°/2°81 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Loch of Lintrathen.
Reservoir in Angus, Scotland, UK, on and outflows east to Melgam Water
Loch of Lintrathen is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United Kingdom, 206 m above the sea.
122 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 14,347 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Chaffinch, the Eurasian Blackbird and the European Robin.
38 species come for the summer, 19 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded from April to June.
Get there and watch
- Nethercraig Holiday Parkcampsite · 2.2 km · 4 within 10 km
- Lochside Lodgeplace to stay · 0.6 km · 14 within 10 km
- Alythnearest town · 7.1 km in a straight line
- Dundee Airport (DND)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 27 km in a straight lineCar hire at EDI airport (Ingliston, Edinburgh)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2marked trails within 4 kmCateran Trail, Reedie Market Drove Road
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmHill of Alyth, Reekie Linn Falls
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmNethercraig Holiday Park, Kilry Eco Pods, Five Roads Caravan Park and 1 more
- 14places to stay within 10 kmLochside Lodge, Square Cottage, The Neids Cottage and 11 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Loch of Lintrathen.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas70 mountains within 25 kmCraigowl Hill455 m · 18 kmDriesh947 m · 19 kmMayar928 m · 19 kmMeall Uaine794 m · 21 kmCreag Leacach988 m · 23 kmDunsinane Hill310 m · 24 kmGlas Maol1,068 m · 24 kmTom Buidhe957 m · 25 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmLoch of Lintrathen1.6 km² · 0.4 kmBackwater Reservoir1.8 km² · 5.1 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmKinnordy HouseBortle 3 · 8.9 kmMills ObservatoryBortle 8 · 26 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyRiver Isla74 kmDean WaterAlyth Burn
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Loch of Lintrathen
United Kingdom
- 57Birdyas Score
- 122Species
- 58Migrants
- 2Threatened
Gladhouse Reservoir
United Kingdom · 101 km
- 69Birdyas Score
- 167Species
- 63Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q24640708) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 14,347 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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