Bordersbirdwatching sites

Birdwatching in the Scottish Borders

Borders SOC, with assistance from a number of other organisations and individuals, has produced a superb 76-page full-colour guide to birdwatching in the area. This can be obtained FREE from Waterston House, plus Tourist Information and Visitor Centres, Forestry Commission Visitor Centres and some private estate visitor centres throughout the Scottish Borders.

If you can't track down a copy, click here to download (5.6MB PDF file). Note that this is a large file, and probably unsuitable for downloading if you have dial-up access.

The photographs in Birdwatching in the Scottish Borders are the property of the named photographers. They must not be used in any other context without the permission of the photographers (who can be contacted via the SOC).

Other information

The following sites are listed in Where to Watch Birds in Scotland by Mike Madders and Julia Welstead:

• St Abbs Head
• Duns Castle
• West Water Reservoir
• Gunknowe Loch and Park
• Alemoor Reservoir
• River Teviot Haughlands
• River Tweed between Kelso and Coldstream
• The Hirsel
• Bemersyde Moss
• Burnmouth
• Hiselaw Loch
• Lindean Reservoir
• Yetholm Loch