Nature & Heritage

Birds

The Flow Country is an internationally important breeding site for upland birds.

The chicks of Greenshank (pictured above) and other waders are extremely well camouflaged in amongst the peatland vegetation. Credit: RSPB

Black-throated Diver nests are often vulnerable to fluctuations in water levels, floating nest platforms are used in the Flow Country to improve their breeding success. Credit: Andy Hay

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Have you ever been deceived by a wader such as golden plovers (pictured above)? They can be found to feign injury such as a broken wing to distract potential predators from nest sites. Credit: RSPB

Dunlin (pictured here) and Golden Plover can often be found alongside each other, an association which has earned Dunlin the nickname of ‘Plover’s page’. Credit: RSPB

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