Scotland, Ruddons Point and the coast north (1 Viewer)

Hi
Hopefully next week i'll spend sometime exploring the east coast of Scotland between Ruddons Point and Inverness. Any suggestions of particular places I should visit, and what might be seen? - are many seaduck/divers/grebes likely to be about?? Any white winged gulls? Any good spots for petrels/shearwaters?Inland, are there likely to be any young osprey around still?
Thanks
Andrew

Hi Andrew,

Should still be some juv Osprey around Spey Bay.

Unlikely to be many white-winged gulls about yet, though there is/was a rather scruffy (!!) 1st summer Glaucous Gull summering at Amble (Northumbs; hasn't been reported for a week or two, but I'm not sure if anyone's bothered to look!)

Red-necked & Slav Grebes should be arriving around now at their usual sites (Musselburgh, Largo Bay, etc)

Best seawatching spots, St Mary's & Newbiggin in Northumbs, Fife Ness, Girdle Ness in Aberdeen, and Buchan Ness / Peterhead north of Aberdeen. Fife Ness is also an excellent spot for passerine migrants after east winds & rain.

Michael