Edinburgh (1 Viewer)

[Himalaya]

I will be in Edinburgh for a few nights early next week.

I will be with my wife and children so would not be able to to any wild far flung places or long journeys. Where is the nearest place I could see:-

Capercaillie
Crested Tit
Scottish Crossbill
White Tailed Eagle
Golden Eagle

any other Scottish specialities would be lovely too as long as they are easy to get to


I might do a trip to Loch Leven on one day and maybe even Braemer on another day.

No tickets to the castle available and other indoor attractions seem pretty booked up.

 

[mjh73]

All of these will be tricky to get near Edinburgh.
A decent trip up the A9 to Speyside (or west coast for the WTE) and a couple of days effort required.

 

[mjh73]

I would recommend this though The wonder of wildlife
Short drive (I think accessible by train maybe too?) and well worth a boat trip - did the 3 islands seabird boat trip with my 11 year old when we were back in 2018, we loved it.

 

[mummymonkey]

The osprey are still viewable at Loch of the Lowes.
North Berwick for a boat trip to The Bass Rock

 

[david kelly]

How far do you want to travel? All these species are at least 2 hours from Edinburgh. There has been a White-tailed Eagle in East Lothian but it’s not exactly twitchable.

 

[Stonefaction]

Possibility of White Tailed Eagle at the Eden Estuary in Fife, potentially viewable from Guardbridge or St Andrews (Out Head), but it is only a fairly slim possibility at this time of year. A lot of luck would likely be required. Possibility of Osprey there too.