Hi Marcus
Welcome to Inverness! We have 2 clubs here, the
RSPB and the
SOC. If you like sea birds go
here, there's also a kingfisher here and my friend phoned me yesterday to tell me she had watched it for about 20 minutes fishing!
As others have said Culbin forest is great, we had crossbills (jury is out on what kind) follow us as we walked round, but, next time we went they were no where to be seen!! Charleston west of north kessock has a small parking area close to an inlet that has lots of geese, teal, dunlin, godwits....
We are newish to birding but if i can help let me know
Regards
Alison
p.s should really read to the end of a thread! just saw you had been to culbin, HH said about merkinch and you found the SOC!!