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Description
Alturlie Point (1) is a headland located just outside Inverness, jutting out into the Inner Moray Firth (2). Along the road to the point you can find intertidal mudflats (3 and 5). The foreshore offers sightings of Sarcelle d'hiver, Canard siffleur, Barge rousse, Grand Gravelot, Vanneau huppé, Courlis cendré, Bécasseau variable, Chevalier gambette, Tournepierre à collier, Huîtrier pie and other various waders. During Spring, the area around Point 3 can be a good place to see migrant flocks of Courlis corlieu. The area around the waterworks is well-known for usually holding a Green-winged Teal during winter, with it mostly associating with the Sarcelle d'hiver flock. Best time to visit is 2 to 3 hours around the time of high tide (see a link to the tide table below).
Offshore you can spot Harelde boréale, Harle huppé, Harle bièvre, Eider à duvet, Plongeon catmarin, Fuligule milouinan and Garrot à oeil d'or. Other birds that are regularly observed include Balbuzard pêcheur, Pingouin torda, Guillemot de Troïl, Sterne caugek, Grèbe esclavon and Fou de Bassan. The hidden inland pools (4) can hold various interesting wildfowl, waders and the passerines. In the surrounding meadows and farmland where you can find birds like 1Phragmite des joncs, Bruant des roseaux, Bruant proyer (the area is the best place to see them locally), Alouette des champs, Bruant jaune, Linotte mélodieuse, several species of geese, and sometimes waders.
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Accès
Alturlie is located just 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Inverness. Follow A96 towards Inverness Airport and Nairn, then turn left at the crossroads at Allanfearn. You can drive up to Alturlie Point making stops along the way to check out the mudflats. There are several laybys located along the road to stop and scan the surrounding area from. Press a P on the map for directions. The inland pools can be overlooked from a small private road that goes inland. Best to park in the layby opposite the road leading up to the pools and walk up, as this is a narrow private road and residents aren't friendly towards birders. Note that birders are not welcomed by the residents of the houses on the road up to the pools and I would not recommend parking in front of their houses if the layby is full.