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5,000 Brandgans roost at Bridgend Flats at the landward end. A convenient road, with several specially provided bird-watching lay-by, hugs the shore from Bowmore to Bruichladdich, enabling one to view both the tidal sandflats at the head of the loch, where Wulp, Scholekster, Rosse Grutto and Bonte Strandloper occur in hundreds, and Bontbekplevier, Tureluur, Kanoet, Zilverplevier and others in at least tens. And also the shallow water, on which a flock of up to 300 Topper, up to 50 Kuifduiker, large flocks of Eider, perhaps 25 Brilduiker, a dozen IJseend, plenty of Wilde Zwaan and Knobbelzwaan and several hundred Smient, spend the winter. Further out on the loch, and often better seen from Bruichladdich, are up to 100 Zwarte Zee-eend throughout the year, as well as all three species of divers, IJsduiker sometimes exceeding 50 in number. Up to 100 Middelste Zaagbek moult on the loch in late summer.
Between Bridgend to Bruichladdich is a two-mile strand divided by a shingle spit, good for Steenloper and Kleine Burgemeester or Grote Burgemeester. The rocky shore in front of Bruichladdich village is an excellent place for Paarse Strandloper, from about November to May, and they can also be seen at Port Charlotte. Loch Indaal is never empty. Wader passage occurs in April and May, with a few Drieteenstrandloper present through June, too. Return passage starts in July and by August flocks of Drieteenstrandloper, Bontbekplevier and Bonte Strandloper occur, with occasional Krombekstrandloper and Kleine Strandloper.
Usual possibility of otters, dolphins, porpoise, grey seal or basking shark offshore.
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Ferry from Kinnacraig (as of 2022, reports indicate delays are possible due to Calmac's aging fleet), or by air from Glasgow.