Bird Watching

Dumfries and Galloway is an ideal location for Bird Watching. We are lucky to have the Galloway Kite Trail around Loch Ken where you can take a sign posted foot path to viewpoints, information points, release cages and even CCTV in the summer. Just a short drive away, near Laurieston you will find the Red Kite Feeding Station at Bellymack Hill Farm where you can see an abundance of Red Kite feeding daily. Well worth a visit!

Ken-Dee Marshes is another place to visit, with its stunning views across the River Dee and Loch Ken. In winter large numbers of Greenland white-fronted geese and Icelandic Greylag geese arrive. The woodland is a strong hold for willow tits and rare red squirrels.

Other birds you can expect to see in the region include the Buzzard, Golden Eagle, Peregrine, Merlin, Hen Harrier and Goshawk.