Birds

The Rhiconich Hotel can offer something more than just a comfortable stay.
If you pause and take a look at the natural surroundings around, you may see some of the most incredible wildlife from the highlands.

Below is a list of birds spotted by guests to the Hotel, we hope to increase this every year.

BUZZARD	ARCTIC SKUA	SKYLARK	MISTLE THRUSH	PEREGRINE
COMMON TERN	SONG THRUSH	GANNET	REED WARBLER	REDWING
ROCK PIPET	SPOTTED FLY CATCHER	STARLING	WILLOW WARBLER PUFFIN	BLACKBIRD
GREY LAG GOOSE	SANDWICH TERN	HOUSE SPARROW	GREY WAGTAIL	TURNSTONE
CHAFFINCH	WINCHAT	WHITE THROAT	RAVEN	RED GROUSE
LINNET	HOODED CROW WREN	ARCTIC TERN	SNIPE	PINK FOOTED GOOSE
OSPREY	REED BUNTING	SISKIN	LITTLE STINT	GOLDEN EAGLE
TWITE	KITTIWAKE	WHEATEAR	BLACK HEADED GULL	RAZOR BILL
STONE CHAT	SHELL DUCK	WHITE WAGTAIL	MEADOW PIPIT	BLACK GUILLIEMOT
CANADA GEESE	OYSTER CATCHER	CURLEW	COMMON SCOTER	REDSHANK
RINGED PLOVER	WHOOPER SWAN	GUILLIEMOT	GOLDEN PLOVER	SLAVONION GREBE
RED THROATED DIVER	BLACK THROATED DIVER	RING OUZEL	GT. NORTHERN DIVER	BLUE TIT
DUNLIN	COMMON GULL	WOOD COCK	GOOSANDER	HERRING GULL
GREAT TIT	SANDERLING	GLAUCOUS GULL	LONG TAILED DUCK	DUNLIN
GREATER BLACK BACK GULL	WIGEON	GOLDCREST	LESSER BLACK BACK GULL	EIDER
CARRION CROW	FULMAR REDPOLL	GREENFINCH	GOLDENEYE	WOOD PIGEON
YELLOW BREASTED BUNTING	MALLARD	GREEN SHANK	PIED WAGTAIL	DIPPER
CORMORANT	COMMON SANDPIPER	SHAG	ROBIN	ROCK DOVE
DUNNOCK	GREY HERON	CORNCRAKE	MUTE SWAN	KESTREL
WHIMBREL	SWALLOW	MERLIN	SEDGEWARBLER	RED BREASTED MERGANSER
CUCKOO	FIELDFARE	LAPWING	GREAT SKUA	WOOD WARBLER

Link to Handa Island.

For more information on the wildlife surrounding the local area see the Wildlife section,
or contact the hotel via...

Phone: 01971 521224
E-Mail: info@rhiconichhotel.co.uk or fill in our brief Enquiry Form.