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Overview
Tentsmuir Point National Nature Reserve is located east of Tayport in Scotland, between the Firth of Tay and the Eden estuary, to the south. It has a variety of habitats, from lochs, to forest and beach.
Birds
Notable Species
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Rarities
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Check-list
Birds you can see here include:
Snow Bunting , Common Crossbill, Common Kingfisher, European Stonechat, Common Buzzard, Eider, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Eurasian Curlew, Robin, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Carrion Crow
Other Wildlife
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Site Information
History and Use
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Areas of Interest
Morton Lochs
There are two accessible lochs, the North loch having three hides with one at the South loch. The lochs are divided by the road leading to the car park (free).
Nearby Sites of Interest
Kilconquhar Loch
Kilconquhar Loch is a freshwater loch, with an ongoing birding presence, near a town by that same name in the Fife area.
The pronunciation of Kilconquhar is not what one might think, based upon the spelling of it, but correctly pronounced is, instead, Kin-nuchar. [5]
Eden Estuary
Eden Estuary and Tayport
Access and Facilities
- Tentsmuir Point National Nature Reserve is located 2.5 miles east of Tayport, which is 1.5 miles north of the Forestry Commission car park. It is signposted Kinshaldy Beach.
- Open all year
- Access is available along the shore from the Forestry Commission’s Kinshaldy car park, and also along the foreshore from Tayport. There are also several gateways leading into Tentsmuir Point from the easternmost forestry road through Tentsmuir Forest.
- Morton Lochs are accessible off the Tayport/Leuchars road (B945), south of Tayport
Winter
Photo by Delia Todd
North Loch at Morton Lochs
South Loch from Railway Hide, Autum 2009
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North Loch, Autumn 2009
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Contact Details
Scottish Natural Heritage
Fetterdale Office
Tentsmuir Forest
By Tayport
Fife DD6 9PF
Tel: 01382 553704
External Links
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