RSPB, Nigg Bay

Approx 5.7 miles from the hotel via A9.

Nigg Bay reserve is at its most spectacular from October as the numbers of pink-footed geese and wintering ducks build as they arrive to spend the winter in the shelter of the Cromarty Firth. At the mid-winter peak, more than 10,000 birds stop to feed and shelter over the winter. The bay is massive - to experience the sight and sound of thousands of wintering wildfowl it is best to visit 2-3 hours before or after the high tide when the ducks, waders and geese are closest to the hide.