Short birdwatching visit · RSPB
Broubster Leans
Thurso · KW14 7RB
Broubster Leans is a wetland within a working farmland landscape southwest of Thurso. Pools, rushy pasture and channels provide a useful contrast to the cliffs and open sea of the Caithness coast. Lapwing and other waders use the wet grassland in spring and summer, while winter brings flocks of wildfowl, including Whooper Swan. The visit is principally a watch across the reserve from the public road and car park, with no formal viewing structure to shelter from Highland weather.
Birds and seasons
- Lapwing — Typically spring and summer
- Greylag Goose — Typically year-round
- Whooper Swan — Typically autumn and winter
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- No formal hide or viewing structure is provided.
- Paths
- Observe from the car park and public road; the operator does not describe a managed trail.
- Toilets
- No reserve toilets; the nearest listed facilities are in Thurso.
- Parking
- The reserve has three parking spaces.
- Dogs
- Keep dogs close, preferably on a short lead, during breeding season and take particular care around grazing stock.
- Accessibility
- The operator provides no detailed wheelchair-access description for this location.
Getting there: A small reserve car park provides the documented arrival option.
Sources
Social preview photograph: Common Starling standing in grass in Oxfordshire. Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted for the preview.
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Forsinard Flows, 14.2 miles away in a straight line.