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5,000 Казарка білощока roost at Bridgend Flats at the landward end. A convenient road, with several specially provided bird-watching lay-by, hugs the shore from Bowmore to Bruichladdich, enabling one to view both the tidal sandflats at the head of the loch, where Кульон великий, Кулик-сорока, Грицик малий and Побережник чорногрудий occur in hundreds, and Пісочник великий, Коловодник звичайний, Побережник ісландський, Сивка морська and others in at least tens. And also the shallow water, on which a flock of up to 300 Чернь морська, up to 50 Пірникоза червоношия, large flocks of Пухівка зеленошия, perhaps 25 Гоголь зеленоголовий, a dozen Морянка, plenty of Лебідь-кликун and Лебідь-шипун and several hundred Свищ євразійський, spend the winter. Further out on the loch, and often better seen from Bruichladdich, are up to 100 Синьга throughout the year, as well as all three species of divers, Гагара полярна sometimes exceeding 50 in number. Up to 100 Крех середній moult on the loch in late summer.
Between Bridgend to Bruichladdich is a two-mile strand divided by a shingle spit, good for Крем’яшник звичайний and Мартин гренландський or Мартин полярний. The rocky shore in front of Bruichladdich village is an excellent place for Побережник морський, from about November to May, and they can also be seen at Port Charlotte. Loch Indaal is never empty. Wader passage occurs in April and May, with a few Побережник білий present through June, too. Return passage starts in July and by August flocks of Побережник білий, Пісочник великий and Побережник чорногрудий occur, with occasional Побережник червоногрудий and Побережник малий.
Usual possibility of otters, dolphins, porpoise, grey seal or basking shark offshore.
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Ferry from Kinnacraig (as of 2022, reports indicate delays are possible due to Calmac's aging fleet), or by air from Glasgow.