RSPB Marwick Head
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Overview
Marwick Head lies four miles north of Skara Brae, overlooked by the Kitchener memorial. This rugged landscape is home to the largest cliff-nesting seabird colony on Orkney Mainland. In a good season, a colony of up to 25,000 breeding seabirds can be seen on this mile-long stretch of red sandstone cliffs. May and June are the best months to enjoy the ‘seabird city’.
About the area
This cluster of more than 70 islands and skerries lies off the northern coast of Scotland, separated from it by the churning waters of the Pentland Firth.
Approaching on the ferry from Scrabster or Aberdeen, the first view of Hoy, with its tall rock stacks and slabby red sandstone cliffs, is at first misleading.
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