Loch Druidibeg South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Western Isles, Scotland. SCO 6962
Loch Druidibeg and the landscapes surrounding it present one of the best places in the Hebrides to see the full range of island wildlife and habitats. The 1677 hectares that form Loch Druidibeg National Nature Reserve stretch across South Uist from the Atlantic coast almost to the Minch. Wind-blown shell sand brings further benefits by enriching the freshwater lochs scattered throughout the machair. Not only do these provide excellent trout fishing, but they are also important to wildfowl, both as breeding sites and as winter feeding grounds. Loch Druidibeg has long been an important breeding site for greylag geese, which remain in the Uists throughout the year. They form one of the few populations of these birds in Britain that do not fly north in the spring to breed.
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Location: Loch Druidibeag South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Western Isles, Scotland.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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