Winter
Whatever time of year you visit Tentsmuir, you are guaranteed to see some wonderful wildlife. Here are some of the highlights of Tentsmuir through the seasons.
Grey seals moulting and breeding
See it: Tentsmuir Point and Abertay Sands
Listen for: a wail as they jostle for space on a haulout site
Eider ducks gathering offshore in groups called rafts
See it: offshore at Tentsmuir Point
Listen for: male calls ‘ar-oooo’ when courting
Pink-footed geese searching for food
See it: Tentsmuir Point
Listen for: high pitched musical ‘wink, wink’
Great spotted woodpeckers drumming in the trees
See it: Tentsmuir Forest
Listen for: sharp, loud ‘kick, kick’ call and the drumming of its bill on a branch
