University of St Andrews Birding Society (BirdSoc)

Bruce Embankment

Image of Bruce Embankment birding site

Area of the Golf Museum car park, from which St Andrews Bay can be viewed. Good for seaduck, and there is a large flock of common scoter offshore during the winter, with some velvet scoters also present. A flock of scaup is often present during the winter too, and it is possible to see other species including red-throated divers and long-tailed ducks. Fulmars, which nest on the cliffs between here and the pier, can be seen at most times of the year.

Species recorded
42
Visitors
1

What you might see

  • European Herring Gull

    Almost always seen here

    Last seen 3 years ago

  • Common Eider

    Almost always seen here

    Last seen 3 years ago

  • Great Cormorant

    Almost always seen here

    Last seen 3 years ago

  • Great Black-backed Gull

    Almost always seen here

    Last seen 3 years ago

  • Black-headed Gull

    Almost always seen here

    Last seen 3 years ago

  • Common Scoter

    Almost always seen here

    Last seen 3 years ago

  • Eurasian Oystercatcher

    Almost always seen here

    Last seen 3 years ago

  • Ruddy Turnstone

    Almost always seen here

    Last seen 3 years ago

  • Razorbill

    Seen on the majority of visits

    Last seen 3 years ago

  • Red-throated Loon

    Seen on the majority of visits

    Last seen 3 years ago

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