Waulkmill Bay

Waulkmill Bay

Waulkmill Bay is a tidal bay on the southwest of Mainland Orkney, Scotland. [United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Orkney Mainland, 1:50,000 scale, 2003] This bay and its immediately surrounding area have been identified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest within the United Kingdom. Immediately to the east of Waulkmill Bay is the RSPB site of Kirbister Preserve. [ [http://www.orknet.co.uk/tourism/orphir.htm] Orphir informational website (2005)] The freshwater feed from the Loch of Kirbister and the presence of reformative sand bars make the sandy beach area at the north end of Waulkmill Bay a unique habitat for birds. [C.M. Hogan, "Natural History of the Orkney Islands", Aberdeen, Scotland (2006)] The saltmarsh area associated with Waulkmill Bay is a particularly noted avian habitat. [ [http://www.orkney.gov.uk/media/articles_media/Development%20and%20Protective%20Services/biodiversity/Section_C5.pdf Biodiversity Action Plan, United Kingdom, Orkney saltmarshes, C168 (2000)] ]

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*Burn of Ayreland

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