Where to See Black Grouse in Cairngorms National Park

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Black Grouse sightings in Cairngorms

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Where Black Grouse has been reported, from 37 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM60% of the busiest hour4 AMBusiest hour5 AM85% of the busiest hour6 AM55% of the busiest hour7 AM30% of the busiest hour8 AM20% of the busiest hour9 AM15% of the busiest hour10 AM10% of the busiest hour11 AM10% of the busiest hourNoon10% of the busiest hour1 PM10% of the busiest hour2 PM10% of the busiest hour3 PM12% of the busiest hour4 PM18% of the busiest hour5 PM30% of the busiest hour6 PM45% of the busiest hour7 PM55% of the busiest hour8 PM70% of the busiest hour9 PM65% of the busiest hour10 PM40% of the busiest hour11 PM15% of the busiest hour

Black Grouse is most seen 4–6 AM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Black Grouse sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	60%
4 AM	100%
5 AM	85%
6 AM	55%
7 AM	30%
8 AM	20%
9 AM	15%
10 AM	10%
11 AM	10%
Noon	10%
1 PM	10%
2 PM	10%
3 PM	12%
4 PM	18%
5 PM	30%
6 PM	45%
7 PM	55%
8 PM	70%
9 PM	65%
10 PM	40%
11 PM	15%

Audio tour

Hear about Black Grouse on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Cairngorms, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Cairngorms Tour Guide

A Grouse’s Spring Gathering

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“A male black grouse can look quite different when he starts displaying. He raises and fans his long, curling tail, showing the bright white feathers underneath.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Cairngorms Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Cairngorms spots that mention Black Grouse

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Black Grouse. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightLinn of DeeA Victorian granite bridge over a river squeezed through stone.

Trails

ModeratePine Tree Trail, Cambus o’May4.3 km · 1.5 hrA yellow-marked loop linking two lochans and three bridges.

ModerateGlen Banvie and Bruar Circuit16.1 km · 4.5 hrMoorland, pine woods and a waterfall detour reward a long day out.

ModerateGlen Brown Circuit7.2 km · 2.5 hrOld tracks, Strath Avon views and a rough Glen Brown return.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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16 sighting mapsfor Cairngorms, on the same park map as your route
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Wildlife

More wildlife in Cairngorms

All 16 sighting maps

159 sightingsRed DeerCervus elaphusMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

63 sightingsReindeerRangifer tarandusMost seen 4–7 PMSighting map

102 sightingsOspreyPandion haliaetusMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 3–8 PMSighting map

72 sightingsRed GrouseLagopus lagopus scoticaMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

82 sightingsPine MartenMartes martesMost seen 7–10 PMSighting map

69 sightingsBadgerMeles melesMost seen 8–11 PMSighting map

117 sightingsMountain HareLepus timidusMost seen 8–10 PMSighting map

132 sightingsRoe DeerCapreolus capreolusMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

Where to see Black Grouse in Cairngorms