Where to See Goldeneye in Cairngorms National Park

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Goldeneye sightings in Cairngorms

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Where Goldeneye has been reported, from 155 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 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM8% of the busiest hour5 AM25% of the busiest hour6 AM55% of the busiest hour7 AM80% of the busiest hour8 AM70% of the busiest hour9 AM60% of the busiest hour10 AM50% of the busiest hour11 AM45% of the busiest hourNoon40% of the busiest hour1 PM45% of the busiest hour2 PM55% of the busiest hour3 PM70% of the busiest hour4 PM85% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM85% of the busiest hour7 PM65% of the busiest hour8 PM45% of the busiest hour9 PM20% of the busiest hour10 PM7% of the busiest hour11 PM2% of the busiest hour

Goldeneye is most seen 4–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Goldeneye sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	8%
5 AM	25%
6 AM	55%
7 AM	80%
8 AM	70%
9 AM	60%
10 AM	50%
11 AM	45%
Noon	40%
1 PM	45%
2 PM	55%
3 PM	70%
4 PM	85%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	85%
7 PM	65%
8 PM	45%
9 PM	20%
10 PM	7%
11 PM	2%

Audio tour

Hear about Goldeneye 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 Duck’s Nest in a Tree

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“A duck on a loch may have started life in a tree. Goldeneyes nest in holes in trunks, and they also use nest boxes fixed near water. The female lines the hollow with down plucked from her breast.”

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

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Where to look

Cairngorms spots that mention Goldeneye

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

Places

SightUath LochansSmall woodland lochs, with a steep climb to Strathspey views.

Trails

ModerateLoch Morlich Trail5.6 km · 2 hrSandy shores and Cairngorm views on a low-climb lochside loop.

EasyLoch Mallachie Trail2.7 km · 45 minA short pinewood loop links Loch Garten and Loch Mallachie.

ModerateBeaver Trail, Rothiemurchus7 km · 2.3 hrWatch for beaver signs, then detour for Loch an Eilein’s ruined castle.

EasyLittle Ord Trail5.5 km · 1.8 hrA woodland loop past a Pictish cross and two abandoned villages.

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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Wildlife

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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

37 sightingsBlack GrouseLyrurus tetrixMost seen 4–6 AMSighting 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

Where to see Goldeneye in Cairngorms