Where to See Red Grouse in Cairngorms National Park

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Red Grouse sightings in Cairngorms

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Where Red Grouse has been reported, from 72 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 AM11% of the busiest hour5 AM50% of the busiest hour6 AM94% of the busiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AM61% of the busiest hour9 AM50% of the busiest hour10 AM44% of the busiest hour11 AM39% of the busiest hourNoon39% of the busiest hour1 PM44% of the busiest hour2 PM50% of the busiest hour3 PM56% of the busiest hour4 PM67% of the busiest hour5 PM83% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM94% of the busiest hour8 PM67% of the busiest hour9 PM39% of the busiest hour10 PM17% of the busiest hour11 PM6% of the busiest hour

Red Grouse is most seen 6–8 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Red Grouse 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	11%
5 AM	50%
6 AM	94%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	61%
9 AM	50%
10 AM	44%
11 AM	39%
Noon	39%
1 PM	44%
2 PM	50%
3 PM	56%
4 PM	67%
5 PM	83%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	94%
8 PM	67%
9 PM	39%
10 PM	17%
11 PM	6%

Audio tour

Hear about Red 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 in the Heather

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“On a heather moor, look for a bright red comb just above the vegetation. It may belong to a red grouse, a round, reddish-brown bird with a short black tail. That red patch over the eye is most obvious on males.”

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

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Where to look

Cairngorms spots that mention Red Grouse

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

Trails

ModerateThe Wildcat Trail10.1 km · 3.5 hrA village loop through birchwood, rivers and a steep gorge.

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

ModerateGlenmulliach Viewpoint and Planet Trail5.6 km · 2 hrWalk the planets, then climb to a viewpoint above Tomintoul.

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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

37 sightingsBlack GrouseLyrurus tetrixMost seen 4–6 AMSighting 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 Red Grouse in Cairngorms