If you're a birder here's just a taste of what a short drive from Detchant can get you. Winter - Goldeneye, Pale Bellied Brent Goose, Merganser, Short eared Owl, Whooper Swan, Gooseander, Peregine, Curlew and Red Necked Grebe. Summer - Ring Ouzel, Puffin, Arctic and Roseate Tern, Osprey, Pied Flycather, Nighjar, Wheatear and Whinchat.

Resident all year Buzzard, Rock Pippit, Long Tailed Tit, Eider, Fulmar, Tufted Duck, Redshank, Dipper and Goshawk.