A dipper on a rock in an Arran river.
Photo Brian Couper
One of the species that visiting birdwatchers to Arran are keen to see is the dipper. This bird is absent from the southeast of the UK. On Arran it is a relatively easy bird to see. It is closely associated with most of our swiftly running shallow rivers and burns.
In the winter time, with rivers in spate, the mouths of the rivers can be good areas to find this species.