Insh Marshes Nature Reserve is an important wetland that supports abundant birdlife.


The reserve is open all year-round and its resident birdlife varies throughout the year. Spring and summer are the best seasons for seeing the breeding waders as well as ospreys fishing in Loch Insh and the River Spey. In fall, winter migrants, including whooper swans and greylag geese, arrive from Iceland, while in winter you can see ducks including wigeon and tufted duck, as well as roosting hen harriers.