Birds
In Scotland between 300 to 325 species of birds are recorded annually and 200 of these are either residents or regular summer, passage or winter visitors.
Scotland lies at the junction of two major 'flyways' or migration routes for birds. One comes from the high arctic Canadian islands, across Greenland and Iceland; the other brings birds from the east, from north Russia across Scandinavia.
There is thus a great mixing of migrant species during passage periods with many Scottish habitats, especially wetlands, providing essential 'stepping stones' for these birds.
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