Nest  camera in the Ranger Centre at Brodick Castle Country Park.

Spring and summer.

Often seen at dusk in winter hunting

Buzzards

Fence posts and telegraph poles, by roadsides anywhere on the island.

All year

Display during January/February

Divers

Kilbrannan Sound.

Mainly between October & May

Red-throated, Black-throated and Great Northern can all be seen in full plumage (above image) in spring

Gannets

Anywhere along Arran�s coast, as well as from the ferry.

February - October only.

Golden Eagles

Top of the String Road, or top of the Boguille, Hills around Lochranza

All year

Displaying January/February

Hen Harriers

The top of the Boguille, Machrie Moor on the walk to the standing stones, and the car-park at the top of the Ross. 

All year

See live footage of a nest at Kilmory Hall May-August

Sea Ducks

Eider, mergansers and shellduck from Brodick Pier.  Large merganser roost on the sea by The Wineport. Go to the NW coast to see eiders

All year

Best seen in winter.

Short-eared Owls

By day over the Bogouille, Machrie Moor and the top of the String Road.

All year round

Swans

In any village. Mostly mute swans, but whooper swans can occasionally be seen in Whiting bay.

All year round. 

Mute swan cygnets can be seen in the summertime.

FISH

Basking Shark

East coast from Corrie to Kildonan or Kilbrannan Sound.

Summer only.

Images by A. Hay, C. Gomersall (rspb-images.com) and T Marshall (RSPB)