We started Monday at Dervaig under another glorious blue sky. The Loch there is always worth checking out as it often turns up birds that can be hard to find elsewhere on the island. This visit was to be no different with a pristine Redshank feeding towards the back whilst Read more…
With a good nights sleep behind us we woke refreshed on Sunday morning. The single feeder that we’d put up was already starting to attract birds with a pair of Chaffinches and a Goldfinch stopping by during breakfast, whilst a few meters away a Grey Heron startled us both as Read more…
Of all the hundreds of posts that I have written to date on this blog, I find none more difficult to construct than those which cover our visits to the Isle of Mull. Its wildlife and scenery is always outstanding, sometimes even unbelievable, and in trying to portray the sense Read more…
With just two days left on Mull we decided to stay around the house in the hope of getting some more sightings of the Golden Eagles. We weren’t disappointed as on a walk down to the beach we rounded a corner to find one of the Eagles sat just above Read more…
Conscious of our rapidly depleting petrol supply and the vastly inflated fuel prices on the island we spent the next few days visiting places closer to home. First port of call was Eas Fors, a waterfall that tumbles straight off the cliffs and into the sea. Having taken the usual Read more…
If you think of Mull then chances are you will almost immediately think of Golden Eagles. The island has always had a reputation for delivering on this mammoth king of the skies, one which was only enhanced by Gordan Buchanan’s beautiful documentary ‘Eagle Island’ which I highly recommend if you Read more…