Wildlife

Mull is teeming with wildlife & you may get to see some of it if you are lucky. We saw White tailed Eagles, actually had 2 separate views one was round Loch Na Keal where we could quite clearly see 2 birds perched on the trees. We did actually see them here 2 years ago. Later on after a tip off we saw a female on the nest & 2 chicks. They were clearly visible, but what a difference it made this time around having a decent pair of binoculars. These were further round on the same road on the other side of Ben More. We did visit the Eagle hide where we had a very interesting talk, spotted Golden Eagle quite high up but no sign of Frisa & Skye.

There was a herd of Red deers that frequented the field next to our house and actually came very close. Peering out of the window on night time trips to the loo was par for the course. We had a Wood Warbler that sang loudly as we walked past on our way down to the sea and the ever present very soggy Pheasant.

There were several flycatchers down at Aros bridge but no sign of the Dipper. I don't know if it was because the river was very full or she was just not nesting there this year.

We saw an Otter at Croig more about him later. Bird count was only 48 but not bad as we missed out on the boat trip & many of the sea birds were not around due to the weather. Also no gulls included and basically only a 1 poor amateur birding.

At Carsaig we saw Seals, Wild Goats and a herd of Fallow Deer! we had several different encounters with deer all over the island so keep your eyes peeled.