So after a couple of stops to look at some scenery, which included some sunnng SHAGS, we finally hit the big time with WHITE-TAILED EAGLES. AT Loch na Keal we found two birds spaced apart and looking imperious on some pine trees over looking the loch. This species is one of the reasons why I booked onto this holiday, because, except for the odd very rare migrant, it is not encountered in Suffolk. And its an amazing bird. I had to come up to Mull to see it as it was not coming down to see me.
SEA EAGLE country
We drove over to the other side of the Loch to find another eagle, this time the GOLDEN EAGLE. As being a well watched bunch of EAGLES it was relatively easy to find one as there were lots of birdwatchers parked beneath it. The bird was standing, classic pose, on a boulder.
Then another bird appeared in the sky, flying over the skyline. The bird we were originally watching flew up to confront it. There was a brief skirmish, before the new bird flew off. The original bird dropped fast from the sky and headed down a cliff face to an area of crags behind some trees. This seemed to be its nest.
Then another bird appeared in the sky, flying over the skyline. The bird we were originally watching flew up to confront it. There was a brief skirmish, before the new bird flew off. The original bird dropped fast from the sky and headed down a cliff face to an area of crags behind some trees. This seemed to be its nest.
On the Loch were two further WHITE-TAILED EAGLES sitting on an island, while another one
briefly followed a fishing boat.
Along the way we passed a small flock of TWITE, four in total, showing off a kind of beige beauty. There were two RED-THROATED DIVERS on the Loch, and on a cliff face, we found pure bred ROCK DOVES, with their distinctive white rumps.
After this we carried on further into Mull, discussed in my next blog.
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