We stopped off at Glen More at the three lochs, a beauty spot, before we headed slightly further on. It didn't seem to promising, just some RED DEER graxing on the hill. The area was a mix of pine plantation on the lower hill, moving to bracken and then heather on the hill top.
No one seemed bothered with this place, until there was a shout and we discovered a female HEN HARRIER. She was seen quartering just above the tree line looking for prey. We were rewarded some cracking views if somewhat distant.
As the HARRIER dropped into the pines she was joined by two juviniles. It seems we had stumbled on a successful nesting site - how rare is that. The two juvs were rambunctious always diving at each other, squabbling a lot. They finally went to ground and we had to move on.
The HARRIERS used the most inauspicious place to nest - there was no difference between this place and the many others like it in Mull.
We stayed the night on Mull, in a nice hotel, if somewhat busy, and will leave tomorrow.
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