Hen Harriers...
A juv Hen Harrier from a recent #Mull Nature Explorer. It has been a very poor breeding season for this species on the northern moors...
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Ewan Miles
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Bow Down to the Bonxie
We are sometimes fortunate to see Great Skuas (Bonxies) pursuing seabirds around the coastline on our Mull and Ardnamurchan land-based...
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Ewan Miles
Jan 3, 20231 min read
WHAT...A...BIRD
WHAT...A...BIRD ... We have had a huge increase in Sooty Shearwater sightings in #Mull waters this late summer / autumn. Instead of...
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Ewan Miles
Jan 3, 20231 min read
A Day to Never Forget...
A Nature Scotland staff day out with Sea Life Mull - HUMPBACK WHALE! After providing another week of land-based wildlife tours on #Mull,...
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Ewan Miles
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Who says aliens don't exist?!
Who says aliens don't exist?! This is the exoskeleton of a Common Hawker, left behind by the nymph emerging from a mountainous lochan to...
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Ewan Miles
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Juv Cuckoo
We encountered this juvenile Cuckoo on a #Mull Nature Explorer this week! It was feeding independently so presumably fuelling up ready...
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Ewan Miles
Nov 25, 20221 min read
Greenshanks
We have managed to see these stunning Greenshanks on some recent #Mull Explorers. The island is an important wintering site for these...
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Ewan Miles
Nov 15, 20221 min read
That perfect #Hebridean sunset…
That perfect #Hebridean sunset… Whilst doing an evening sea-watch this week, we watched our home star disappear down behind the island of...
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Ewan Miles
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Legless Lizard (Slow Worm)
Our young intern, Joe Fryer, is helping guide on our tours during September and he managed to get these lovely photos of this Slow Worm...
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Ewan Miles
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Gannets
We are enjoying seeing Gannets feeding hard on our recent #Mull Explorers as the food abundance increases around coastal waters. This...
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Ewan Miles
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Curlew Sandpipers
Look at these beauties... We have counted up to four juvenile Curlew Sandpipers on recent #Mull tours. They breed in Arctic Siberia and...
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Ewan Miles
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Otters
We have enjoyed some wonderful views of Otters on #Mull Nature Explorer and Mull Wilderness Explorer tours this summer. They are mainly...
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Ewan Miles
Nov 4, 20221 min read
Scotch Argus
A Scotch Argus feeding from Devils-Bit Scabious. This was on a flora rich road verge on a straight stretch, causing no restrictions of...
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Ewan Miles
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Common Hawker
A Common Hawker freshly emerged as an avian predator after a few years living as an aquatic nymph in the murky lochan, 600m high in the...
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Ewan Miles
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Ptarmigan on Mull
THE SNOW LEOPARDS OF #MULL... Spot the Ptarmigan We were thrilled to encounter two juveniles in the high mountains last week! This is the...
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Ewan Miles
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Lesser Trefoil
It is the little things in life... Lesser Trefoil under a macro lens on the Calgary machair this summer. The floral diversity continues...
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Ewan Miles
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Adult Bonapartes Gull - A first record for Mull!
Adult Bonapartes Gull - A first record for Mull! This North American vagrant was first found by Dan Pointon on the 29th July and since...
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Ewan Miles
Oct 19, 20221 min read
Rock Doves
The Rock Dove - Isle of Iona (summer 2022) Colonies of extremely rare and endangered birds that are the wild ancestors of domestic and...
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Ewan Miles
Oct 16, 20221 min read
£200 for RNLI
Last week on our 'Children's Nature Adventure' we raised £200 for the Tobermory RNLI Lifeboat. We explored the northern parts of Mull and...
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Ewan Miles
Oct 14, 20221 min read
Adders...
We have enjoyed seeing Adders on some of our recent #Mull Nature and Wilderness Explorer's. With cooler temperatures and wetter...
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