13th April 2018 I’m excited to be returning to the role of Community Information and Tourism Officer this summer and will be running the eagle nest tours alongside Cian Burke-Brown who is the seasonal ranger for Mull and Iona Community Trust. This year, we are being hosted by the wonderful Craignure Golf Club. A team …
Category Archives: The hide
Ringed & Ready
Thursday June 29th – Ringed & Ready to explore the wider world! How time flies! The two eaglets/chicks at our West Ardhu viewing hide are now 9 weeks old – they’re managing to feed themselves with prey in the nest, they’re standing up and exercising their enormous wing span (over 8ft) and they are almost …
Growing season…
Sunday 28th May 2017 Eagle parents working hard at West Ardhu (North West Mull Community Woodland) I’m so impressed with our West Ardhu eagles and their parenting skills! Our two chicks/eaglets are now about 31 days old – just over four weeks into their lives already and the adults, Hope and Star have been doing …
Springtime Raptors & Reptiles
Springtime Raptors & Reptiles – 4th April 2017 Mull Eagle Watch reopens for trips on 11th April 2017 (bookings now being taken on 01680 812556) Fresh faces After a year and a half working locally at Ulva Primary School, I’ve returned to the Seasonal Eagle Ranger Post, which I filled during 2014 and 2015. I’ll …
Chicks in the Mist
The glen leading down to West Ardhu is a fickle place. Though the massive rock terraces are themselves immovable, weather conditions lend them a shadow-life that belies their static nature. It is a place fit for eagles. There are days when the sun slants over the geological scars in this landscape, calling to mind the …
Branching Out
It can’t be easy, learning how to eagle. Wobbling inexpertly on a spruce branch, you can almost see the brow of NWMCWC’s 10-week old chick furrowing as he tries to marshal his gigantic wings and make them flap at the same time. So far his efforts have yielded mixed results: on Monday, he jumped from …
Running Rings
My goodness, what a busy – but exciting – few weeks it’s been. We’ve had primary school visits, beautiful weather, sensational views of the eagles… and of course, the ringing of the chicks! At West Ardhu, the single chick was fitted with its leg rings on Tuesday June 7th. As the team arrived, “Hope” [the …
In the Eye of the Beholder
There’s been a little bit of excitement to start my week at West Ardhu… I’m delighted to tell you that on Monday, for the very first time, we were able to see Star and Hope’s single chick from the hide! Admittedly, it’s not at the most visually appealing stage in its development [think half-plucked chicken …
Life in the Limelight
Well ladies and gentlemen, I think we might have a bit of a poser in our midst at NWMCWC’s West Ardhu site! […and no, I’m not talking about Malcolm, who has been braving shorts since March…] As the single chick passes the two-week mark, Hope – the resident female – has been taking every opportunity …
There’s No Business Like Snow-Business
We’ve had a Happy Event here at Mull Eagle Watch – but true to form, the Scottish weather is threatening to throw a spanner in the works… This week it was confirmed that Star and Hope, the White-tailed Eagles of West Ardhu Community Forest, had hatched a single chick. Our suspicions that an arrival was …
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