With sights of soaring beautiful white tailed eagles, often seen perched on a nearby tree top and nearby coastal rocks. We have been witnessing the continuous brooding of the egg, predominantly by the wonderful Anna. Scalla has been seen regularly out at sea or across the sound of Mull…or even soaring along the nearby mountain …
Continue reading “Spring has sprung and ’tis the season of new life!”
So after a wonderful start to the season the weather is dry as anything, the sun is shining and we’re here on Craignure Golf Course living la vida loca alongside the pair of resident eagles Scalla and Anna. So far on our journey we are still in incubation stage and it is about two weeks …
Hello everyone and welcome back to Mull Eagle Watch 2019! Week one is down and so far it’s been an absolutely incredible beginning to Mull Eagle Watch season of 2019 at Craignure Golf Course. The sun has been shining steadily every single day, the clouds have been soft and gentle giving some incredible sights! The …
3rd November 2018 My goodness, it has been the most challenging season for Mull Eagle Watch! We’ve had some great highs and way too many lows but still, we managed to salvage the season and end with some fantastic and well-deserved news. Here is a summary of the key events that occurred this summer. The …
15th October 2018 In 2010, MEW watched as sea eagle pair, Fingal and Iona, raised a chick. The female was named Shelly after Glen Seilisdeir, the valley in which the birds reside on the Isle of Mull. Shelly was fitted with a satellite tag which was designed to track her movements. Disappointingly, after only three …
Continue reading “An update on Shelly – the sea eagle rediscovered after 7 years”
2nd September 2018 We were spolit with eagle action last Thursday at West Ardhu! Hope arrived with a measly portion of food but, instead of dropping it in the nest, she perched underneath Misak to eat it herself, despite the incessant calling from the hungry chick. Ulva, appeared at the same time but, realising the …
23rd August 2018 At West Ardhu Eagle Watch, we are having the odd sighting of an immature white-tailed eagle who is obviously very inquisitive about what’s going on in the nest. One day, it went as far as to sit in the nest tree, peering down at the eaglet in the nest before Hope crashed …
20th August 2018 Where did all that lovely weather go? I’m once again, living in waterproof overtrousers and boots which have been damp for days. However I can’t help but pity the eagles more than myself as they sit sheltering under branches, holding their wings out to dry. Despite the dismal weather our eagles have …
Continue reading “Soggy eagles (and visitors) at Wet Ardhu!”
As you’ll know, it has been a rollercoaster of a season here at Mull Eagle Watch this year. However, for our terns at Craignure, it has been slightly smoother. The picture above is of Scallastle bay, the beach that surrounds Craignure Golf Course. This area has been designated a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) …
2nd July 2018 Sadly, on Thursday 14th June, the Tiroran chick was confirmed dead. It had only been ringed on the Monday and the team remarked at how placid it had been when being handled. The Tiroran chick being ringed Looking back, that wasn’t a good sign. Cian had been watching the chick all week …
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