Category: Adventures
5th August.
A lunchtime feast here at Dungallen today with chaffinch, siskin and redpoll all enjoying the niger seed .
Read moreA big gap and catch up
I cannot believe how fast the time has gone. June and so far July has been exceptionally busy. This is not a complaint I am delighted that people have been booking with me , some have been before and seem to enjoy coming back! I have been very lax in doing my daily blog. My […]
Read moreTuesday 26th
Another great wildlife day but very very hot. Golden eagles over the hills and a male hen harrier working the grassland. A day for male hen harrier with a distant one over the ills and a close one down near the old bridge. A white tailed eagle sitting in the tree and three different otters. […]
Read moreMonday 25th June
A very close red deer today as it jumped in front of the minibus. Luckily I managed to stop in time. and a brilliant view of the stag. A lovely male hen harrier and golden eagles over hills. and close views of the Golden eagles near the eerie. Landing on the hill so we could […]
Read moreSunday 24th June
A North run today. A lovely day, cool morning warming in the afternoon. Aros bay looked lovely in the sun. Red breasted merganser, Eider ducks and young, mute swans and curlew. Lots of common seals lying around on the rocks. An otter feeding off shore and white tailed eagle on the islands. it flew and […]
Read moreFriday 22nd June
The day went very quickly, Highlights for today were the Seals, common and enjoying the good weather. we could hear them calling they are due to pup soon. Fantastic view of golden eagles near the Eerie. We heard one calling and found it on the rocks . The other flew in and we enjoyed watching […]
Read moreThursday 21st June
Longest day, and a boot and bus tour today. Cool wind and cloudy to start. We decided to do the walk in the afternoon. A run up Loch na keal and two white tailed eagles on the islands. they flew to take a fish from Mull charters so we were in the right place right […]
Read moreBoot and bus today
The weather today was better than forecast, Our journey to Croggan was lovely through ancient woodlands with the sunlight through oak and birch trees. On the way we saw buzzards, red breasted merganser, common seals willow warbler and lots of swallows. A white throat flew onto a nearby gorse bush. Our lunch stop before the […]
Read moreSunday 17th June
A North run today and lots to see, A wet start to our day but the rain soon stopped. Our morning was good with common seals, common sandpiper, red breasted merganser and eider ducks with ducklings. Red deer in the hills and one hind had a calf with her quite young and spotty. lovely. A […]
Read moreCommon Sandpiper
JUNE 17th. A common sandpiper letting me know I was getting a little too close today.
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