HAPPY NEW YEAR! We would like to wish all of our followers a HNY with good health and happiness in 2023. We have had some wonderful winter-scapes here on #Mull in recent weeks and here is an image from a frozen LN Keal last winter. E Miles (2022)

December Dolphins! On a recent #Mull Winter Wildlife Tour we were in a privialged position to watch a pod of over 30 Common Dolphins on the west side of the island. There has been a noticeable increase of CD sightings in Mull waters over the last decade and also more sightings in the winter months like this one! We submitted this record to the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust app 'Whaletrack' to contribute to the greater understanding of cetaceans in these waters. Other sigh

A wonderful day in the mountains of #Mull yesterday. Here are my favourite quotes about connecting with this magical environment "The mountains are the last place where humans can feel truly wild." “‘I like the mountains because they make me feel small, they help me sort out what’s important in life." “There is no wifi in the mountains, but I promise you will find a better connection.”

How many times did we Orcas on our Nature Scotland tours this year?! We were lucky enough to encounter them times on day tours in ! Twice on the #Ardnamurchan Explorer and one time each on the #Mull Nature & Wilderness Explorer's. Ewan Miles (Sept 22)

The #Mull dark skies are breathtaking this evening! Look up and admire one of the greatest shows on earth! Here in the Hebrides we are blessed to have some of the darkest skies in the whole of Europe!

Stunning winter sunshine on yesterdays #Mull Wildlife Tour! Here is what we managed to see on the day... - 6 Otters - 5 WT Eagles - Male Hen Harrier - Juv/female Common Scoter - 4 Slavonian Grebes - c6 Great-northern Divers - c10 Turnstones - Kestrel - Red Deer - Harbour Seals

Join Ewan on the Isle of #Mull this winter to reconnect with the wild. We provide a number of winter experiences from wildlife tours, photo workshops and stargazing experiences. Winter Wildlife Tour - A full day (6 - 7 hours) exploring the wildlife on the Isle of Mull. Winter Photography Workshops - Eagles, Otters, Landscapes, Seascapes, Night & Starscapes. ​ Stargazing Experiences - Admire and learn about the stars, planets and constellations under stunning dark Hebridean sk

We have recently said goodbye to Theo and Jack who have finished their seasons with Nature Scotland here on #Mull. We would just like to say a huge thank you to them both for their efforts on Mull (and Ardnamurchan) this year! It was wonderful to have them as part of the team and I hope they enjoyed the experience, from the guiding, to the surveys and also the sociable side as well. We hope to see them both back on the Isle again in the very near future.

We have had some wonderful Otter encounters on recent #Mull Nature Explorers! Here is a mother and cub having a well earned rest on a skerry after a feeding and playing session! E Miles (Oct 22)

A 2cy Gannet off #Mull recently. We have enjoyed watching these majestic seabirds feeding around coastal waters on our land-based tours during August / Sept. Lets all hope that the impact of avian flu subsides into this winter and beyond. Ewan Miles (Sept 2022)

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 this year but these milder hyperoceanic Hebridean islands very often prove to be vital wintering grounds for this magical species.

WHAT...A...BIRD ... We have had a huge increase in Sooty Shearwater sightings in #Mull waters this late summer / autumn. Instead of scanning hard to pick out the occasional larger and darker bird in Manx Shearwater flocks we have recorded flocks of over 300 'Sootys' in recent days and weeks! Our record count from a #Mull Nature Explorer was c160 by guides Theo and Joe from the west of Mull. This photo was taken last weekend on our staff day out with Sea Life Mull. Ewan Miles

A Nature Scotland staff day out with Sea Life Mull - HUMPBACK WHALE! After providing another week of land-based wildlife tours on #Mull, the team got together to have a staff trip aboard Sea Life Mull to search for cetaceans and seabirds. After some great sightings of Minke Whales, C Dolphins and H Porpoise, the sharp-eyed skipper James spotted a big blow to the west and very shortly afterwards we were watching a Humpback Whale! Due to the distinctive fluke markings, we kno

On yesterday's #Mull Nature Explorer we had superb views of Gannets feeding hard just off the coastline! Other encounters included five Golden Eagles, White-tailed Eagle, two Otters, Grey Seals, Red Deer, Goosanders, Red-throated Divers and much more!

We encountered this juvenile Cuckoo on a #Mull Nature Explorer this week! It was feeding independently so presumably fuelling up ready for the long journey to tropical Africa. On the same day, Joe also discovered a second juv Cuckoo 6-7 miles from this original bird. Ewan Miles (Sept 22)

We have managed to see these stunning Greenshanks on some recent #Mull Explorers. The island is an important wintering site for these waders and also home to a small number of breeding pairs. Ewan Miles (Sept 2022)

That perfect #Hebridean sunset… Whilst doing an evening sea-watch this week, we watched our home star disappear down behind the island of #Coll. Ewan Miles, NW #Mull (Sept 2022)

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 (Legless Lizard) on a recent #Mull Nature Explorer! These stunning reptiles act as 'bio-control agents' in gardens as they love to eat slugs, snails and other potential 'problem species'. There is no need to buy deadly and toxic slug pellets and other harmful chemicals when you can just support these predator - prey relationships in your gard

We are enjoying seeing Gannets feeding hard on our recent #Mull Explorers as the food abundance increases around coastal waters. This photo was taken on a recent Sea Life Mull tour off the north coast of the island. Ewan Miles (Sept 2022)

Look at these beauties... We have counted up to four juvenile Curlew Sandpipers on recent #Mull tours. They breed in Arctic Siberia and winter mainly in Africa. Normally a rather scarce passage migrant but more common some years. Ewan Miles (Sept 2022)