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Day 1 - March 15th On day one, the group met up at 2 o'clock down at the Grant Arms hotel’s reception, where we got to know each other and set up a plan for the week. Shortly afterwards, we set off for the area around Nethy Bridge in the hopes of spotting Dipper, Crested Tit and Red Squirrel. Upon arrival, we took a path along the river where we spotted a female Goosander and a pair of Dipper’s that were feeding relatively close to the bank. After a stroll along the river, we

23rd evening - day 1 We all met up at our accommodation at Oakfield House before heading out for the afternoon. A wet and windy afternoon to start the trip. On our way to our first stop we had Goosander and Red-breasted Merganser, Bar-tailed Godwit and other common waders plus a few Harbour Seals and 2 showy Red-throated Divers from the roadside. Red and Fallow deer were ticked off next from the van. Sadly, the weather really turned when we arrived at the sea loch, but we saw

TOUR REPORT Day One We all met outside the hotel at 12noon and headed straight for the English side of the Solway. It was a high spring tide, so the waders were pushed in close to the shore and getting ready to roost. It was lovely to see groups of Pintail and Shoveler just offshore near Bowness and wader species consisted of Oystercatcher, Curlew, Lapwing and Redshank. Large numbers of Wigeon and Teal were also offshore, and a group of Common Scoters flying west. As we made

From the 27th - 31st of October, Mull had 8 new residents, 7 were our wonderful guests and the other was the one and only Megan McCubbin. Together we embarked on a week to remember, experiencing Mull's autumn wildlife at its very best. On the Monday afternoon, we welcomed everyone at our beautiful accommodation in Tobermory with fantastic views down the Sound of Mull looking south-east with spectacular sunrises from the living room windows all week. The tour began at 2pm, and

Day 1 We all met up at our accommodation house before heading out for the afternoon, a windy and rainy afternoon was on the cards and high tide, so we headed to moorland areas of NW Mull, on the way we saw Snipe and Little Grebes. Coming into Calgary bay in a flooded field there were lots of Oystercatchers and Common Gulls and a sizable Greylag Goose flock, hidden amongst them were 10 Greenland White-fronted Geese, a species becoming a very v rare sight on Mull and with 4 of

16th - first afternoon Jack and the group met at the Kennacraig ferry terminal and started with the ferry trip to Port Askaig. Through West Loch Tarbert we had several summer plumage Great-Northern and Red-throated Divers, R-b Mergansers, a Little Egret, Eiders and a few Harbour Seals. Heading into open water, we spotted 2 pods of Common Dolphins and 8 Harbour Porpoise with Gannets, Kittiwakes and Guillemots also around. Down the Sound of Islay there were a fair few Red Deer

10th - day 1 We all met at the Kennacraig ferry terminal and started with the ferry trip to Port Askaig. Through West Loch Tarbert we had several summer plumage Great-Northern Diver, Red-breasted Mergansers, Wigeon, a Little Egret, several Little Grebe, a drake Common Scoter, Eiders and a few Harbour Seals. Down the Sound of Islay there were a fair few Red Deer on the moors of Jura. A pair of White-tailed Eagles were sitting on top of an island with an immature WTE flying ove

Our final tour of the festival and we met two guests in Carlisle before heading up the motorway to meet the rest of the group in Moffat....

11/09/25 The tour began in a typical Scottish mountain range, characterized by abundant sheep grazing and a division between heather and...

Monday 22nd - Friday 26th July 2024 DAY ONE – Welcome & Sunset Hike After meeting at the hotel and having our first evening meal...

Monday 5th - Friday 9th February 2024 TOUR REPORT DAY 1 After some slight delays due to travel disruptions, the group headed out to the...

We are sad to say goodbye to our wonderful Naturalist Jack for another season! He has been guiding with us since March and we would like...

One of my biggest dreams was to be a wildlife tour guide on the Isle of Mull and that dream became reality when I got the opportunity to...

Weasel-ly my best wildlife encounter of the year so far!! We had a truly stunning 30 minute moment of wildlife sightings yesterday on our...

Our guide Theo has done a blog post about the trip, read how we get on below... Thursday 23rd March: Ewan and Theo left Mull early that...

We had a stunning five day package tour on the Isle of Islay last week and we were privileged to be bathed in sunshine for most of it!...

The group of 7 guests – Russ, Suzanne, Don, Gill, Julie, Simon and Andy – met up with leaders Ewan and John Miles in the foyer of the...

The #Cairngorms Wildlife Expedition 2022 We had some great views of Red Squirrels during the experience. They are busy cacheing food at...

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...