Isle of Mull Wildlife - Information and Tours
Mull is well known for its amazing array of wildlife. A fantastic place for nature lovers and bird watchers. Mull has a coastline of 300 miles (480 km) with a landscape is primarily moorland, with a few peaks, and its climate is moderated by the Gulf Stream.
Minke whales, porpoises and dolphins are among the sea life that can be seen on boat tours from Mull. Otters and seals are frequently seen around the coast and porpoises are also regularly spotted just offshore. There are also plenty of Red Deer on the island.
The Isle of Mull is a favourite place for bird watchers and has a large list of regularly seen species including many breeding raptors as well as rare and endangered birds.
The habitats of the Isle of Mull are varied from mountains and moorlands to sea lochs and hill lochans, damp boggy marshes to sandy beaches. It supports a good range of resident and migrant birds, many passage birds call in to re-fuel en-route.
Raptors include Golden Eagle and White-tailed Sea Eagle, Hen Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel, Merlin, Sparrow Hawk and Buzzard. Barn Owl, Long-eared Owl and Tawny Owl are resident and Short-eared Owls visit to breed. Corvids include Ravens and Hooded Crow are plentiful .
The tidal lochs are very attractive to many waders and birds of passage which stop to feed whilst en-route to their summer and winter feeding grounds. Whooper Swan, Bar-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Redshank, Snipe and Whimbrel are just a few.
Boat trips are available to take you to the Treshnish isles during the summer where you can get close to nesting birds, Puffin, Shag, Kittiwake, Guillemot and Razorbill.
Recommended Wildlife Trips
Sea Life Surveys offer Whale Watching trips from Tobermory - www.sealifesurveys.com
Turus Mara to fantastic boat trips to the Treshnish Islands - www.turusmara.com
Take a full day wildlife and birdwatching safari with Richard Atkinson - www.mullwildlife.co.uk
Wildlife and birdwatching with Pam & Arthur Brown - www.discovermull.co.uk
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