We were a bit in need of doing our last bits of laundry and it was time to make sure that we cleaned the cottage up a bit in preparation for our departure the following morning so we had a casual day making a trip down to the harbour and eating at the Fishish Restaurant
Today we fancied trying a trip north to Glengorm Castle. We thought that we would stand a good chance of getting some birds of prey on the cliffs there and also perhaps some woodland birds. We also thought – incorrectly – that the castle might be open for viewing or at least have a garden…
Another of our pre-planned trips was a boat trip down Loch na Keal lookign for White-tailed Sea Eagles on the Mull Charters boat. We again had the drive down to Salen then across towards Gruline before turning off on the B7083 that runs along the north shore of Loch na Keal. We stopped off at…
After a day on the water it was back to the roads but we did have a very short trip later in the day from Fionnphort to Iona. First though there was a long road trip and you don’t get anywhere fast on Mull! But what a grea day out lay ahead and one you…
One of the most exciting visits to bird colonies must surely involve the visit to Lunga, one of the several islands that make up the Treshnish Islands. There can be no better birding site for views of Puffins from a foot or two away anywhere in Britain. It is not without it’s little difficulties however.
Since my little accident at Gatehouse of Fleet on the first day of our holiday, my leg had been getting worse and worse. A big lump had appeared on my right knee and my right leg was black and blue and green and yellow all the way down to the ankle. We weren’t sure of…
This day was really a settling in day and we didn’t do any birding except to look from the ferry and keep an eye open for anything interesting as we drove from Craignure to Tobermory. We drove by our cottage, The Old Coastguards, to check it out even though we were a bit early and…
Our drive, this day, was quite a long one but very beautiful. We drove south back down to the end of Loch Lomond, drove along the bottom and then came up the other side. We drove the length of the western edge of Loch Lomond up to Tarbert and then on to Inveruglas and Crianlarich…
Our plan after leaving Gatehouse of Fleet was to drive up to Lauriston – taking the scenic route – northwards and take our time getting to Balmaha on the banks of Loch Lomond (cue song) but our plans were somewhat altered by events. The road to Lauriston was delightful and led (to our surprise) over…
The first stage of our holiday, planned to take in a week on Mull as well as several other locations on the way to and from there, was a drive from Manchester to Dumfries where we stopped off at WWT Caerlaverock and also, a new site for us, at RSPB Mersehead.
