BIRDS & MAMMALS featuring the Islands of EIGG & MUCK

SAT 29 JULY – SAT 5 AUGUST 2023

SAT 27 JULY – SAT 3 AUGUST 2024

PRICES: from £1695pp

Early Birder Prices from £1545pp (subject to availability).

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No single supplement. Full details and a Trip Report are on our website. Please read FIELD NOTES on page 9.

A holiday for the wildlife enthusiast with a special emphasis on some of the most sought-after mammals of the Highlands. We seek Otter, Common and Grey Seal, cetaceans including Minke Whale, Harbour Porpoise and dolphins during a two-night three-day excursion to the stunning west coast. We use our contacts and experience in west coast areas to give us the best possible chance of success. While in our Nethy Bridge base, we have more opportunities to add to our mammal list, with Mountain and Brown Hare, Red Squirrel and three species of deer possible plus evening excursions locally for Daubenton’s Bat and/or to watch Badgers.

Speciality birds include Ptarmigan, Black Grouse, Golden and White-tailed Eagle, Crested Tit, Scottish Crossbill, Slavonian Grebe, Black-throated Diver, Dotterel and perhaps breeding Snow Bunting. On a dedicated boat trip visiting the islands of Muck and Eigg, we aim to see a variety of seabirds including Puffin and Black Guillemot, rafts of Manx Shearwater, all three divers in summer plumage, raptors including Merlin, Peregrine, Hen Harrier and both eagles plus breeding Twite, Wheatear, Whinchat and Rock Pipit. With over 100 species of bird and 15 species of mammal possible, this is a trip designed to give us many chances to see exciting mammals with great birding along the way!

Total species c.120. Mammals may include Daubenton’s Bat, Badger, Red Squirrel, Red Deer, Roe Deer, Grey Seal, Common Seal. Otter, Mountain and Brown Hare, Bottlenosed Dolphin and Harbour Porpoise are possible.

Five nights at Mountview Hotel. Two nights at a comfortable hotel on the West Coast.

Combine with:

SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

Highland Wildlife in High Summer (p23), Birds and Mammals incl Perthshire (p23), Highlands & the Outer Hebrides (p24).

SCOTTISH ISLANDS

NEW! Mull and Ardnamurchan Wildlife Spectacular (p41).