AUTUMN in the HIGHLANDS with EASY WALKING

SAT 12 AUGUST – SAT 19 AUGUST, SAT 19 AUGUST – SAT 26 AUGUST 2023

SAT 10 AUGUST – SAT 17 AUGUST, SAT 17 AUGUST – SAT 24 AUGUST 2024

PRICES: from £1595pp

Early Birder Prices from £1445pp (subject to availability). Contact us before booking! No single supplement. Full details are on our website. Please read FIELD NOTES on page 9.

Would you like to see all the special birds of Scotland, but without too much exertion? On this new ‘Easy Walking’ itinerary, we look for all the Scottish specials including Ptarmigan, perhaps the most inaccessible of our native birds. We explore the dramatic west coast, search for southbound migrants and enjoy a fantastic seabird trip to the Outer Hebrides, on a tour which involves very little walking, and on some days hardly any walking at all. We are based entirely at the Mountview Hotel, giving us flexibility to choose the best day for each of our activities.

You can enjoy all the great birding the Scottish Highlands has to offer, visiting many special places by comfortable minibus and getting close to the best birding sites. As well as Ptarmigan we seek Highland specialities including Black Grouse, Crested Tit, Scottish Crossbill, Golden Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Osprey and much more. Early Autumn is a great time of year when bird numbers and diversity are high, with local breeders joined by migrants originating from Scandinavia as they begin to flood south towards warmer climes. We visit a range of superb coastal sites to search for birds within some of the most attractive regions of Scotland while our boat trip should give us exciting encounters with seabirds including Gannet, Sooty and Manx Shearwater, Storm Petrel, any of four skuas, auks and perhaps a rarity. The Minch is a great stretch of sea for Cetaceans, with Common, Risso’s and Bottle-nosed Dolphin, Harbour Porpoise and Minke Whale all possible at this time of year. Seven nights at Mountview Hotel.

Combine with:

SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

Highlands & Outer Hebrides (p24), Twenty Scottish Specials (p26), NEW! Highland Migration by land and sea (p25).

SCOTTISH ISLANDS

North Ron & Orkney in early Autumn for birders (p42), Outer Hebrides in early Autumn for birders (p43).