White-tailed eagles

21 March to mid/end-July

Come to the Home of the White-tailed Sea Eagle – Loch Frisa on the beautiful Isle of Mull.

The Isle of Mull is one of the best places in Europe to enjoy unique and spectacular views of white-tailed eagles.

You will be taken to a hide by a Mull Eagle Watch ranger to watch the nesting eagles from a safe distance.

As well as seeing these stunning birds of prey, plenty of other wildlife makes Loch Frisa on Mull their home. You are likely to see golden eagles, hen harriers, buzzards, otters along the coast and red deer, which will be calving in June.

Slow Worms, Common Lizards and Adders are all widespread throughout the island, and Basking Sharks, Minke Whales and other cetaceans are also frequently sighted along the coast and by local wildlife operators.

Advanced booking is essential as places fill up quickly. Telephone 01688 302038

Price (including RSPB members): Adults £4, Children (16 and under) £2, Family ticket (two adults and two children) £10. Free to island residents.

Opening times

There will be two or maybe three trips a day depending on demand and this will be changed throughout the season so do call first to check. There is usually a morning trip at 1000 hrs and an afternoon trip at 1300 hrs. Each trip lasts about two hours with over an hour at the hide watching for the eagles and other wildlife.

How to get there

Please note these new arrangements and meeting place for 2008. The eagles have moved and so have we! The rendezvous point for booked trips is now at the south or Aros end of the Loch Frisa track. It is 1km up the track from the Lettermore junction of Loch Frisa forest track and the A848 Tobermory to Salen road. Follow the signs at the road end and please do not park

there. A ranger will meet you at the rendezvous point and escort you to the new hide. This will involve driving your own vehicle to a site via a locked gate along a forest track at your own risk.

Please note that there is no vehicular access from the north end where there is a locked gate. Any walkers or cyclists on the forestry track are welcome to call in at the hide if a trip is on. Donations to the Mull Eagle Watch project are always welcome. Wildlife law advisory notices and nest area protection measures are in place. Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to seeing you at the all-new white-tailed eagle hide this year.

What should I bring?

Wet weather clothing and stout shoes are recommended, although parking is available near to the hide. There is a small selection of telescopes and binoculars available for you to use, courtesy of Viking Optical Ltd but please bring your own if you have them. There are no refreshment facilities or toilets at the hide (nearest are at Tobermory or Salen).

Why not make a day of it?

Nearby attractions that you may also like to visit:

Aros Park, Glen Aros. [Mull]

Ardnamurchan Natural History Centre and RSPB Golden Eagle viewing project.

RSPB Glenborrodale Reserve.

The Mull Eagle Watch and White-tailed Eagle viewing project is a partnership between Forestry Commission Scotland, Mull & Iona Community Trust, Strathclyde police, Scottish Natural Heritage, RSPB Scotland, the local community and volunteers with funding from the BBC Wildlife Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund/Nadair Trust. All money raised goes back to the project and to local Mull and Iona good causes.

"Mull Eagle Watch – proud to be members of Wild Scotland"

Loch Frisa eagle watching.
Provisional viewing arrangements for 2008,
all details are subject to confirmation.

Click on the following link to donwload the RSPB 2006 publication "Aren't Birds Brilliant!".
To download the leaflet in PDF format, click here. Please note that the viewing arrangements described in the leafet are not current [see below]. If the RSPB produce an updated lefalet it will be posted here as soon as possible.