Wildlife Adventure - 15th July

Wildlife Adventure passengers (Millport students), July 15th 2012. Some great encounters on our short trips today. Within the first half an hour we watched a White-tailed Eagle drift right into the heart of a Golden Eagle territory causing ...a constant yelping from the usually silent Goldie as it chased the flying Barn door out of its patch! For such a large hardy bird the Golden Eagle has got a very lame call! As we ventured down Loch Sunart everyone on board enjoyed the stunning highland landscapes. Harbour porpoise, Red-Throated Divers, a cautious otter, Common Seals and their pups and a good number of Manx Shearwaters, Gannets and other Auks were also seen.
Later, during the Ecocruz, we were surrounded by hunting harbour porpoises riding the waves, saw the Golden Eagle and caught a squat lobster in the creel. What a great day! Ewan