The Isle of Mull is a favourite place for bird watchers and has a large list of regularly seen species including many breeding raptors as well as rare and endangered birds. Some magnificent birds choose to over winter around the shores of Mull.

Great Northern Diver and Slavonian Grebe are regularly seen. 'Rare birds' visiting our shores include, Bee-eater, Surf Scoter, Pie billed Grebe, Ross's Gull, Forsters Tern, King Eider, Turtle Dove, Little Stint, Crested Tit. Birds can turn up at any time and in any place.

Resident breeding birds include some of the most spectacular birds of prey like Golden Eagle, White-tailed Sea eagle, Merlin, Buzzard and Hen Harrier. We also have lots of singing Song Thrushes and Skylarks, now becoming much scarcer on the mainland.