Argyll - The Isle of Mull

There is a staggering amount of wildlife in a relatively small area and there's a lot of what I call Hollywood or celebrity species. Take a look at the species list below to see what I mean.

WHERE IS IT?
The isle of Mull is just off the west coast of Scotland, about half way up. Catch the ferry across from Oban.

WHAT'S THERE?
Mammals:
Killer whales
Humpbacked whale
Common dolphin
Risso's dolphin
Atlantic white-sided dolphin
Bottlenose dolphin
Minke whale
Harbour porpoise
Cuvier's beaked whale
Sperm whale
Northern right whale
Common seal
Grey seal
Otters
Red deer
Fallow deer
Blue hares
Brown hares
Weasels
Stoats
Ferrets
Shrews
Pygmy shrew
Field voles
Moles

Birds:
White-tailed sea eagles
Golden eagles
Buzzards
Hen Harrier
Peregrine falcon
Merlin
Corncrake
Barn owl
Short eared owl
Tawney owl
Puffin
Razorbill
Guillemot
Kittiwake
Great northern divers
Little grebe
Slavonian grebe
Eider ducks

There's much, much more including basking sharks and common lizards - I can't recommend it enough.

USEFUL WEBSITES:
www.holidaymull.co.uk
www.whaledolphintrust.co.uk/