We were nearly at the end of our trip to the west coast of Scotland and the unanimous opinion was that everyone wanted another boat trip to look for some wildlife (particularly me). We headed back onto Skye once more but this time ventured further north towards the town of Portree.
Having already Googled trips out of this town we had settled on
Spindrift Boat Trips, who offered a dedicated 2 hour wildlife viewing excursion. After lunch in Portree, we made our way to the main pier behind the lifeboat station and boarded the boat. The weather was just about holding and the forecast rain had yet to appear, however the wind had picked up and it looked choppy outside of the harbour.
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| Portree Harbour looking towards the Island of Raasay in the distance. |
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| This is a great area with potential to see lots of marine life. |
It wasn't long before we saw our first White-tailed Eagle soaring above the sea cliffs just outside Portree Harbour, a younger bird and relatively close. Withing minutes it was joined by both adults to put on a spectacular show lasting over a quarter of an hour.
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| White-tailed Eagle, immature - Portree |
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| White-tailed Eagle, immature - Portree |
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| White-tailed Eagle, adult. Somewhat distant but I have the P900 |
We left them and headed across the water towards the Island of Raasay, which sits 1.7 miles off the eastern coast of Skye. This part of the trip was primarily to see Harbour Seals but I picked up a Bonxie and another adult White-tailed Eagle as we approached.
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| White-tailed Eagle, adult Raasay |
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| Gannet, Raasay |
On our way back to the cottage we made another quick stop at the hide in Kylerhea hoping for an otter. No otters but another beautiful Golden Eagle performed well as we dropped down off the mountain pass. What a fantastic day! The following day it was time to head home.
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