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Otters and Sea Eagles The Isle of Mull - Mike Jones - part 7 of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Published 01/06/2012

Mull information.

Getting around. Basically you cannot make the most of the island without a car; otters are best spotted from a vehicle and the distances you need to cover require the independence of a car.

Guides and tour operators.

My recommendation for your first visit to the island is to book in advance at least two separate trips on the Mull Charters Eagle boat (www.mullcharters.com 01680 300444) at the start and end of the week. During peak times it can get busy on this boat and the weather at any time of the year can be changeable. Booking a few days apart hedges your bets with the weather fronts moving in and out. If you can get together with three other photographers the skipper will run a bespoke photographic trip early morning or late evening. This would have to be in a settled spell of weather but the light at either end of the day is far more dramatic. Mull Charters regularly post on facebook which is a good source of info for the island.

There are also quite a few land-based, wildlife guided tours and whilst not all will be bespoke photographic trips, at the start of the week it will enable you to orient yourself to the island and its wildlife opportunities, (particularly otters) One of the best sources of information is the wildlife operator Wild about Mull (www.wildaboutmull.co.uk) who operates a blog on his latest sightings.

Accommodation.

There is a lot of accommodation on the island and probably the best source of info for self-catering is at www.islandholidaycottages.com. A good central point for the island is the village called Salen and the Mull Charters' skipper runs an excellent B&B, found at www.fascadail.co.uk Tel 01680 300444.

Mike Jones

Mike Jones is a wildlife and landscape photographer based in the North West. Mike lectures on the wildlife of the west coast of Scotland and runs private, guided tours out the Isle of Mull. Mike has an extensive following on his website which has a strong leaning towards Mull. This can be found at www.mikejones-wildlife.com

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