White Tailed Sea Eagle Trips

About the trip

Runs: All year based on demand

Highlights: White Tailed Sea Eagles up close, distant Golden Eagles, Common/Grey Seals, lots of sea birds, Harbour Porpoise, Common Dolphin

Restrictions: Step to get on to the boat

Cost: £60-105

Max people: 8 (6 on photographers trip)

Join us for an amazing opportunity to see Europe’s largest bird of prey up close. White Tailed Eagles are amazing birds and the memories will last a lifetime. We also usually see a wide range of gulls and other sea birds, common and grey seals, harbour porpoise and sometimes common dolphin. Sometimes even an otter.

Exciting development for 2025 is adding trips from Tobermory and Craignure to see different eagles in addition to our Lochaline trips. 

We are also running photographer specific trips twice a week from Tobermory and a Thursday from Lochaline at 1400. These have a maximum of 6 on board to give you plenty of space for lenses. We also go longer on each trip and visit more eagles to give you lots of variety in your photos

Itinerary

leave Lochaline from Lochaline Ferry Terminal – what3words: ///obscuring.caves.neckline

We then visit several White Tailed Eagle home ranges on the Sound of Mull before returning to Lochaline. There is usually an opportunity to do a spot of fishing while we are out.

Tobermory trips leave from Tobermory Harbour pontoons with the long photographers trip heading a good way into Loch Sunart.

Oban trip leaves from the North Pier (near the Chocolate shop!). Meeting point is What3Words: ///stealthier.smaller.beep

The boat

Island Panther is an 11m Cabin RIB that is hugely capable in any weather and we love it for its stability. It has seating around the stern deck and plenty of space for 6 photographers (or 8 wildlife watchers). We cruise at about 20kts which means that we can visit a number of pairs of eagles within the trip. We travel inside the cabin, so it’s always toasty warm inside with lots of space to stow gear.

Equipment required

Camera! Ideal focal length is 3-400mm on a full frame camera, but your phone will do. 

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White Tailed Eagle Photography Special from Lochaline

White Tailed Eagle Photography Special from Lochaline

Our photographer specific trip from Lochaline visits up to 16 adult White Tailed Eagles along with occasionally seeing juvenile birds as well. We regularly have more than 10 dives on the boat, while retaining our low impact, non-dependent policies. We are very strict with how we interact with the birds and look to preserve and promote their natural behaviour. Duration: 3 Hours approximately We offer fabulous, relaxed, photographer friendly White Tailed Eagle Adventures on the amazing Sound of Mull and Loch SunartIf you are looking for an unforgettable eagle encounter or incredible photographs of eagles, we are the boat for you.With sheltered waters and an abundance of wildlife, we are able to help most people to achieve their dream image or experience.Run by a marine biologist and professional wildlife photographer, we make sure wildlife always comes first and that our work is always conservation focused. Our routes will always take in multiple White Tailed Eagle nests, Golden Eagle ranges, popular haunts of harbour porpoise, common dolphin and bottlenose dolphin as well as Peregrine Falcons, Common Seals, Atlantic Grey Seals and Otters## Highlights- White Tailed Eagles- Golden Eagles- Peregrine Falcons- Common Dolphins and Bottlenose Dolphins- Common Seals- Atlantic Grey Seals- Otters## Important to KnowBring a camera as you will definitely want to capture beautiful photos of these majestic birds and wildlife in their natural habitat. The ideal focal length is 3-400mm on a full frame camera.
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Lochaline Ferry Terminal - WTSE

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White Tailed Eagle Photography Safari

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Duration: 2 - 3 Hours approximately.We offer fabulous, relaxed, photographer friendly White Tailed Eagle Adventures on the amazing Sound of Mull.If you are looking for an unforgettable eagle encounter or incredible photographs of eagles, we are the boat for you.With sheltered waters and an abundance of wildlife, we are able to help most people to achieve their dream image or experience.Run by a marine biologist and professional wildlife photographer, we make sure wildlife always comes first and that our work is always conservation focused. Our routes will always take in multiple White Tailed Eagle nests, Golden Eagle ranges, popular haunts of harbour porpoise, common dolphin and bottlenose dolphin as well as Peregrine Falcons, Common Seals, Atlantic Grey Seals and OttersHighlightsWhite Tailed EaglesGolden EaglesPeregrine FalconsCommon Dolphins and Bottlenose DolphinsCommon SealsAtlantic Grey SealsOttersImportant to KnowBring a camera as you will definitely want to capture beautiful photos of these majestic birds and wildlife in their natural habitat. The ideal focal length is 3-400mm on a full frame camera.Meeting PointLochaline Harbour
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White Tailed Eagle Photography Special from Tobermory

White Tailed Eagle Photography Special from Tobermory

Duration: 3 Hours approximatelyThis trip is aimed at a maximum of 6 photographers and will visit more Eagle ranges to give you a variety of shots of the birds in different backgrounds.We offer fabulous, relaxed, photographer friendly White Tailed Eagle Adventures on the amazing Sound of Mull and Loch Sunart.If you are looking for an unforgettable eagle encounter or incredible photographs of eagles, we are the boat for you.With sheltered waters and an abundance of wildlife, we are able to help most people to achieve their dream image or experience.Run by a marine biologist and professional wildlife photographer, we make sure wildlife always comes first and that our work is always conservation focused. Our routes will always take in multiple White Tailed Eagle nests, Golden Eagle ranges, popular haunts of harbour porpoise, common dolphin and bottlenose dolphin as well as Peregrine Falcons, Common Seals, Atlantic Grey Seals and Otters.HighlightsWhite Tailed EaglesGolden EaglesPeregrine FalconsCommon Dolphins and Bottlenose DolphinsCommon SealsAtlantic Grey SealsMinke WhalesImportant to KnowBring a camera as you will definitely want to capture beautiful photos of these majestic birds and wildlife in their natural habitat. The ideal focal length is 3-400mm on a full frame camera.Meeting PointTobermory HarbourItineraryWe will leave Tobermory harbour at 11am on this trip and head out to the North of the island. We should encounter our first pair of White Tailed Eagles at this point and will hopefully get photo opportunities with a variety of backgrounds. 200mm and 4-600mm would work here. We will then head across the Sound going through the Common Dolphin hunting grounds (you never know when they will display and even use the boats wake) to Ardnamurchan and the second pair. These will be likely more distant from the boat, so either a longer lens or a context shot. Following time here, we will head into Loch Sunart to a really special pair with some fabulous colours before returning to Tobermory. We average about 15 dives on the boat for this trip while still sticking to our strict conservation protocol.HighlightsThe big highlight for a photographer is the number of dives from the birds, unringed birds (in case you have fussy competition judges) and the variety of backgrounds that allow your creative juices to flow.
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