Eilean Shona,
Inner Hebrides,
Scotland
Well over 400 pairs of
golden eagles are left in
the UK, and all are found
in Scotland, where they are
the country’s top predator.
Scotland is also home to the
bigger, and rarer, white-tailed
eagle, with more than 100
pairs nesting around the west
coast. You can see both these
beauties on Eilean Shona.
The island’s magical scenery
is said to have inspired JM
Barrie’s Neverland.
Where to stay
Newlyrefurbished,
Shepherd’s
Cottage is a
olthole on the
orthern shore.
ental costs
900 a week;
ileanshona.com
✿Don’tbeafraidtoaskif
you can’t find what you’re
looking for, or if you’re not
sure what something is.
Most birders will be more
than willing to tell you
what you’re looking at!
✿ Keep a note of what you
see. You might want to try
a ‘garden list’ of visitors to
your backyard, a ‘life list’
of every bird you see, or a
‘year list’ to see how many
types of birds you see in a
year. Challenging yourself
to see more can be fun
and it motivates you to get
outdoors more – which
has health benefits too.
✿ You don’t need much to
enjoy birds – just eyes or
ears. But binoculars can
help with spotting details
and shyer birds.
✿ During spring and
autumn, many birds will
be on the move, so this is a
good time to get out and
see new things!
✿ Join a local group, like
an RSPB members group.The RSPB
share their
top bird-
watching tipsBridlington,
East Yorkshire
The Bempton Cliffs
Nature Reserve, on
the Yorkshire coast,
is known as ‘seabird
city’, thanks to the
half a million
seabirds that raise
their chicks here
between March
and October. Cliff-
edge platforms offerthe
perfect vantage point to
spot the birds, including
gannets, guillemots,
razorbills, kittiwakes,
fulmars and puffins.heretostay
ok a cottage
the grounds
Sewerby Hall. It’s
close to the beach, nature
reserve and Bridlington.
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