Eagles on Mull become 5 star attraction

A WILDLIFE tourism initiative on Mull, which allows visitors unrivalled views of the island’s population of iconic white-tailed sea eagles, has become only the second five-star wildlife experience in Scotland.

By The Newsroom

Published 18th Oct 2012, 01:11 BST

Mull Eagle Watch has been a major tourist attraction on the island for the past decade. The giant birds – dubbed “flying barn doors” because of their rectangular-shaped wings that can span to 8ft – already attract almost a quarter of the thousands of annual visitors to Mull, and are responsible for a  tourism spend of between  £5 million and £8m.

But the 26 eagles are set to increase tourism even further following the announcement that the eagle watch initiative has now gained VisitScotland’s highest Quality Assurance  grading award.

A spokesman for RSPB Scotland said: “The rating further  secures Mull’s reputation as a premier wildlife-watching site.”