Hebridean Adventures

While we are missing welcoming you, our guests, back onboard MV Monadhliath, we know you are also missing Scotland. Thanks to VisitScotland we can share this lovely short video to remind you what is waiting for you when you can finally return, and we will look forward to welcoming you back. We are happy to register interest for 2021 cruises right now if you want to get in touch - we are working on our calendar as we speak, so get yourselves to the front of the queue and either email us on info@hebrideanadventures.co.uk or call us on +44 (0)7871 463755 today! Thank you.

Here's something to keep you occupied - a livecam from a golden eagle nest site somewhere in Latvia in Europe. "Virsis, a Golden Eagle male, and Spilve, a newly-mature female, breed in their artificial nest, which was installed in 2010. Most recently the eagles successfully breed here in 2016. The nest is located in a bog on an island managed by the Latvian State Forests."

I am sure many of you, like us, are having to appreciate and enjoy the wildlife in our gardens right now even more than usual. So we wondered if you had been taking any photographs or short videos that you'd like to share with us? We will start off with a little wildlife cam video from our own Paul Sharman showing the voles that have moved into this pile of grass clippings. Post yours up in the thread below!

We were hoping to be looking out for a rare sight of orca in the Minch this year - guess that will have to wait. For now here's some great photos and information on the black and white whales from Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Our latest blog explains why we are proud to be accredited by the Wildlife Safe Scheme known as WiSe for short. A very important logo to watch out for when choosing a wildlife tour operator in the UK. Find out why below...
Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, Outer Hebrides, West Coast Waters, Scottish Wildlife Trust - Living Seas

Some good news here for orcas from Russia via Whale and Dolphin Conservation

It's time for the second 'Tales from Grey Haven' blog from our guide Muriel who is based out on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides near our home port of Stornoway. Her walk outside the front door takes her to a wildlife wonderland in just a few steps - read on and enjoy her photos too. If you enjoy this please do feel free to share it with your Facebook friends so they can read it too.
West Coast Waters, Outer Hebrides, Scottish Wildlife Trust - Living Seas, BBC Springwatch, #YCW2020, VisitScotland, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, Sea Watch, Wild Scotland

OK - here's something new for you today. Our wildlife guide Muriel is starting a new regular blog series looking at the wildlife to be found around her new adopted home on the Isle of Lewis at Aird, where Hebridean Adventures now have our base.
Tales from Grey Haven - Part 1 includes some pretty impressive wildlife encounters right from the first few minutes, so please click the link below and enjoy this first instalment and also Muriel's lovely photos of what she saw!
https:...//www.hebrideanadventures.co.uk/ …/tales-from-grey-hav…
Outer Hebrides, Scottish Wildlife Trust - Living Seas
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In these new and strange times this made us smile so we thought we'd pass it along to help start your morning too.

A quick write up of the very interesting 2020 Marine Forum in Inverness hosted by Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme and Whale and Dolphin Conservation at the end of February by our lead guide Muriel Halle. We were so pleased to see so many of our friends there such as Katie Dyke Shorewatch, Janet Marshall and Steve Dodd to name just a few, and get the chance to catch up on the latest news, research findings and make some plans for potential tie-ups in the future.

Interesting sentiments here...

Sometimes it's nice to see in advance exactly what you might experience yourselves if you join us on one of our trips so we put this little collage together to show you!
https://www.hebrideanadventures.co.uk/… /memories-of-a-typic…

Safe travels wherever you may roam at the moment! If you want to avoid the crowds this spring and summer then why not head to Scotland's highlands and islands and join us on one of our wildlife tours and cruises!
Browse the choices at https://www.hebrideanadventures.co.uk/cru ises

A nice piece from our friend Steve Dodd for Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust all about Tiumpan Head Lighthouse on the Isle of Lewis - one of the best places to see whales and dolphins from land in Europe.

Important fact to know.... Watch the short video below!

Those lucky Shetlanders - getting to see orca from their cars today! :-)

On our way over to Stornoway today for some meetings. Always nice to be back and to catch up with our crew. The view from the ferry right now is the mouth of Stornoway Bay just coming into sight through the misty rain.

Pretty cool Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust!