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Almost 30 per cent of Mull visitors surveyed for a new report said that the possibility of seeing a sea eagle was a major factor in their decision to visit the island but NFU Scotland says we have to make sure that the agritourism benefits that will bring will not be at the expense of farmers’ livelihoods.
RSPB Scotland will work with farmers, crofters and Scottish Government to ensure as much corncrake and high nature value friendly management is delivered through the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme whilst the Scotland-wide decline continues.
Every September fledgling Manx shearwaters fly from their burrows on Rum to begin an epic migration to South America, but, lured by lights, many are crash landing into Mull where they can’t take off again – without your help!
Mull missed sending more chicks in 2020 but was able to help again this year, says RSPB Mull officer Dave Sexton.
As well as bot owners being urged to check their boats for the likes of rodents and mink, day trippers visiting the Treshnish Isles and Staff are also being encouraged to keep an eye on their bags and seal away food in another bid to stop invasive predators reaching seabird colonies and putting them at risk.
The Corncrake Calling project provides funding to compensate crofters and farmers for delaying or using corncrake friendly mowing.
RSPB Scotland has received £20,000 from SUEZ Communities Trust for its project Restoring Coastal Habitats at RSPB Scotland’s The Oa.
RSPB Scotland thanks NatureScot for offering £250,000 towards an important conservation project on the Morvern peninsula
What made life easier for farmers and crofters was a death sentence for the bird across Scotland and England.
