A 2011 released white-tailed eagle from east Scotland has recently made an appearance on the Isle of Skye!
Red L stayed in Fife for seven months after her release before making her way to highland Perthshire where her radio signal was detected near loch Tummel. Three months later, she was photographed on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. In June 2012 she arrived in Skye for the first time. Since then she has been to Mull where she was spending time with some other immature white-tailed eagles.
There has been limited contact with Red L for the past year until recently when boat operators in Portree on Skye were reporting seeing a wing tagged eagle....
So I went to investigate, and here’s what I found:
This is one of the few images captured of an east coast white-tailed eagle swooping for a fish!
For an opportunity to get a closer look at her, it’s worth visiting Skye and taking a boat trip from Portree.
While you’re there, why not visit the Aros centre to learn more about white-tailed eagles on Skye?
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