Wildlife

Bottlenosed Dolphin
Sighted in Loch Diabaig

Grey Seal
A regular visitor to Loch Diabaig, hunting and sunning itself on the rocks at the end of the pier

Harbour Porpoise
Sighted in Loch Diabaig and Gairloch

Otter
A dog otter is a regular visitor to Loch Diabaig and seen by many guests from the sunroom. Female otter and cub also seen in the bay

Pine Marten - Click here for Marty's Page
A regular visitor to the garden most nights, looking for its favourite - peanuts, jam and raisins!

Red Deer
Regularly seen in Glen Torridon, along the Torridon to Diabaig road, and the walks directly from the house.

Birds

Buzzard
A common sight all around Torridon and on the hills above Loch Diabaig.

Golden Eagle
Seen on the high slopes of Beinn an Eoin.

Merlin
Sighted hunting around Loch Diabaigas, above Tigh Brachen.

Black Guillemot
Regularly sighted fishing on Loch Diabaig.

Black Throated Diver
Sighted on the Fairy Lochs Walk, Gairloch (See walks page). You hear them before you see them!

Cormorant
Frequently seen in Loch Diabaig (if not daily!) trying to swallow enormous fish and sunning themselves.

Eider Duck
Frequently seen in Loch Diabaig, especially bathing in the fresh water which runs into the Loch at the end of the road.

Goosander
Raft of Goosander seen on Loch Diabaig.

Great Northern Diver
Regularly sighted from Tigh Brachen fishing around Loch Diabaig.

Little Grebe
Sighted from the house fishing along the shoreline of Loch Diabaig.

Oystercatcher
Seen (and heard) most days feeding at the end of the pier or along the shoreline.

Ptarmigan
Ptarmigan - she performed her broken wing display to distract us from her chicks!

Red Breasted Merganser
Sighted from Tigh Brachen fishing around Loch Diabaig.

Red Throated Diver
Pair seen regularly fishing in the bay and also sighted on Loch Shieldaig.

Ringed Plover
Sighted on small shingle beach on the Shieldaig pennisula walk. Young chick photographed (see photo album page).