Islay Scotland Tour
A fantastic winter visit to Islay with vast flocks of Barnacle and Greenland White-fronted Geese, plus Golden Eagle, White-tailed Sea Eagle, Hen Harrier and add to this Divers, Long-tailed Ducks, Scaup and the chance of Otter and Whisky!
Islay for Golden Eagle, White-tailed Sea Eagle, Hen Harrier, Merlin, Peregrine, Chough, thousands of Barnacle & Greenland White-fronted Geese, Long-tailed Duck, Scaup, Divers, Iceland Gull, Black Guillemot, Chough, Twite. Plus often good sightings of Otter & Red Deer.
In addition to the list of iconic Scottish birds and wildlife, there is an excellent diversity of birds, with over 100 species of birds recorded during all of our previous five visits.
Add to this the wonderful scenery and a visit to one of the 9 distilleries . This tour encompasses all the uniqueness of the Scottish islands!
Islay, Scotland Winter Group Birding Tours
8th - 14th February 2026 SCOTLAND ISLAY
A 6 night tour. Brilliant winter birding, White-tailed & Golden Eagles, Chough, Twite, 30,000 Barnacle Geese, 5000 Greenland White-fronted Geese, sea-duck, divers & grebes.
One night stopover in Southern Scotland, en-route, is included. Tour starts at either our Norfolk base, with a complimentary lift with us in one of our minibuses, or can pick up en route (eg Penrith station or Glasgow airport).
Transport in spacious 9-seater minibus. Cost includes return ferries, all meals, accommodation and guiding.
Maximum group size 7 plus guide.
Tour cost from £1450.00 per person in twin/double room
No single supplement
Exclusive group tours can be arranged outside of the group tour dates and at least 2 weeks apart. Call or email us for details
Visit our parent company website, www.oriolebirding.com, for more recent tour reports, full itinerary and booking
