Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)?
Golden Eagle
What is the name of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been operating?
Eagle Brae, since 2013
How best to travel to your lodge?
Head for Inverness, the capital city of the Scottish Highlands (by train, plane, or car), and then we are a half-hour drive SW
What kind of services – except for accommodation and food – does your lodge offer to visiting birders?
Bird feeders at all cabins, bird feed provided FOC, black grouse safari tours, camera stalking wildlife trips, nest boxes all through the site, bird watching hide in meadow, free to borrow binoculars, library of bird reference books
What makes your lodge special?
Handcrafted log cabins, with handcrafted carved interiors including bird carvings, and framed bird art in the cabins. The cabins have wildflower turf roofs with the wildlife (birds, deer, badgers, pine marten, etc) foraging right up to the cabin decks
What are the 10 – 20 most interesting birds that your lodge offers good chances to see?
- Golden Eagle
- Dipper
- Treecreeper
- Greater Spotted Woodpecker
- Scottish Crossbill
- Crested Tit
- Greenshank
- Black Grouse
- Osprey
- Sparrowhawk
- Tawny Owl
- Barn Owl
- Woodcock
- Snipe
- Whooper Swan
- Kingfisher
- Sand Martin
- White-tailed Eagle
- Red Kite
- Yellowhammer
- Siskin
- Common Scoter
- Black-throated Diver
What is the best time to visit your lodge, and why?
There is no best time, we are open all year and popular with visitors all year. There is probably more variety of birds to see in summer, but many of our interesting birds are residents all year round, and many of the interesting birds are winter migrants (whooper swans, woodcock, etc)
Is your lodge involved in conservation efforts? If yes, please describe them.
We have several new woodland creation exclosures, and we have been maintaining an area of native Scots Caledonian pinewood to enhance its expansion and regeneration in collaboration with the Scottish government for several decades now
What other suggestions can you give to birders interested in visiting your lodge?
Bring clothing suitable for all 4 seasons!
Do you have activities for non-birders? If so, please describe.
Yes, lots: fishing for salmon, trout, and pike; canoeing, pony trekking, cycling, clay pigeon shooting, rifle shooting
If any reader of 10,000 Birds is interested in staying at your lodge, how can they best contact you?
Please email us at info@eaglebrae.co.uk or simply visit our website to make a booking at www.eaglebrae.co.uk
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