Glendale, Skye - Tourist Guide
Seabirds of Glendale, Isle of Skye
Gannets
Gannets are very common in Glendale and they can be seen daily, diving close to the shore and Pier in Loch Pooltiel, between April and October.
It is a spectacular sight to watch them plunging head-first into the water from great heights on the long Summer evenings.
Gannet in Loch Pooltiel.
Skuas
Great Skuas, commonly known as 'bonxies', and the daintier Arctic Skuas are now being seen regularly at Neist Point between May and September. Bonxies also regularly come into Loch Pooltiel to harass the gulls.
Shearwaters
Manx Shearwaters feed in huge numbers off Neist Point in late Summer.
Recent Bird Sightings
29th Mar 2026
There was a male wheatear at Lower Milovaig, the first away from the initial site in Upper Milovaig. They are still exceptionally scarce this spring. There was a small fall of migrants at Meanish including a white wagtail, two pied wagtails and 8 meadow pipits.
26th Mar 2026
There was a male wheatear at the bottom of the steps at Neist Point in the morning. They are exceptionally scarce this year and there have been no birds at Milovaig for the last two days, after having just one bird since the 21st.
20th Mar 2026
Wheatear - Milovaig
March 2026
Whooper Swans - Milovaig
March 2026
There are now two male wheatears, together, below the bottom road in Upper Milovaig. A flock of 40 whooper swans flew north over Lower Milovaig at mid-day.
More recent wildlife sightings
Black Guillemot at Neist Point.
Auks
In Summer, the stunning coastal waters and cliffs around Glendale are home to many hundreds of guillemots, razorbills, fulmars, kittiwakes and shags.
Puffins are also regularly seen off Neist Point in small numbers, although they do not nest on Skye.
The beautiful black guillemot, with its white wing-patches and red legs, is resident all year round.
Fulmar at Neist Point.