Two white-tailed eagle chicks have taken flight after rangers restricted access to a nearby car park and footpath to prevent disruption during the breeding season.
Earlier this year, the parent birds established a nest close to Loch Sunart in the Highlands.
To minimise potential disturbance and give the eagles the best opportunity to rear their offspring, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) temporarily shut the car park and routes to Àrd-Àirigh.
FLS confirmed the young birds fledged at the end of July and are currently building their confidence.
Environment ranger Pete Madden said: “Although the young birds are now flying, they remain close to the nest site while they build strength and confidence.
“The nest continues to serve as a feeding platform, with the adult birds regularly returning with food for the fledglings.
“To avoid disturbance during this critical stage, the car park and the trails to Àrd-Àirigh (signposted as Ardery) are currently closed until the juvenile birds begin ranging further from the nest area.
“We will continue to monitor their behaviour closely and advise when it is appropriate to reopen the nearby visitor facilities.”
FLS said that staff engaged with the local community and visitors to explain the reasons for the temporary restrictions and the importance of protecting the nesting birds.
FLS said that anyone interested in viewing the nest site without disturbing the birds can do so from the Garbh Eilean hide.
The news comes as a “death defying” white-tailed eagle has been spotted in the skies above Mull three years after breaking a wing in a fall from his nest as a chick.
Experts feared the chick might not survive after the fall during bad weather in July 2023.
However the bird fledged and the following year was spotted at a new nest site where his parents were continuing to feed him, a behaviour that had never been seen in the species before.
The bird of prey, nicknamed Kinky due to the kink in his wing, was then seen flying above the island of Eorsa in Loch na Keal in Mull in July 2025
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