Access advice for land managers
FARMERS and other people who manage land are being invited to a special land access seminar in Lerwick on Tuesday 7th October. Delegates will hear…
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In the garden
CONTRARY to popular belief, things don’t slow down in the autumn. If anything, they begin to really hot up now. There’s always plenty of dull…
READ FULL STORYMeal cleaners boost Beachwatch
BEACHWATCH, the flagship event of the Marine Conservation Society (MCA) Adopt-a-Beach project, took place last weekend on beaches all over the UK. Data recorded at…
READ FULL STORYVisiting migrants keen to stick around
MANY of last week’s migrants are still present and there have been new visitors around this week. The juvenile rose-coloured starling (sometimes referred to as…
READ FULL STORYRare thrush nightingale in Fetlar
ANOTHER busy week for North Isles wildlife as migrant birds continued to move through, with a few standing out from the crowd. A thrush nightingale…
READ FULL STORYWhat now for hydrogen car?
IT MAY have resembled a cross between a Frogeye Sprite and a Nissan Micra, but Pure Energy’s hydrogen-powered car had the potential to unlock the…
READ FULL STORYBird club hears about US wild
SHETLAND Bird Club’s winter talks programme starts tonight at Islesburgh Community Centre. Colin Bradshaw, a GP from Merseyside but living in Newcastle for the last…
READ FULL STORYGreen awards launched
THE 20TH annual Shetland Environment Awards have been launched with an invitation from organisers Shetland Amenity Trust for environmental projects to apply for the accolades….
READ FULL STORYExcitement as rare warbler joins autumn migration
THIS week brought the biggest “fall” of autumn migrants to Shetland for over 10 years. National rarities included an Arctic warbler at Exnaboe, a citrine…
READ FULL STORYChanging season draws in birds of all shapes and sizes
BARELY was the ink dry on last week’s North Isles Wildernews when the wind went due east and brought with it Unst’s third paddyfield warbler,…
READ FULL STORYSoapy water may kill off our unwanted wasps, but I actually feel sorry for them
A LITTLE interest is a dangerous thing. It can lead to complicated relationships with creatures which are completely oblivious of your attention and benign focus….
READ FULL STORYIn the garden
AS SUMMER turns to autumn the garden is at its most productive. Salads and vegetables are plentiful – almost too plentiful at times. We’ve started…
READ FULL STORYAn amazing perambulation round Strom
AT THIS time of year, despite the darkening onrush of autumn, the chill of early mornings and increasingly frequent showers, a final colour burst hits…
READ FULL STORYTime to be spotted if you are a flycatcher
SPOTTED flycatchers are fairly common passage migrants, with most of the autumn records in September. The adults are not spotted but juveniles are heavily marked…
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