Migrants moving out
WITH a whiff of wind from the east, the pace of bird migration moved up a gear last week. An ortolan bunting found at Norwick…
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Rare cuckoo joins the willow warblers
THE BEGINNING of the month brought a fall of migrants with widespread records of willow warblers – up to 25 being recorded at Sumburgh Farm….
READ FULL STORYMigrants still keep arriving
THE SEASONS move on and another month has begun, this one with the potential to introduce some exciting bird sightings. For the moment though, migrants…
READ FULL STORYUnnerved by hundreds of buzzers
GRASS of Parnassus might have been growing in an unexpected place last week, but at least it was growing at the right time of year….
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THE FIRST chore I usually give to new volunteers at Lea Gardens is a spot of hand weeding. It’s somewhat nerve-racking for the individuals, especially…
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GRASS of Parnassus! I can’t believe it. What on earth is it doing here, on a 45 degree north facing slope in thin, dry, soil,…
READ FULL STORYWeek for vagrant warblers
VARIOUS species of warblers have been recorded this week including reed, wood, willow, garden and booted. The booted warbler, a rare vagrant from eastern Europe,…
READ FULL STORYLooking for chitons, cousin to the limpet
A STEADY trickle of migrants continued to pass through the North Isles last week. Mostly they were the usual suspects but a barred warbler was…
READ FULL STORYIn the garden
MODERN photo technology has left us in no doubt of the fact that plants are capable of moving of their own volition. They move as…
READ FULL STORYYou too can enjoy the geologist’s palette
WEST Sandwick beach in Yell used to run pink in waves and bands, spreading like blush trails out from the burn at the north end…
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SOUTH-EAST winds at this time of year mean one thing – the start of autumn migration. And fairly predictably, it was Whalsay and Skerries where…
READ FULL STORYImpressive whale sighting
A POD of four killer whales provided an impressive spectacle on the morning of the 15th, travelling south from Gulberwick to Mousa Sound where they…
READ FULL STORYIn the garden
DURING August things are meant to slow down, but this year the opposite has been the case. We managed to take the boat out once…
READ FULL STORYBirds come to isles in droves
By RYAN TAYLOR HUNGRY birds that thrive in wooded areas have been flying to Shetland in search of food. Record numbers of the two-barred crossbills…
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