Good breeding season in isles
So far the seabird breeding season in Shetland has been good, with even Arctic terns fledging young. After the disastrous breeding success of recent years,
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Sometimes you have to make the best judgement you can and get on with it
I’m finding it hard to concentrate just now. The Shetland Field Studies Group found an unidentified non-flying object on last Sunday’s walk which looked tantalisingly
READ FULL STORYThe scientists leave, the whales appear
It’s happened at last … I’ve managed to get killer whale on the garden list! In the past 20 years, to my knowledge, only two
READ FULL STORYThe art of nature well-honed at festival in Fetlar
The second Shetland Nature Festival has come and gone, though unfortunately the weather caused it to finish with a whimper rather than a bang, when
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It is interesting to see how much things change from year to year.
READ FULL STORYTystie time with smart plumage on show
A black guillemot, more commonly known as a tystie, in smart summer plumage is a familiar sight throughout Shetland.
READ FULL STORYUnusual sightings and good season so far for sea birds
A few unusual birds continued to appear across the North Isles last week.
READ FULL STORYA walking education on the ‘landscape’ of the sea
The Shetland landscape is rarely just land.
READ FULL STORYCrossbills at large
Crossbills dominate the bird news this week, with the largest flock recorded being 45 observed at Kergord.
READ FULL STORYTime to catch up with survey
Last week began quietly for North Isles wildlife, but gathered a little pace as the week progressed.
READ FULL STORYSeabird dramatics one moment, a cliff face bright with wild flowers the next
Shag or Cormorant? Scarf or Lorin scarf (or Tobielingey as well perhaps!) – sometimes it’s hard to be sure.
READ FULL STORYRare European vagrants stop off for a look with no egrets
The little egret, which has been around in the North Mainland for several weeks, was at the Sullom Voe Terminal this week.
READ FULL STORYIsles secure first British record on type of sub-alpine warbler all set to be species in own right
A male subalpine warbler found at Skaw, Unst, by Rob Brookes on the first day of June subsequently turned out to be an even more
READ FULL STORYCurlew sandpiper at Scatness among late spring migrants passing through
There were still a few late spring migrants passing through the isles this week.
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