Arctic waders make their return from the far north
THE RSPB report of a serious decline of seabirds in Orkney and Shetland is one that is clearly being mirrored throughout the North Atlantic. It…
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Thank goodness, Little Blue was found alive
HIGH summer is a whirl of buttercups and butterflies and a perfect week for a nature festival, but the most spectacularly golden gilded glory just…
READ FULL STORYCrossbills bring touch of colour
DURING the first week of July records of common crossbills have continued from various locations, the highest number being a group of 18 at Sumburgh….
READ FULL STORYIn search of botanical treasures
WHAT a great idea to have a Shetland Festival of Nature. Beginning last Saturday, I decided to treat myself to a trip to Skerries to…
READ FULL STORYA summer day in Skerries, melting tar and some interesting boring sponges
THIS must surely be the week of the well-kent Luckaminnie’s Oo, the bog cotton. It is in full flower, shining, silvery white fluffy heads catching…
READ FULL STORYOne very golden frog
ALTHOUGH spring migration is just about at an end now, it will all be starting in reverse again soon. Just a few crossbills, swifts and…
READ FULL STORYA wild day in Nesting’s school grounds
NESTING School held a school grounds action day last Sunday and a great crowd gathered despite the drizzle. The school has been beautifully designed and…
READ FULL STORYCrossbills and golden plovers take a bow
NOTABLE migrants still around this week were crossbills at Lerwick, Busta House and Cunningsburgh. Common crossbills are thick-set, powerful finches and, as the name suggests,…
READ FULL STORYAs migrating season ends, it is over to ghost moths
A HANDFUL of migrant birds, both large and small, were still around last week. A white stork was seen in West Yell on the 16th,…
READ FULL STORYOne of those rare midsummer marvels
JUNE won’t wait. Grab it while you can and enjoy every fog, rain and wind free particle of it. You may have a problem making…
READ FULL STORYMigrant bonanza over
CONSIDERABLY fewer migrants have been recorded this week after last week’s bonanza. The first summer male surf scoter was still at Catfirth along with two…
READ FULL STORYStill something to snipe at – and the thyme is now for herb
ALTHOUGH the pace certainly slackened off last week in the North Isles, it has been one of the best springs here for migration for quite…
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