Leaping lambs and wriggling beasties abound
The weather this week brought a real Mediterranean feel to the islands. Flowers are really starting to flower, birds to sing and no matter how…
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It’s not easy keeping up with high-speed changes as nature moves at full throttle
You will have to run to catch up and I’ve long since lost the race. Nature has gone into top gear and left me twofold,…
READ FULL STORYFladdabister still home to black kite
The black kite, recorded on 27th April, is still around, and on 5th May it was seen perching on fence-posts along the main road above…
READ FULL STORYCurl-dodie puts in early show at Keen of Hamar
The first day of May and Skerries was visited by a red-rumped swallow. Not only do these birds have a different plumage to our more…
READ FULL STORYMale warbler with a fine singing voice
Local rarities this week included subalpine warbler, tundra bean goose, white-billed diver and black kite. The subalpine warbler, a fine singing male, was first recorded…
READ FULL STORYNorth Isles plays host to three visiting birds of prey
Birds of prey featured in the North Isles last week. One of the best was a male marsh harrier, first seen flying south from Haroldswick…
READ FULL STORYBee survives three-month stay in jam jar
Some time ago in Unst, Frances Wilson dug up a live bumblebee. It was a fine day in January and she was getting ahead with…
READ FULL STORYColourful wood duck migrant attracts attention
A very colourful migrant was the male wood duck on the Loch of Brow last Thursday. The male has beautiful metallic blue-green upperparts, with a…
READ FULL STORYThe ‘must show them place’ spoiled by mess that ruins view from the beach
Face west and take in the scenery. It’s one of my very favourite places to take visitors, just for the western view. You can see…
READ FULL STORYPace slackens in North Isles
What a difference a week makes. In contrast to the previous one, last week in the North Isles was much slower paced. A common crane…
READ FULL STORYHoopoe puts isles in the pink
Last week was a colourful one for North Isles wildlife and Whalsay was certainly “in the pink”. Surely one of the most sought-after birds to…
READ FULL STORYSea eagle seen over the isles
The largest and most impressive bird of prey in Britain was recorded this week, when a white-tailed eagle was seen flying over the South Mainland…
READ FULL STORYCome and join us on cliff top walk from Ireland to Maywick – there is lots to see
Where exactly was that round towered church in Ireland, Bigton? Every time I am near enough, I scan the cluster of buildings that makes up…
READ FULL STORYSound of the flight of the bumblebee
Humming is good for you. There is something wonderfully calming and reassuring about it. It can help you get to sleep when insomnia strikes, soothes…
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