Seasonal robins takes his bow
THE ROBIN is one of our best known and best loved birds. Adults are unmistakeable with their rusty-red bib which covers the entire breast and…
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Rare ivory gull makes foray from high Arctic to Fetlar
ANOTHER ivory gull was recorded this week in Fetlar, first being observed there on the 14th. Like the individual seen at Seafield, Lerwick, in late…
READ FULL STORYSprouting plants seem fooled by seasons
ANYONE would think it was March or April. Even now, as we approach the coldest time of year, the darkest seedlings are sprouting in vast…
READ FULL STORYIceland gulls land in town harbour
ARCTIC visitors dominate the records this week, with up to six Iceland and three glaucous gulls at the Shetland Catch factory in Lerwick, 22 Slavonian…
READ FULL STORYA close encounter of the s(urr)eal kind
HOW IS your window bird watching going? Bird tables make the easiest wildlife watching stations and with all the inventiveness of modern designers and modern…
READ FULL STORYDead ducks and eiders
A RAFT of about 1,000 eiders is currently frequenting Bluemull Sound but it is always good when something different is found among them, such as…
READ FULL STORYCold snap fails to deter wintry visitors or locals
DESPITE the wintry weather, with sub-zero overnight temperatures, there were still a few small migrants around in the last week of November. The coal tit…
READ FULL STORYHeron puts on feeding show
NOT a very easy week for wildlife or the watchers, but still some good birds to see. Glaucous gulls continue to show in reasonable numbers,…
READ FULL STORYSnow brings Arctic visitors
DURING a week when Shetland was plunged into sub-zero temperatures and bitter, northerly, snow-bearing winds, it is not surprising that Arctic gulls should feature prominently…
READ FULL STORYTime for those peerie folk to venture indoors
THIS time of year brings the peerie four feet folk inby and there are already mice in the cellar. But apart from the tell tale…
READ FULL STORYChiffchaffs still hanging on in isles
MIGRANTS, such as chiffchaffs, were still present on Mainland this week. In general, most chiffchaff records peter out in mid-November although there have been a…
READ FULL STORYGreylag geese include a few imposters
INTERESTING sightings remained a feature of North Isles wildlife last week. An adult little gull was located at Westing, Unst last Saturday. Little gulls are…
READ FULL STORYRay’s bream may look miserable, but it is succulent with a marvellous flavour
FISH supper? Haddock, whiting, maybe plaice spring to mind. Thoughts of crisp chips and succulent fish flesh steam quietly into mental view, and with luck,…
READ FULL STORYHume’s warbler a rare visitor to isles
CONSIDERING the time of year, last week was a busy one for birds in the North Isles. At least two Hume’s warblers were located, one…
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