WATCH: Find a ‘Shetland Sit Spot’ to enjoy birdlife
People are being encouraged to get outside and find a “sit spot” to enjoy the wildlife that frequents their gardens. The Shetland Times is joining…
READ FULL STORYPeople are being encouraged to get outside and find a “sit spot” to enjoy the wildlife that frequents their gardens. The Shetland Times is joining…
READ FULL STORYA map of Shetland has been created showing a network of wildflowers in an attempt to reverse declining bee numbers. The “B-line” map has been…
READ FULL STORYMousa’s colony of storm-petrels regularly travel over 180 miles in search of food, according to new research. Storm-petrels are the UK’s smallest seabird – but…
READ FULL STORYFarmers and crofters are being given the chance to learn more about looking after wildlife on their land.
READ FULL STORYThey have a distinctive sound that appeals to bird lovers and plenty of others too – but the humble whaap is in decline.
READ FULL STORYThe Shetland Peatland Restoration Project has been highly commended in the RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards.
READ FULL STORYKimo UK’s Fishing for Litter Scotland project, which involves three ports in Shetland, has won the Marine Conservation Award in the RSPB’s Nature of Scotland
READ FULL STORYA fund established in memory of the late doctor Calum Mackenzie will help Shetland youngsters keen on birds to visit Fair Isle Bird Observatory.
READ FULL STORYReaders may remember that in July last year, two raingeese (red-throated divers) and a scarf (shag) were trapped in trout nets at Cunningsburgh.
READ FULL STORYIt will be eyes to the skies on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th January as people the length and breadth of the country take part
READ FULL STORYA tracking device, which weighs less than a paperclip, has helped scientists uncover one of the world’s great bird migrations.
READ FULL STORYShetland schoolchildren and their teachers are taking part in a major birdwatching survey on behalf of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)….
READ FULL STORYANALYSIS of this year’s seabird breeding data on RSPB’s coastal reserves shows that kittiwakes, Arctic terns and Arctic skuas have had a terrible season, with…
READ FULL STORYSATURDAY 25th October is Feed the Birds Day and the RSPB is urging people to think about the different ways they can help wildlife in…
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