Rosy Starling – Shetland
There have been a few rosy starlings around Shetland in the last eighteen months but somehow I have managed to miss all […]
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Shetland Bumblebee
The Shetland bumblebee is one of my favourite invertebrate species I have encountered in Shetland and I have written about them previously. […]
A Tale of Two Rings
I’m a big fan of colour-ringing as it makes identification of individual birds easier in the field and can lead to more […]
Hermaness Puffins – Shetland
Puffins! Aside from being quite photogenic and capable of making even a bang-average photographer look half decent, there’s more to know about […]
Botany at Keen of Hamar – Shetland
I’m not a botanist and don’t pretend to be one on the internet but I can appreciate some rare and interesting plants […]
Curlew NestCam – Hatching Chicks
The curlew nest I have been monitoring has hatched. Still wading (no pun intended) through a lot of camera footage, but here’s […]
Wader Wednesday – Upland Wader Nests
I am fortunate enough to be staying in a house in Shetland that backs onto rough grassland, marsh and upland areas. The […]
No Mow May – Shetland Cemetery
I’ve long thought that we under estimate the wildlife value and potential of graveyards and cemeteries. I am not sure if this […]
Night Heron – Shetland
The last few days have seen south-easterly winds and low cloud and fog over Shetland. This has resulted in a good number […]
Great Skuas (Bonxies) – Shetland
The great skua (Stercorarius skua), known locally in Shetland as bonxies are aggressive but somehow lovable predators. Their favourite tactic is to […]
BTO Upland Rover Surveys
One of the best things about living in Shetland is the sheer volume of amazing scenery and wildlife on my doorstep. I […]
Shetland Environmental Watching Brief
Early start today for an environmental watching brief on the shoreline. Incredible weather at both ends of the day, lends itself to […]
Mountain Hares in Shetland
Although Shetland isn’t really know for its mountain hares, there are a few places where you can find them. In the past […]
Orcas in Shetland
It has taken over a year of being up in Shetland, but finally caught up with some of the local orcas at […]
Shetland Northern Lights
Last night was one of the best aurora borealis displays for a long time. The auroras, also known as the Northern Lights, […]
Otter in the Snow
Otters are equally happy in the snow as they are in the water it would appear, if these videos are anything to […]
Shetland Sunset
I think that autumn probably offers some of the best sunsets. Maybe its something to do with the angle of the sun […]
Shetland Sunrise
Early start today to get the ferry to Yell. The reward for getting out of bed an hour before sunrise was that […]
Wheatear – Shetland
Shetland is famous for its passage migrants and rarities. At the moment there are good numbers of wheatear around (some will be […]
Shetland Bumblebee
The ‘Shetland’ bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) are found between May and October in a variety of habitats but most commonly around roadside verges […]
Otters
Otters just seem to have a great time. I have recently been camera trapping and filming them under licence in Shetland and […]
Black Guillemots
One of the joys of working up in the north of Scotland and the islands has to be the number of black […]
Puffins – Sumburgh Head
It’s a wildlife photography cliche but sometimes you just have to go with it. Puffins have bags of character and are very […]
Magpie – A Shetland Rarity
Finally caught up with the Shetland magpie today. This particular individual has been spending time around Sandness, Shetland for a few weeks […]
Weekend Waders – Sandness, Shetland
Some photos of the waders encountered at Sandness beach, Shetland including dunlin, turnstone, ringed plover, sanderling and a bonus red-necked phalarope feeding […]
Ronas Hill, Shetland
Ronas Hill is the highest summit in the Shetland Isles, a bare dome of sub-arctic tundra. There is a chambered cairn by […]
Gannets – Noss, Shetland
Noss National Nature Reserve is one of the most important seabird colonies in Shetland. The 180m high sea cliffs are home to […]
Great Northern Diver – Shetland
A post-work evening walk down at Minn beach last night produced a surprise of two summer plumage Great Northern Divers (Gavia immer) […]
Black Kite – Kergord, Shetland
There are some days when work is a little more exciting than others. Today was a perfect example of that. I was […]
Sperm Whale – Whiteness Voe, Shetland
There were reports of a young sperm whale in Whiteness Voe, Shetland this week. It seems its a young male who might […]