Corncrake Calling

As part of our Operation Broken Feather exhibition listen to crofters on Skye and Benbecula on how crofting is suited to helping corncrakes. 

As part of the Operation Broken Feather Exhibition our Corncrake Project Officer and two crofters on Skye describe the migration and life cycle of the corncrake. 

As part of our Operation Broken Feather exhibition residents of North Uist, Benbecula and Skye describe the corncrake and the noise it makes! 

In this blog I share our Corncrake adventure. Responding to the RSPBs call for two volunteers to move the RSPB Corncrake Conservation Exhibition from Stirling Castle to Isla of Tiree, I joined Sally in this fantastic opportunity. Doing our bit to hel...

In this blog I will summarise the results from the 2022 Corncrake surveys from the 16 areas in Scotland as well as highlighting the additional information gained from the submissions provided by the public through the Corncrake Calling recording syst...

Help Secret Agent Corncrake discover why the noisy yet secretive corncrakes are disappearing from Scotland? Coming soon to the following venues: Venue Address From To Dumfries Museum The Observatory, Rotchell Road, Dumfries. DG2 7SW 1...

In their latest blogpost, Stuart and Stuart tell us about their final trip to Skye and Uist in May to record some key interviews for Operation Broken Feather, a touring exhibition which opens in August. Read on to find out more... Stuart Hatt and Stu...

The annual corncrake surveys are nearing their end this season. In this survey season special, Shona recalls the magic of her first survey this year on the Isle of Lewis, whilst Jamie & Claire share recordings from their surveys on Uist, includin...

Young people for nature’s future: Murdo from Skye   Interview by Eilidh Summers, RSPB Scotland          

A corncrake dating App, crazy crex games, haute couture - these awesome ideas from secondary school pupils will be show-cased in the Corncrake Calling Exhibition which will be touring in the spring. Prepare to have your mind blown with these truly inspired ideas and of course DO NOT miss the exhibition! Read on the find out more...

In this blog, Shona Morrison, Lewis Corncrake Warden, tells us all about the new NoFence collar technology being trialled for conservation grazing at Loch Stiapabhat reserve, Ness by cattle owned by Sweeny, a local Lewis crofter. This new technology ...

Do you fancy sleeping with corncrakes? 'Crex-crex', rasp-rasp, the sound of a comb being plucked backwards fast or like playing the güiro. When you've experienced the magical sound of the corncrake, you'll probably have your own ways of descr...

Sleeping with Corncrakes – sample information pack for accommodation providers Once you sign up to the scheme, you will receive an information pack, car stickers to sell, a display box for the stickers and a poster to display above the box. The...

Please see below the latest list of "Sleeping with Corncrakes" accommodation providers - scroll down within list to find accommodation in more areas: Area Location Name Website address Email address Isle of Lewis Eoropie, Ness Kilronan House htt...

In this blog Chris Bailey provides an overview of 2021 survey results from the 16 core areas in Scotland as well summarising the additional submissions provided by the public throu...

Read on to discover how 3 generations on Lewis are helping corncrakes as William Morrison's daughters and grandson enjoy a day as volunteers creating early cover on his family croft... Author: Shona Morrison, RSPB Lewis Corncrake Warden This year, w...

To catch a corncrake… without actually catching one! There are many ways to capture a corncrake that do not involve nets or tags or physically holding one. The following blog is an example of RSPB's more 007-esque survey techniques. We c...

Authors: Stuart Hatt and Stuart Fraser Hello again! Previously we shared our diary of part of our research trip for the Corncrake Calling project, which was spent on the beautiful Skye and Uist back in late May/early June. We had spoken about ...

I am not talking about a new haircut, but rather the hay and silage harvest which has been taking place up and down the Hebrides since May. Farmers spend most of their summer fretting about when their silage or hay crop needs to be cut and Conse...

Just over 20 years ago I was drawn to Islay in search of answers for my Master’s degree ‘An investigation into local support for the Corncrake conservation initiatives in the Argyll Islands, Scotland’. I got plenty of answers, I als...

NEW - Nov 2021: Check out this wee video showcasing some of the brilliant work produced in the 1st term of the co-design education programme.Natasha Howard (Tash for short) is the Community Learning Officer for Corncrake Calling. Read on to find...

Hello! We are Stuart and Stuart, SF+SH for short! We are a design partnership based in the central belt and are delighted to be working with RSPB Scotland over the next year or so to co-design an exhibition for the Corncrake Calling project...

A night 'out out' with Dr John Bowler; surveying corncrakes on the Isle of Tiree, Summer 2021. It is early June and I have become nocturnal again. For the last 20 years, I have spent nine nights every June counting Corncrakes on the Isle of Tiree. Ma...

Welcome to the new blog for the Corncrake Calling project. My name is Jane Shadforth and together with my colleagues I will be keeping you up to date with the latest project developments along with how you can get involved in helping this noisy but ...