Corncrake Calling

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...

Natasha Howard (Tash for short) is the Community Learning Officer for Corncrake Calling. Read on to find out about her first term facilitating a series of "co-design" primary school sessions as a "Cheshire Cat floating head" and t...

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 ...