Scottish Nature Notes

RSPB Scotland's Dave Sexton shares some of the tough realities to be faced for white-tailed eagles. Watch 'Wild Animal Rescue' on Channel 5 today (Thursday 23 January) at 11am and 7pm to see some of the work Mull Eagle Watch do.

RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin shared 5 ways you can take part in Big Garden Birdwatch at University or College.

Louise Gunstensen, Senior Conservation Planner, shares RSPB Scotland's response to the 'Blueprint for Scotland' report from the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland.

This week, Shetland Climate Action will present a petition to a full council meeting of Shetland Island Council urging the recognition of the seriousness of the climate crisis.

RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor shares five facts about blackbirds.

Hilary Wilson, Community Engagement Officer at Forsinard Flows, tells us a little bit about the dwarf birch, which is represented on the special pin badge celebrating 25 years of RSPB Scotland in the Flow Country.

Big Garden Birdwatch is an opportunity to connect with nature, take part in the world’s largest wildlife survey, and also to spend time with your family. The Birdwatch isn’t just about sitting still and quietly for an hour, there are loads of ways to make it fun and get children excited about nature! RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin some ideas for if you’re doing your Big Garden Birdwatch with children.

RSPB Scotland's Senior Conservation Planner Kate Bellew reviews the campaign to #SaveCoulLinks so far and discusses the importance of taking action for this triple protected wildlife site against a backdrop of increasing global concern for the environment.

RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin shares some ideas for what do to with your Christmas tree when twelfth night rolls around.

RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin shares five ways you can take part in this years Big Garden Birdwatch from the 25th - 27th January, even if you don't have a garden yourself!

It's that time where we begin planning what we want to do and achieve in the next year. To help inspire you with your goals here are some of the fun wildlife resolutions from some of the staff here at RSPB Scotland. We hope you have a happy new year!

RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor shares 5 facts about house sparrows, which have been the top spotted bird in Scotland for every Big Garden Birdwatch since 2012.

RSPB Scotland’s Molly Martin highlights just some of the amazing robins to be found around the world.

RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin shares some tips for dealing with Christmas waste.

John Bowler, RSPB Scotland’s Tiree Officer, shares the story of Tiree’s visiting oystercatchers from Ireland and Wales.

RSPB Scotland's Kirsty Nutt outlines the current picture for corn buntings across their four Scottish strongholds.

Christmas is a time we associate with family, friends, food… and animals! Animals have played key roles in Christmas from the nativity, through to carols, and movies! RSPB Scotland’s Molly Martin has rounded up our most iconic Christmas animal characters, what do you think of our list? Let us know if we missed your favourite in the comments!

As we approach the publication of the long-awaited independent review of grouse moor management in Scotland, the so called “Werritty Review”, which is looking at grouse moors in Scotland can be managed sustainably and within the law, Duncan Orr-Ewing, Head of Species and Land Management at RSPB Scotland reflects on why we have reached this point.

Big Garden Birdwatch 2020 is on the horizon! RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin shares some Scots names for our birds so you can impress your friends and family on the day.

As we come to the end of the year RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor takes a look back at some of our highlights.

Wildlife features heavily in many Christmas traditions. In this blog RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor shares some facts about the wildlife we hear about in the songs of Christmas.

RSPB Scotland's Eleanor Davison shares some of the things that make the Orkney Nature Festival so special now that the 2020 dates have been announced.

Our annual Nature of Scotland Awards recognising Scotland's nature heroes took place this week. RSPB Scotland's Joanne Simpson tells us more about the amazing people and projects who took home awards on the night.

We offer a brief summary of the key findings and discuss their implications in the context of the wider and growing challenge of increasingly environmentally unsustainable practices on intensive grouse moors, including illegal killing of raptors, the unnecessary culling of mountain hares and the burning of blanket bog habitats.

With the short, cold days, and the long, also cold, nights… it can be easy to think winter is a time when everything stops. Although it may seem everything is slowing down, and the skies loom with a constant threat of frost, here are a few examples that life persists through the colder months from RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin.