Welcome to the twenty-fifth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

If you are new to these snippets and want to know more about the project, check out this blog.

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Welcome to the twenty-fourth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

If you are new to these snippets and want to know more about the project, check out this blog.

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Welcome to the twenty-third weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

If you are new to these snippets and want to know more about the project, check out this blog.

Orkney Native Wildlife Projec…

Welcome to the twenty-second weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

If you are new to these snippets and want to know more about the project, check out this blog.

Orkney Native Wildlife Proje…

Greenland White-fronted Geese are a localised winter visitor to Scotland. Orkney has only one site where it is still possible to encounter this distinctive goose. A medium-sized grey goose with orange legs and an orange bill; adults have a large white blaize surrounding the base of the bill and bold black bars on the belly. Juveniles lack this black barring and generally show less white surround at the bill base.

 

Whilst…

Welcome to the twenty-first weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

If you are new to these snippets and want to know more about the project, check out this blog.

Orkney Native Wildlife Proj…

Welcome to the twentieth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

If you are new to these snippets and want to know more about the project, check out this blog.

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

Welcome to the nineteenth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

If you are new to these snippets and want to know more about the project, check out this blog.

Orkney Native Wildlife Projec…

Welcome to the eighteenth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

The consultation event on Stronsay on Thursday was a really good event with lots of children…

Welcome to the seventeenth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

The consultation event on Hoy last week was excellent with lots of folk popping by to say hi…

Welcome to the sixteenth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

So far this year, we have had two consultation events followed by talks. The first was on the 5…

Stoat Snippet number 15

Welcome to the fifteenth weekly stoat snippet, the first one of 2018. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

This snippet is a short update on progress on both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with ourselves and SNH.

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

In January, our programme…

Welcome to the fourteenth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

We want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

This will be the last stoat snippet of 2017 but we’ll be back…

Sun 10^th Dec: Brig O’Waithe, Stennesss

Heading north out of Stromness to have a text come through saying there was 5 otters at the Brig O’Waithe. That’s right five! Called for a quick turn around. As we pulled up a quick scan revealed that they were on the island (downstream side of the bridge) What we took to be a dog otter and presumably a mother and 3 fairly big cubs. The cubs were curled up asleep on the island…

Welcome to the thirteenth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

Winter is here!

The change in season, and the increasingly wintery weather, brings about an interesting change in stoats. Some…

Welcome to the twelfth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland. 

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

We are now in to the third week of the community consultation. We want to continue to thank everyone…

One of the main focuses for Onziebust reserve is providing habitat for corncrake or to give their latin name crex crex. Corncrakes are very secretive and when they arrive back from Africa they need areas of early cover to hide in. Plant species such as nettles, iris and cow parsley are ideal as they grow in early spring. At Onziebust we create corncrake corridors and manage hay meadows with the aim of providing suitable…

Welcome to the eleventh weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

Last week we launched the community consultation and have already started getting completed questionnaires…

Welcome to the tenth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

We have launched a community consultation today to encourage folk to get involved and help shape the…

Welcome to the ninth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

Our contractors have been door knocking and chatting to landowners to get access permissions for the…

Welcome to the eighth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

You’ll remember that one of the things we are doing in the development phase is trapping trials to…

Welcome to the seventh weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

Quick update

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

One of the critical things we need to do during the development phase is perfect the…

Welcome to the sixth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with SNH and RSPB Scotland.

Quick update

Not much new has happened in the last week on the Orkney Native Wildlife Project, the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion…

Welcome to the fifth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with RSPB Scotland and SNH.

Quick update

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

You’ll remember that as part of the project development, we will be running trapping…

Welcome to the fourth weekly stoat snippet!

These snippets will be a short update on progress with both the Orkney Native Wildlife Project and the Orkney Mainland Predator Invasion Biosecurity Project, as well as addressing any concerns that folk have raised with ourselves and SNH.

Quick update

Orkney Native Wildlife Project

Our new Project Development Officer, Amy King, is now in post and is raring to get started…