• Hello from the team
    Hello! Welcome to the RSPB Shetland blog. This is where we’ll share updates on what the team is up to across Shetland, sharing insights into our work and highlights of the fantastic species we work...
  • Puffins are back in town
    Welcome to the RSPB Shetland blog! It was busy last week with lots of preparation for the season ahead, across our suite of managed sites. Last week also signalled the start of the monitoring season...
  • A month in Shetland - Keith's sabbatical
    My sabbatical on Shetland was planned from mid-May to mid-June, as although quite early in the season for many species so far north, it is a key time to help with breeding bird survey work, and there...
  • The issue of disturbance
    Welcome back to another RSPB Shetland blog. This week we wanted to touch on a slightly less enjoyable side of our roles here in Shetland, and indeed a common theme for colleagues around the country...
  • Monitoring storm petrels on Mousa
    There's nothing very exciting to report from the reserves team this week. Some of the team are off on holiday whilst the rest of us have continued keeping an eye on the reserves, checking cows, cutting...