• A look back at the breeding season
    In previous blogs we’ve talked about the surveys we carry out and recently, the team have been spending time number crunching and writing annual reports, so thought it would be nice to share how species...
  • Phalarope season
    This week has seen the start to our favourite part of the year – red-necked phalarope monitoring time! Once a week for the next six weeks we’ll be visiting phalarope breeding sites in Shetland to record...
  • Puffin Party and changing seasons
    Well, that's our last large event of the summer by with. Our first Puffin Party took place in 2009 (the year when we wondered whether it may be a Nuffin Party, as they'd all disappeared for a few days...
  • Survey season in full swing
    Welcome back to the RSPB Shetland blog We’re properly into survey season at the moment and taking advantage of all the good weather windows to get our work done. The team have been all across Shetland...