• A phalarope success story
    After we carry out practical work on the reserves there’s a period of time where we have to wait to see if species respond in the way we hope. There’s a lot of skills and experience within the organisation...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • After the breeding season
    Gosh it feels like a long time since I’ve written a blog post! Since my last post the reserves team have finished all of our breeding bird surveys – they only take place over a few months of the year...
  • 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...