• 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...
  • 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...
  • Autumn Migration
    Apologies for the lack of updates over the last few weeks, a combination of staff holidays and end of season report writing has taken up a large portion of our time. One of the truly special things...
  • Wader data and photography, all in days work for the reserve team
    Hello, the last few weeks for the reserve team have involved lots of different surveys and many miles walked! We have nearly completed our wader surveys, breeding bird squares and AECS wader surveys...
  • 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...