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RSPB Scotland Research Assistant, Davide Scridel, is out searching for an elusive bird in the Outer Hebrides. Find out more about his experiences and check out his fantastic photos below! Island living: searching for twite in the Hebrides The subject of the 2013 Statutory Conservation Agency/RSPB...

Brand new blog from Chris Knowles, RSPB Scotland Nature Counts Trainee Ecologist. Taking the slow road: surveying fungi on the banks of Loch Lomond This end of a frosty spring is about as far from being mushroom season as you can get, and yet that’s what I had high hopes of finding on one...

Scottish Birdfair team member, Stacey Maden, on preparing for the big day. Countdown to the Scottish Birdfair With just 1 month to go before the Scottish Birdfair, it’s all go in the office as we finalise plans for the big day. This year we are excited to welcome even more exhibitors...

Rebekah Stackhouse, RSPB Scotland's Education and Youth Programmes Manager, reminds us that a connection to nature begins on our doorsteps. A Very Hungry Caterpillar... Wiggling towards a greater connection with nature So, what did you have for breakfast this morning? Whilst I was eating...

New blog from Rebekah Stackhouse, RSPB Scotland's Education and Youth Programmes Manager. Happy Winds-day everyone – I do hope you’re outside! Whilst our weather today might not be quite as bad as Winnie the Pooh’s “mild spring zephyr” in Winnie the Pooh and...

RSPB Conservation Manager, Stuart Benn, has recorded an audio blog this week. Check it out!

Conservation Manager, Stuart Benn, with a roundup of his season on the hills. Loose Ends No, not the Radio 4 chat programme nor the 1980s R&B group but time for an end of season tie up of some threads left hanging from previous blogs. I always get mixed feelings at this time of year when...

It’s always exciting to go and walk a brand new RSPB reserve, because it gives you a chance to reflect on the journey to bring the reserve into fruition and secure ownership. Each acquisition is special, and has its highs and lows. Sometimes it can take years to assemble the deal. On other occasions...

It's National Volunteers Week! Erin Fulton, RSPB Scotland Publications & Media Intern, tells us what it's like to volunteer in our Edinburgh office. An ideal bridge I started at RSPB Scotland as their publications and media intern in April 2012. I was finishing my degree in Environmental...