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Chris Knowles, RSPB Nature Counts Trainee Ecologist, has been out and about at our Baron's Haugh nature reserve near Motherwell... A hidden gem A ‘hidden gem’, an ‘overlooked treasure’, perhaps even a ‘best kept secret’, these metaphors might be clichés...

Conservation Manager, Stuart Benn is back with a new blog... Cathedral Thinking Have you ever sent one of your mates a text or email and then got really annoyed because they didn’t reply immediately ? Or skipped a track on your playlist because you couldn’t wait the three minutes it...

Davide Scridel, Research Assistant with RSPB Scotland, gives us an update on his research work in the Outer Hebrides. Look what the wind blew in... It is nearly a month since I started here and I have now completed the first round of visits to each of my 1x1km 2 survey sites surveying for twite...

The RSPB is very proud of its longstanding history in standing up for wildlife. From our foundation in 1889 where we campaigned for the ending of the plumage trade – a fashion responsible for the destruction of tens of thousands of egrets, birds of paradise and other species – we have been...

An introduction to foraging from James Reynolds, Head of Media & Communications for RSPB Scotland. Nature's larder: making the most of spring greens For the forager, the winter months offer extremely lean pickings. It is a time to hunker down and savour the goods that one invested time...

Brand new blog from RSPB Scotland Trainee Ecologist, David Freeman. Find out more about the fascinating Bryophytes found on our reserves! A New Career in a New Town Back in March, I was delighted to be offered the position of Trainee Ecologist based at RSPB Scotland's Edinburgh HQ. The role...

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...