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I really wasn't expecting to see very much when I took folk around on yesterday's "Birds for Beginners" walk on the Brodgar reserve. Not having been round for a while, I did a recce on Monday and saw far fewer birds than in previous weeks. It didn't help that the vegetation - crops...

Last week I had the chance to go on a short visit to Papa Westray to check on the North Hill reserve and buildings we have there. The photo above is fairly irrelevant to the reserve but it was one of three I managed to take on the island before my camera battery ran out! At this time of year the...

Join the RSPB Warden whatever the weather ........? When driving to the hide this morning and seeing (or not as the case was) the Rendall hills encased in low cloud, with a strong wind battering the side of the Landrover. I realised that I may not get a large turnout for the hide session or even be...