Hello there. Yesterday I received an email and had to share the attachment with you. It is Sumburgh Head in the background, with the star of our RSPB logo flying by! The avocet was discovered by Roger Riddington at Scatness last night and my...

Lately the weather has been a mix of sunshine, gales, snow and hail but the south easterly winds brought some welcome migrants including an amazing fall of 160 robins on Friday (20 April) which saw them tumbling out of the drystane dykes in one's...

After a week of installing cameras, we were very excited when the puffins returned to the puffincam burrow at 11.20am on 17 th April. They have been in and out lining their nest since then, so keep a look out for an egg any day now! The camera has also...

Last Saturday, the Mousa Boat ran to the reserve for the first passenger run of the summer. Hurray! Crewing the boat was Tom Jamieson - anyone who has been to Mousa will recognise Tom - and two of the new owners Alan Pottinger (left) and Jimmy Fullerton...

A couple of years ago, my family were arranging a surprise birthday party for my father. On occasions, when Dad has had one or two small sherries at a gathering, he'll laugh about making whoopee. I thought that this was simply a reference to a good...