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    Little auks and big birdwatch

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    Hello When a reserve has conservation designations,such as SSSIs, certain aspects of management require government consent. I was discussing the management of Loch of Spiggie RSPB reserve over the phone with ourl local Scottish Natural Heritage Area...
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    Stacked up with guillemots

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    They're back! Today is the first day of 2012 that I have seen guillemots at Sumburgh Head. What a joy to see them, but also to hear their "ha hah haaaring" rising upwards. Believe it or not, this photograph contains hundreds of guillemots...
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    Sumburgh Head's first orcas of 2012

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    Yesterday morning, I was having a long lie trying to recover from a rotten cold. My plans of wallowing under a blanket of self-pity were interupted by a call from my big brother, John. "Killer whales at West Voe!!" He quickly described what...
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    Happy New Year from Sumburgh Head

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    Hello. I hope you had a good Christmas and New Year. It's been a rather wild festive break here in the south end of Shetland, with many strong winds to battle against and an awful lot of rain. Have you made any resolutions? Apart from the usual...
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    "... appears frequently in company of sparrows and snowflakes."

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    Hello from a cold 60N. Following the drama of last weeks humpback whale, I wasn't quite sure what to write in a blog entry this week. I decided I would write about the first bird I saw today which made me smile. So it happened to be that it was...
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