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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...

The arrival of warm weather brings many birds to Fen Drayton Lakes to spend the summer here. A particular favourite of mine, the swifts , are now here! You can enjoy watching them at the moment swooping and twisting over the lakes eating insects. You might also see excited screaming parties of them...

I’m sure you are all too familiar with the sharp stinging sensation of the common nettle. But while you are frantically rubbing the afflicted area and scrambling around trying to find a dock leaf to relieve the pain, have you ever noticed how great nettles are for wildlife? This week (15...

It's Monday morning and I'm recovering from a fun, if slightly damp and muddy Sunday at Newton Rigg College's Countryside Day, near Penrith. There was plenty to see and do from all aspects of the countryside from den building to tractor rides, clay pigeon shooting to wildlife gardening, and...

Why is it that everywhere I seem to go, I am tortured by stupid, stupid people cutting down hedges, conifers and other beautiful shrubs. I have to be restrained by my husband, who doesn't fancy a ruck, from going over to them to have a word. New neighbours have just had the whole of their front garden...

Hi, I was clearing some surplus wet clay soil from the garden today and under the plastic sheet that it was all lying on were these two! Can anyone help me identify what they are (e.g. what species of newt or salamander?) Thanks! P.S They both now have a new home behind two damp rotting sleepers at...

Getting busy at Bempton Cliffs

6th May Bank holiday

Bempton Cliffs Bank Holiday

Campfield Marsh is quite a spectacle in May with its covering of Sea Pinks - not to mention the Gorse and May blossom along the fringes. Back to farm and estuary - we continue along the coastal road round the Cardurnock Peninsula. Within a few hundred yards of North Plain farm we arrive at the lay...

The Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Scotland , have launched the Heads up for Harriers scheme - their own version of the Hen Harrier Hotline - and are appealing for members of the public to send in their sightings of hen harriers across Scotland. They have said: As the Partnership...

Campfield Marsh. Now we come to the 3rd part of the Blog, having dealt with accommodation issues. We can start to describe the main features of the area which is after all what you will be coming to enjoy, be it Spring, Summer or Winter. In the case of birders, winter in the Solway area is of particular...

As a member of the wildlife enquiries team you often get some great opportunities to find out about some excellent places to see wildlife and we are also incredibly lucky to be able to work with various other departments and staff members to further our knowledge and increase our experiences. In my...

I found these two canoodling on a buddleia in my garden just this evening. This is the first time I've seen 14 spot ladybirds, my only encounters with the wee beasties have been of the traditional 7 spot variety, not that I'm complaining.

Arne's woods 30th March 2012

The location for this photo opportunity was Blashford Lakes, near Ringwood, Hants. I had visited these lakes several times previously without any luck, then one morning," hey presto" there it was, a wonderful and rare Bittern, my luck had changed and this picture is the result. I was so pleased...

Taken at Hengistbury Head.

As before swimming in the channel coombe heath..

Taken from fen Hide at the Loch of Strathbeg

This little Burnet moth clung to the rape plant.

I wanted to attract wildlife by making a pond in our allotmet. It took lot's of hard work and me and my dad where proud of it. One month later a frog came to our pond. She chose it for her home. I was so amazed a moment which will last forever.

watching the sun come up over Snowdonia Mountains whilst watching the Reed Buntings in the garden