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60.58824,-0.80616
  • Grid ref: HU655900
  • Lat/long: 60.58824,-0.80616
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Two red-necked phalaropesArctic tern swooping for foodSpring squill flowers
Early morning sea mist hangs around small offshore isles viewed across buttercup filled meadow on FetlarArctic skua in flightBreeding-plumaged red-throated diver on sea
Male tufted duck on lakeRedwings foraging on grassOrcas 'porpoising'
Photo by Steve Round
Photo by Tim Green
Photo by Mark Sissons
Photo by Graham Catley
Photo by Graham Catley
Photo by Nigel Blake

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Fetlar is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.

Top things to do in Spring

  1. Spot migrants en route to their breeding grounds further north and look out for the arrival of this season’s first red-necked phalaropes
  2. Witness carpets of wildflowers – eyebright, dog violets and spring squill
  3. Listen for the arrival of other breeding birds – golden plovers, red-throated divers, and Arctic terns

Top things to do in Summer

  1. Look for the delicate and rare red-necked phalaropes along the shore at Loch of Funzie
  2. Appreciate the sight and sound of waders and seabirds displaying and calling overhead – whimbrels, golden plovers, Arctic skuas and the mournful calls of red-throated divers
  3. Experience the 'simmer dim' – the twilight hours from dusk to dawn

Top things to do in Autumn

  1. Hunt for rare passage migrants resting in sheltered places or marvel at the large flocks of redwings, fieldfares and blackbirds as they pass through in their thousands
  2. Watch the sea for glimpses of otters, orcas and other marine mammals
  3. See the arrival of overwintering wildfowl – tufted ducks, goldeneyes, wigeons, teals and whooper swans

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