Category Archives: gulls

Gulls: do you love them or loathe them?

Posted on March 18, 2022 by NatureScot

The urban gull. People either love them or loathe them. Perhaps you like feeding them. Or maybe you get annoyed when they swoop down and steal your chips. If you’re woken up by noisy gulls, it may seem like they … Continue reading →

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Gulls: a balancing act

Posted on April 1, 2021 by NatureScot

It may not seem like it when gulls are swooping down trying to steal your chips, but the number of many species of gulls has plummeted. In fact, herring gulls and kittiwakes are on the red list of conservation concern … Continue reading →

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The bountiful birds of St Cyrus NNR

Posted on October 14, 2019 by NatureScot

Simon Ritchie has been working at St Cyrus National Nature Reserve since he was 16 – initially as a volunteer, he is currently employed as a Seasonal Reserve Officer. Simon  has previously written about his passion for the wildflowers of … Continue reading →

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Great skua behaviour and Fair Isle’s lifeline

Posted on May 22, 2018 by NatureScot

Fair Isle is Britain’s most remote inhabited island, 38 km from the next nearest island and 125 km from the northernmost tip of the UK mainland. A boat runs from the island but most visitors and most of the 60 … Continue reading →

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Gulls – glorious or greedy?

Posted on May 16, 2016 by NatureScot

It may not seem like it when gulls are swooping down trying to steal your chips, but the number of many species of gulls has plummeted. In fact, herring gulls and kittiwakes are on the red list of conservation concern … Continue reading →

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