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August update from the Isle of May

Posted on August 17, 2015 by NatureScot

David Steel is the Reserve Manager on the Isle of May, based on the island itself from March to October. Here he gives us an update on a busy August as visiting birds have popped in and the results of … Continue reading →

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Monitoring sea-birds on Noss

Posted on June 23, 2014 by NatureScot

Craig Nisbet is one of the seasonal rangers working on our Noss National Nature Reserve in Shetland. Today he provides a blog looking at the purpose and method of monitoring on this spectacular reserve. “The Noss wardens are on hand … Continue reading →

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Time to see Scotland’s seabirds

Posted on July 26, 2013 by NatureScot

Over four million seabirds are at home in Scotland at this time of year. Many of them congregate in large colonies on cliffs around our 11800 km of coastline. The amazing spectacle of wheeling flocks of seabirds can be seen … Continue reading →

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