It has been a pretty grim winter in Shetland so far, with almost continual gales, plenty of rain, and a distinct lack of calm, cold,...

Much as we would all rather forget Covid-19 and the associated devastation caused by it, I thought I would store the Covid updates from...

Whilst standing outside our house at Bakkasetter during the evening of 17th September 2020, I noticed a bird with a bounding flight...

It is unlikely that anybody will remember spring 2020 with any great affection. Wild Shetland Tours, in line with the tourism industry as...

After the massive influx of Two-barred Crossbills in the summer of 2019 (see here), it seemed very unlikely that there would be more...

During late June 2020, we were fortunate to have three Common Crossbills take up temporary residence in our garden at Bakkasetter, in...

The highlight of the spring as far as birds were concerned, for me anyway, was the appearance of a Booted Warbler in our garden at...

There was a small arrival of Waxwings into Shetland during October and the early part of November. This species is always eagerly awaited...

Moth recording is a big interest of mine. For those who are unaware of this pastime, it involves basically having a big wooden box with a...

A massive westerly storm had passed through Shetland over the weekend of September 14th/15th 2019, which looked ideal for bringing...

Whilst guiding a day-trip on 2nd September 2019, and after visiting Eshaness, we called in at Hillswick to look for Otters before heading...

The summer of 2019 will long be remembered by Shetland's birdwatchers due to the enormous influx of the usually very rare Two-barred...

We've had lots of nice encounters with Otters over the spring and summer, on Mainland, Yell and Unst in particular. The individual below...

During the night of 29th/30th July 2019 I went outside to check the garden moth trap as usual, and was a little surprised to see a...

Whilst guiding on 18th July 2019, we were fortunate to discover a large pod of Atlantic White-sided Dolphins off the east coast of Yell....

Shetland has a very small butterfly list; only 13 species have reliably been recorded in the islands! Of these, eight are classified as...

In a magnificent spring packed full of scarce and rare migrant birds in Shetland, what was probably the highlight was the appearance of a...

May 15th was a gloriously sunny day in Shetland. Just prior to heading out guiding for the day I was putting the recycling out and heard...

I was lucky enough to spend three days in late April guiding on Fair Isle, my favourite island in Shetland. The weather was beautiful,...

The big bird news in Shetland recently has been the discovery of a Tengmalm's Owl in the west mainland. It was first seen by Jackie and...