A great start to our spring season with 6 Orcas off Sumburgh Head this afternoon. Here's one of them. Thanks to Gina Rathbone for the call and this great pic ..read more

Video of the long-staying North American Killdeer at Sandwick ..read more

Rainbow over Eshaness cliffs this afternoon. Our two Up Helly Aa groups spent the day in the beautiful north Mainland under sunny skies. Combined highlights included four Otters (including a mother and cub), several snowy-white Mountain Hares, north American Green-winged Teal, Merlin, displaying Red Grouse, Glaucous Gull and several Slavonian Grebes. Looking forward to Up Helly Aa tomorrow! More on our series of award-winning wildlife and photography holidays / day tours here ..read more

Drake Long-tailed Duck (known as 'Calloos' here in Shetland) displaying in Bressay Sound. Special birds ..read more

Just in from an amazing day watching a pod of nine Orcas off the east Mainland. Here's one of the huge bull as it hunted in Dales Voe ..read more

West Voe of Sumburgh, Shetland this afternoon. Winds currently gusting to 60mph creating a beautiful seascape ..read more

Purple Sandpiper on the Mousa ferry pier at Leebitton ..read more

One of four Humpback Whales watched off Gossabrough, Yell, today. Absolutely fantastic! Also saw a pod of Risso's Dolphins. More on our series of award-winning wildlife and photography holidays / day tours here ..read more

History of the colour-ringed Waxwing in our garden on Saturday 12/11/16. Many thanks to Raymond Duncan of the Grampian Ringing Group for the info and to our day-tour group for their patience and assistance in securing the colour ring combination! Raymond wrote: "An old friend returns! Only our 7th or 8th returning to UK from the several thousand we have ringed over the years, and our oldest equal with one other returning 3 winters later. RW-Rm was already an adult male when ringed ..read more

Just back from watching this stunning Rufous Turtle Dove (aka Oriental Turtle Dove) at North Roe. Only the third Shetland record - but the second in just twelve months! Less than 20 have occurred in the UK ..read more