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The Breeding Birds of Shetland

The Shetland Isles are about 100 miles beyond the mainland of Scotland in the cool waters of the northern North Sea and are the northernmost part of the British Isles.

Ringed PloverShetland consists of about 100 islands and extends 70 miles in length by 36 miles in width.  They are extremely rugged and windswept with the highest point,  Ronas Hill,  only reaching 1475 feet.

 

Part 1

This talk shows close up shots of the breeding activities of most of the terrestrial species including waders.

Redshank

There are three Schedule I species shown-Whimbrel,  Merlin and Red-throated Diver as well as Ringed Plover,  Golden Plover,  Dunlin,  Wheatear and many others.

 

 

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