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2020 – a year of local wildlife (Part IV)

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Jon Dunn

Throughout 2020 I spent a lot of time looking out to sea. That’s not hard to do where I live – my home sits on the rocky spine of a narrow, low peninsula, so there are sea views on three … Continue reading →

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Bonxies, solans and a draatsie

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Jon Dunn

Ever since I can remember, birders all around the UK have referred to Great Skuas as bonxies. Why they chose to adopt this Shetland dialect name in particular I’ve no idea. I suspect tammie-noorie (the Shetland dialect name for Puffin) … Continue reading →

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All at sea on Easter Sunday

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Jon Dunn

I’m fresh home this evening after a day crewing on board the fabulous Dunter III for Seabirds and Seals – and as ever, we had a brilliant trip around Bressay and Noss. No two trips are ever quite the same, … Continue reading →

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