Month: May 2020

• 12th May 2020

  Zooniverse

  Zooniverse is a website dedicated to “people-powered research”. It showcases hundreds of citizen science projects from all across the globe that you can get involved in from the comfort of your own living room. No prior knowledge or experience of the subject is required, they are all super easy and give you all the instructions…

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  7th May 2020

  May Highlights

  There is certainly a lot more life around in Shetland at the moment, lambing is in full swing and I’ve been seeing a lot more migrant birds on the feeders and flitting around amongst the bushes in my garden. The House Sparrows and Common Starlings are singing and calling and busy building nests and I…

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  7th May 2020

  April Highlights

  In April the days are getting longer, and signs of spring are starting to show. Spring bulbs are flowering, birds are starting to sing, and the early migrants are returning. This being Shetland however, there is still the chance of freezing weather bringing snow and winter winds ready to give our poor daffodils a battering!…