Stoats are small, carnivorous mammals that were first recorded in Orkney in 2010. A 2017-2019 survey of wading birds in Orkney revealed that the number of curlews in the isles had declined by more ...

Stoats are small, carnivorous mammals that were first recorded in Orkney in 2010. A 2017-2019 survey of wading birds in Orkney revealed that the number of curlews in the isles had declined by more ...

Curlew numbers are on the rise after an initiative to remove stoats from Orkney (Ian Francis/PA) The Orcadian curlew population is on the rise following an effort to reduce the numbers of an ...

Shetland will be cloudy with spells of rain. Dry but turning cloudier in Orkney. Wednesday Tomorrow, the mainland will see early mist and fog lift, leaving variable cloud and isolated showers in ...

Orkney is a charming archipelago of some 70 islands and skerries – 20 of which are inhabited – ten miles north of mainland Scotland. It’s closer to the Arctic Circle than it is to London. It is also ...