Neil Grubb
Well-known member
I was very upset to read about the almost total failure of breeding colonies for certain seabirds on Fair Isle and the Shetlands last year. This was put down to low sandeel numbers, possibly due to changes in sea temperature. I was heartened to see the good feeding and breeding on the Farne Islands this year on Springwatch, but I don't know whether that means the same is true on Shetland. Has anyone any info about whether things will be better this year ?