February 11, 2012

South Shetland: Sumburgh Head & St Ninian’s Isle – Scotland 2010

A puffin at Sumburgh Head, Shetland

Our arrival in Shetland was met with heavy rain, fog, and strong winds, but we ignored these (wisely, as it turned out) and headed down from Lerwick to the southernmost tip of the Shetland mainland, Sumburgh Head. Best known as an RSPB Nature Reserve, Sumburgh Head is a twitcher's paradise but is … [Read more...]