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News and stories from the NTS team on St Kilda, a dual UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A little bit of good news for the ocean
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Scottish government bans wet wipes containing plastic
This type of wipe is a common source of marine litter and can break down into microplastics over time, harming the environment.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93j8l5xz28o
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Crisp winter days often give the best view of St Kilda. This one from Benbecula
about 1 month ago
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Bliadhna Mhath Ur! A guid new year to ane an' a! Happy New Year! The National Trust for Scotland doesn't have any staff on island at the moment, so we'll post some archive pictures until April when we are back ๐ทlmacleod
about 2 months ago
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Nollaig Chridheil a h-uile duine! Happy Christmas everyone and we'll see you in the new year. 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring not even a mouse...' This St Kilda mouse didn't get the Christmas memo and is enjoying a midnight snack ๐ทMC2
about 2 months ago
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Two more sleeps, better make sure your chimney is swept for an important visitor
#Stkilda
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#NTS
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#advent
about 2 months ago
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Advent window 22, a picture from the Trust's archives. The summer months were busy harvesting seabirds and storing them for the winter months
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#advent
about 2 months ago
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Its winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. Today St Kilda will see about six and a half hours of daylight, but tomorrow the days start to get longer. Still plenty winter evenings to coorie in next to the fire.
#StKilda
#NTS
#advent
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2 months ago
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Cleits are a unique style of building to St Kilda, small stone built turf capped 'sheds'. Great for hiding those Christmas presents in
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#StKilda
2 months ago
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All is calm, all is bright . This lovely image of Village Bay was taken on a calm summers day
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#StKilda
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#advent
2 months ago
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Well hello there, welcome to advent window 18. Soay lambs are born in late April and are curious to explore their surroundings
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#NTS
2 months ago
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Advent window 17. The St Kilda wren -Troglodytes troglodytes hirtensis - a unique sub species on the St Kilda archipelago . In the spring and summer the males can be heard singing all over the islands, defending their territories and making their presence felt.
2 months ago
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Keeping an eye out for Santa, he won't come if you're awake! St Kilda has the largest puffin colony in the UK, they love to eat sand eels and other small fish
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#advent
2 months ago
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Make sure you post your cards in time for them to arrive before Christmas. The St Kilda post office was busy in the summer months with tourists sending postcards
2 months ago
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St kilda offers a welcome rest spot for many migrating birds, including these geese.
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#StKilda
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#advent
2 months ago
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A fulmar takes flight. St Kilda has the oldest and one of hte largest fulmar colonies in the UK
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2 months ago
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Todays advent - a mini lesson on Gaelic and Scots! Rain swells the Abhainn Mhor (Big River) on a dreich (gloomy) day .
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2 months ago
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What's behind advent door 11? This moody shot was taken from Boreray , looking back to Hirta and Soay
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#StKilda
๐ทRowan Aitchison
2 months ago
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In the summer thousands of puffins arrive on St Kilda to raise their young, digging burrows or finding handy hidey-holes for their nests. They are all now out in the Atlantic till the Spring
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#NTS
2 months ago
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Low winter sunshine strikes Village Bay
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2 months ago
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On the eighth day of Christmas.... 8 maids a milking. Both sheep and cows were kept for their milk and 19th century travellers commented on the fine cheeses
2 months ago
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In summer the slopes of St Kilda turn pink with campion and thrift
2 months ago
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St Kilda is home to the largest colony of northern gannets in the world.
3 months ago
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This eider duck made her nest inside one of the many cleits
3 months ago
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Soay sheep enjoy the rich grass of a St Kilda summer
3 months ago
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Low cloud makes the landscape magical but can also obscure the cliff edges
3 months ago
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What's behind today's advent window? A lovely view of the Bay from behind the village
3 months ago
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It's that time of year again! Welcome to St Kilda World Heritage Site advent calendar. We'll share an image of this amazing site every day until Christmas.
3 months ago
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Whilst giving a talk about
#stkilda
to the local
#WI
group in north Wales, Janet Crummy produced a mailboat that sheโd found on Lewis when she was living there in 1975! 10 were sent by the Ranger Hugh Brown, 2 were found on Lewis and 4 found in Norway.
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3 months ago
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Great to see our
#NTSSeabirds
and marine life well represented at
#EdinburghZoo
's
#GiantLanterns
exhibition last night ๐ Thanks to
#StKildaClub
for the invitation to speak at their annual reunion.
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3 months ago
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Delighted to receive this late season record of a 1cy Ring-necked Duck on
#StKilda
yesterday from
@soaysheep.bsky.social
researcher Xavier Bal. A 2nd island record after the first in 2000! Thanks for this fab ๐ท
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3 months ago
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#landscape
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#31daysofgraves
. The small graveyard on the remote St Kilda archipelago now only echoes to the sounds of birds and bleats of sheep
4 months ago
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We miss these views over winter! That's the last of the
@n-t-s.bsky.social
#StKilda
team off the island now, after a fabulous last couple of days birding to cap off an excellent autumn and an excellent season. Thanks to all that enjoyed it with us and helped make 2025 a special year! ๐
4 months ago
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A cruise ship made the most of this fine calm autumn weather to make a late season visit to
#StKilda
yesterday. Grateful to them for their understanding as I was running around in search of that wagtail ๐ ๐
4 months ago
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Two firsts for
#StKilda
in one day is pretty special for a last day on island! A Cattle Egret flew over as the wagtail was being searched for, landed briefly, then appeared to head straight back out of Village Bay!
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4 months ago
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Eastern Yellow Wagtail on St Kilda today! Sound recording on a phone isn't easy, but the bird had a short raspy call, not dissimilar to a Citrine Wag.
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4 months ago
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The rarest bird of the day was this Curlew Sandpiper. There have been lots in the country this year, but this is just the 3rd
#StKilda
record, and the first since 1993! Frustratingly flighty with its Ringed Plover companions...
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4 months ago
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7 species added to the
#StKilda
yearlist today, including a least 90 Fieldfare, 1 Song and 2 Mistle Thrush, Water Rail, Reed Warbler and Grey Wagtail.
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4 months ago
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A fantastic day's
#birding
today on
#StKilda
, one of the highlights being a significant arrival of Jack Snipe- 21 counted, but could've been more. They were popping up everywhere!
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4 months ago
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A flurry of 'common' migrants today, including a Robin (first since early April), 4 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff (first of the autumn!) as well as a Chaffinch yesterday (new for year). Our Tree Pipit is still showing very well, and the Starlings are looking splendid!
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4 months ago
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Our two most common buntings were on Hirta yesterday, with a single Lapland on the hill and a flock of 9 Snow down in the village.
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4 months ago
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A 1st winter Iceland Gull was in among the seals on the rocks at Dรนn today. Always nice to see those white wings ๐
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4 months ago
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Presumably the same Corncrake that we found a few days ago is still scurrying around near the cemetery on
#StKilda
.
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4 months ago
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The first pulse of Redwing are back on
#StKilda
, with 50+ flitting between cottages, cleitean and dykes over the last few days.
4 months ago
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Delighted that our visiting European White-fronted Goose from Netherlands has found some Pink-footed friends to graze with in the Village over the last couple of days.
4 months ago
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Our second Pectoral Sandpiper of season was much more obliging than the first, even coming to the helipad to say farewell to Will after another great autumn with him here!
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4 months ago
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This collar-ringed European White-fronted Goose (T7Z) was ringed in Netherlands in Nov 2024 and had previously been reported at 2 other sites in Netherlands before turning up on
#SKilda
today. Reported to cr-birding.org. Incredible what we can learn about birds' movements from ringing projects!
5 months ago
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This makes you wonder how many times we actually miss Short-eared Owls on the scree slope on Conachair. There were two tucked away in there today.
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5 months ago
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This morning's Corncrake was eclipsed by the Brown Shrike today, but they're always a smart bird to see out here. Pretty good start to October!
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@hebridesbirds.bsky.social
5 months ago
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Brown Shrike today! 1st for
#StKilda
and only the 4th for the Outer Hebs! Flighty and elusive, but combination of features confirmed ID, including uniform dark brown head and mantle, very dark mask, short wings, and very long, slim, reddish tail.
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5 months ago
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There's always a chance that a flock of Pink-footed Geese might pick up a straggler of another species. This Greenland White-fronted Goose was with a small flock in Gleann Mor a couple of days ago.
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5 months ago
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