White-tailed Eagles are an annual feature these days on #StKilda, but today's Golden Eagle joining the three White-taileds was remarkable! There had previously been single records in only 5 years between 1955 and 1976.
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These two are blissfully unaware of how busy the Village will be tomorrow!
We're hopefully welcoming our first human visitors tomorrow, but the pinniped visitors have been quite comfortable with the jetty the through the winter!
A Black-tailed Godwit in spring on route to its breeding grounds in Iceland with a wee stop over in Village Bay. There aren't many smarter waders in their summer finery!
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Many Fulmars are now back on territory, including FP96412, ringed in 2011 and still happily residing along Head Dyke. Fulmars are among our longest lived seabirds, with some reaching over 50 years, so this one may be in the prime of its life.
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This 1st winter Iceland Gull has been present on #StKilda since at least 3rd April. There was also a reported Glaucous Gull from @soaysheep.bsky.social researchers on 22nd March. Eyes are back on the island 👀 @hebridesbirds.bsky.social
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We're back!!! Trying to clean the pier and get ready for our first visitors of the year. Not today though
A little bit of good news for the ocean
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Crisp winter days often give the best view of St Kilda. This one from Benbecula
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
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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
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Two more sleeps, better make sure your chimney is swept for an important visitor
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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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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.
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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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All is calm, all is bright . This lovely image of Village Bay was taken on a calm summers day
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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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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.
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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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
St kilda offers a welcome rest spot for many migrating birds, including these geese.
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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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Todays advent - a mini lesson on Gaelic and Scots! Rain swells the Abhainn Mhor (Big River) on a dreich (gloomy) day . #StKilda#NTS#advent
What's behind advent door 11?
This moody shot was taken from Boreray , looking back to Hirta and Soay #advent #NTS #StKilda
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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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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
In summer the slopes of St Kilda turn pink with campion and thrift
St Kilda is home to the largest colony of northern gannets in the world.
This eider duck made her nest inside one of the many cleits
