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Our first breeding season as custodians of the Treshnish Isles is coming to an end, so we thought we'd share some highlights of our fabulous feathered friends on Lunga! National Trust for Scotland #fortheloveofscotland #NTSseabirds #lunga #puffin #guillemot #kittiwake #skua

Here are two flowers now common on Staffa as the summer develops, Meadowsweet and Sneezewort. @NTS

A very rare visitor, a Swift, has been hawking over Staffa and Lunga throughout July. Last week it left for its onward journey to Africa. Seeing Fingal's Cave also makes us feel like our feet won't touch the ground😂 National Trust for Scotland

The clean air around Staffa help the variety of Lichens on many of the basalt rocks. @NTS

Later summer flowers on Staffa,like the Heather and Knapweed, help pollinators like this Dark green fritillary. @NTS Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) are often seen on the boat trips to Staffa. They pup in June and July and their pups are true water babies, able to swim within hours. This pup could double their weight within a month of being born feeding to their mothers 45% fat milk🥛🦭 National Trust for Scotland

We're often lucky enough to see both common and bottlenose dolphins close to Staffa. Last week there were juveniles jumping alongside their parents! 🐬 Report any marine mammal sightings in the area to Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust 📷Louise King, Kate Mennie, Miek and Rutger

It's been a mixed bag for how #NTSseabirds have fared on Staffa this year. Puffins and Tysties seem stable. Fulmar haven't bred on Staffa for a few years now. We recorded 52 Shag nests last year, but only 14 nests this year. This reflects a wider trend👇 nts.org.uk/stories/concer…

Clifftop rosehips showing some #autumn colour on #Staffa yesterday. National Trust for Scotland #ForTheLoveOfScotland 📷Emily Wilkins

A lot of plastic washes up on our island beaches. We ran a creative event over on Mull this week to turn some of it into art. Thank you Baile Mor Books #trashtransformed #rubbishreused #ForTheLoveOfScotland Full story here: mullionarangerservice.com/2024/09/06/bea…

Learn about responsible wildlife watching around the coastlines of our islands in this recent podcast featuring local conservationists and ranger: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust MICT SCRA

5 additional seabirds have been added to the red list of birds at most need of conservation, one being the great skua. We’re working to protect this incredible species – find out more from our ambassador, Cal Major. > brnw.ch/21wMweK #ForTheLoveOfScotland

Getting to see dolphins on the journey out to Staffa and the Treshnish Islands never gets old! A highlight this year was seeing baby Common Dolphins practicing their wee jumps alongside the boat 🐬 Report your sightings to HWDT & Taxis #WorldDolphinDay #CommonDolphins #NTS #Staffa

Staffa is surrounded by protected areas for basking shark, harbour porpoise and minke whale...but we could do better, please take a look at the petition below.

It's World Tourism Day with the theme of Tourism and Peace. Staffa is a National Nature Reserve, a place where we welcome people to take a peaceful moment to enjoy and connect with nature and be inspired to care for our planet. un.org/en/observances… nnr.scot/About