ECO FRIENDLY ‘WOODEN WINDMILL PUFFIN KITS NEW ADDITION FOR THE 2024 SEASON   As mentioned in our ‘Name The Puffin’ post on Saturday 30th March, we told you we had another new business development to announce which was ‘Puffin’ related and here we have it, we’re sure you all agree that anything puffin related is… Continue reading NEW ADDITION 2024 FOR KIDS ECO FRIENDLY GIFT BAGS – 06.04.2024

THE NOSS BOAT – EASTER COMPETITION ‘NAME OUR PUFFIN MASCOT’ WIN A FREE TRIP FOR ONE ADULT & ONE UNDER 16   In our post dated 28th March, we mentioned that we had a new addition to the business to announce, well this is not it but we are going to share that news before… Continue reading Name The Puffin – Win A Free Trip For One Adult & One Under 16 – 30.04.2024

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT We are absolutely delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted as finalists in two categories at this years ‘The Herald Scottish Family Business Awards’.   The two categories we have been shortlisted for are:   Commitment to the Community Scottish Family Business of the Year (Micro) – Sponsored by Business Gateway.  … Continue reading Double Finalists – The Herald Scottish Family Business Awards – 21.11.2023

  We are delighted to share that after being nominated, we have won – “Best Wildlife & Photography Boat Tour Company – Scotland” at the UK Enterprise Awards 2022 .   We informed everyone in a Facebook post on 28th August that we received notification that we had been nominated for yet another award, but… Continue reading Trophy Cabinet Awards Keep Coming – UK Enterprise Awards 2022 – Winners Of ‘Best Wildlife & Photography Boat Tour Company – Scotland’

This year is shaping up to be a record-breaker for BASKING SHARKS in Shetland waters. We’ve nearly seen as many this year as we have in the business’s last 30 years of operating around Bressay and Noss.   Back in September we encountered several individuals which gave us amazing views and naturally as a WiSE… Continue reading Record-Breaker Year For Basking Sharks In Shetland Waters

  Seabirds-and-Seals celebrates 30 Years on Saturday 7th May. Anyone already booked or who books that day, will receive a £30 gift voucher to use on a future tour.  Dr Jonathan Wills, Marie, Brian and the rest of the team, would like to say a huge huge thank you to all our customers and to… Continue reading SEABIRDS-AND-SEALS – BIG 30TH BIRTHDAY – SATURDAY 7TH MAY 2022

As the No.1 wildlife boat tour to Noss, we are thrilled to have received accreditation to The WiSe Scheme – the UK’s national training scheme for minimizing disturbance to marine wildlife. As WiSe members we commit to abide by not only national and local laws on wildlife conservation and disturbance avoidance, but also the WiSe… Continue reading Noss Boat – WiSe Scheme Accreditation March 202

Celebrate Scotland’s Year of Stories & Seabirds-and-Seals 30th Birthday Celebrations by entering our short story COMPETITION! The competition is open to both adults and children (15 years and under) who have visited and explored Noss National Nature Reserve – on foot or by boat. We invite you to write a short story about your adventure… Continue reading Competition Time – Celebrating 30 Years Of Seabirds-and-Seals

  HIP-HIP-HOORAY… THE AWARDS KEEP COMING!!!  WE HAVE BEEN VOTED: SCOTLAND’S  BEST WILDLIFE BOAT TOUR COMPANY!!! It has been an incredibly busy few months for us, with holidays and preparing for a busy season ahead, but now time to announce our great news. The judging panel at SME Scottish Enterprise Awards, got in touch to… Continue reading Scottish Enterprise Awards Winners 2021 – Scotland’s Best Wildlife Boat Tour Company

Winter in Shetland is not for the faint hearted but as a wildlife tour operator who keeps their boat ‘in the water’ we absolutely love it and embrace everything the days from November to February throw at us! Whilst we offer no public sailings to Noss we are always available for charter and we are… Continue reading Highlights from our Winter Ornithological & Seabird Surveys

Awesome slow motion footage showing Bob – our hungry Bonxie follower.  Great Skua is known by the name Bonxie – a Shetland name of Norse origin.