{"id":5545,"date":"2026-06-18T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/group.rspb.org.uk\/exeter\/?post_type=news&#038;p=5545"},"modified":"2026-09-17T10:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:18:14","slug":"zoom-talk-2026-12-09","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/group.rspb.org.uk\/exeter\/news-blogs\/news\/zoom-talk-2026-12-09\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoom talk &#8211; &#8220;The Islands of the Outer Hebrides and Shetland&#8221; on Wednesday 9th December 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please join us for the Zoom talk \u201cThe Islands of the Outer Hebrides and Shetland\u201d presented by Mary Braddock on Wednesday 9th December 2026 at 7:30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Visit The Western Isles with their amazing beaches, scenery and wildlife found in the Uists, Harris and Lewis before moving north onto the islands of Shetland. Enjoy the most northern lighthouse in the UK together with Shetland ponies, birdlife and mammals found in these rugged islands whose very existence is heavily influenced by the sea.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Zoom talk is open to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free to Exeter &amp; District local group members, but donations welcome. A Zoom link for the meeting will be sent in an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are not a local group member, please book your ticket (\u00a33 each) by email to us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ExeterLocalRSPBGroup@gmail.com?subject=Tickets%20for%20Zoom%20talk%20on%203rd%20December%202025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:ExeterLocalRSPBGroup@gmail.com\">ExeterLocalRSPBGroup@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/group.rspb.org.uk\/exeter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/06\/Talk-2026-12-09.jpg\" alt=\"Gannets.\" class=\"wp-image-5677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/group.rspb.org.uk\/exeter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/06\/Talk-2026-12-09.jpg 602w, https:\/\/group.rspb.org.uk\/exeter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/06\/Talk-2026-12-09-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gannets. 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