Been offline for a while, bt can’t find fault on our lines so have no internet, trying this from my blackberry phone. Gales today and tomorrow. Passed Newgale beach this morning, wind very strong but sea didn’t look very dramatic. Wardens greg and lisa have a very dramatic view from Ramsey Island.
Ramsey Island opens this morning 1st April
Ramsey Island RSPB Nature Reserve opens this morning. Land on the island and explore at your leisure, take a boat trips around the island or see the best of both worlds and take a boat trip around the island in the morning then land on Ramsey Island for the afternoon.
Big Garden Birdwatch
Well, it is absolutely perfect out there today, just right to join in with the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch. Can’t believe how warm it is an it sounds like spring with all the birds singing out there. All you have to do is watch the birds for one hour on 28th or 29th January, enter what you see on the results sheet provided on the web site link above then submit your results by 17th February.
Big Garden Bird Watch
The RSPB are having their annual ‘BIG GARDEN BIRD WATCH’ on 28th and 29th January, why not take part. Click on this link for information: http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/
Spectacular Seas
Here’s a blog report from Ramsey IslandsRSPB warden Lisa Morgan
The New Year began where 2011 left off, wet and wild! Winds of over 70 mph screeched along the coast last night and late this evening it is still blowing a Force 10. It makes life quite difficult at times; simply putting one foot in front of the other can be a huge physical effort for humans and is almost impossible for our chickens. It really has been quite brutal over the last 24 hours and that’s not a word I often use in association with the island. I did manage to get a few photographs today of the monstrous sea off the island’s west coast. It was breaking right over the top of many of the small islets to the south of Ramsey with the salt spray funnelling up and over the interior of the island. By crawling on my stomach and hiding the camera under my hood I managed to hold still and dry long enough to get a few shots. The camera is now recovering on the AGA and I’m warming nicely in front of the fire. Here’s to a cold, crisp and calm spell in the near future. Happy New Year.
Follow Ramsey Islands RSPB wardens Greg and Lisa Morgan on: http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/ramseyisland/b/ramseyisland-blog/default.aspx
