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  • 4th May New Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Please follow the link for April's blog-

    RSPB Ramsey & Grassholm Islands Blog

    Thanks,

    Nia & Alys 

    • 4 May 2025
  • Important Update about Visiting Ramsey Island in 2025

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    RSPB Ramsey & Grassholm Islands Blog

    Thanks

    Nia & Alys 

    • 21 Apr 2025
  • 28th March New Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Please find the link for this weeks blog here-

    https://ramseyisland.blogspot.com/

    Thanks

    Alys & Nia 

    • 28 Mar 2025
  • Important information regarding visiting Ramsey Island in 2025

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    RSPB Ramsey & Grassholm Islands Blog

    • 10 Mar 2025
  • 22nd September New Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Please follow the link for this weeks blog-

    RSPB Ramsey & Grassholm Islands Blog (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Thanks,

    Alys & Nia 

    • 22 Sep 2024
  • 10th September New Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Follow the link for this week's blog-

    RSPB Ramsey & Grassholm Islands Blog (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Thanks

    Alys & Nia :) 

    • 10 Sep 2024
  • 24th of August New Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Please follow the link for the latest blog-

    RSPB Ramsey & Grassholm Islands Blog (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Thank you

    Alys & Nia 

    • 24 Aug 2024
  • 29th June Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Please follow the link for this weeks blog-

    Seabirds, Seals & Chough Updates (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Thank you

    Alys & Nia 

    • 29 Jun 2024
  • 29th May Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Please follow the link for this weeks blog-

    Gulls Galore (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Thanks,

    Alys & Nia 

    • 29 May 2024
  • 21st May New Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Please follow the link for this weeks blog-

    Mega May (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Thanks,

    Alys & Nia 

    • 21 May 2024
  • 9th of May Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Please follow the link for this weeks blog-

    New Arrivals (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Thanks

    Alys & Nia 

    • 9 May 2024
  • 30th April New Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Please follow the link for this weeks blog-

    Sunshine and Shearwater Updates! (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Thank you

    Alys & Nia 

    • 30 Apr 2024
  • 22nd April New Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Please follow the link to see this weeks blog-

    RSPB Ramsey & Grassholm Islands Blog (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Thanks

    Alys & Nia 

    • 22 Apr 2024
  • 11th April Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Please follow the link for this weeks blog-

    Oh Kathleen! (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Thanks

    Alys & Nia 

    • 11 Apr 2024
  • 5th April Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Here is the link for this weeks blog-

    Seal pups & Shearwaters (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Thank you

    Alys & Nia 

    • 5 Apr 2024
  • 27th New Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Here is the link for this weeks blog-

    Meet the Hens! (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Alys & Nia 

    • 27 Mar 2024
  • 19th New Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Please follow the link to see the latest update from the Ramsey Blog.

    RSPB Ramsey & Grassholm Islands Blog (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    We will continue to post the link here for those of you who are still signed up to the mailing list.

    Alys & Nia 

    • 19 Mar 2024
  • 2024 New Season Means New Blog

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    We have now moved our Ramsey & Grassholm Island blog to blogspot for the foreseeable future. In the hope that this will deal with some of the technical issues we were having on here last year. 

    So please follow the link for our updated blog -

    RSPB Ramsey & Grassholm Islands Blog (ramseyisland.blogspot.com)

    Thank you!

    The Ramsey 2024 Team. 

    • 12 Mar 2024
  • 2023 Season Over and Out

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    And just like that the 2023 season on Ramsey is finished! 

    Nia and I leaving the island for the season on the 26th © Padrig Rees. 

    It was a slightly earlier finish to the season than usual as we closed down and departed the island on the 26th due to the anticipated high winds and swell that were forecast for the following week. We knew if we didn't take our chance to get off we might be stuck on for another few weeks…

    • 30 Oct 2023
  • Some quiet time...

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Its been another quiet week on the island for myself & Nia with only one boat on 16th. The strong easterly winds and big swell has put a stop to any other landings.

    View of the east coast of island and the set of reefs called the bitches © Alys Perry. 

    We have spent the majority of our time hiding from the heavy rain inputting our records for the season and writing the end of season reports.

    Flooded paths on…

    • 20 Oct 2023
  • Unexpected visitors!

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    The last few weeks have been exceptionally quiet in terms of visitors, with only 3 boat landings since the start of October. The weather has been fairly all over the place too meaning a lot of indoor and admin jobs being done. With only a few more weeks left we are slowly winding down for the season and making the most of the quieter periods to get on with some of the end of season jobs. 

    Griff and Siani joining us to…

    • 11 Oct 2023
  • Grassholm Update

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    As this blog is dedicated to both Ramsey and Grassholm we thought it was about time to share some up-to-date information on Grassholm and a summary of the work we have been conducting on the island this year.

    Whole island shot of Grassholm on the 26th of August 2022 © Will Richardson.

    As many of you may be aware Grassholm was hit by High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) in July of 2022, resulting in large numbers…

    • 5 Oct 2023
  • Birding Bonanza

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    After a bit of a break from blogging, it is now time to get back on it and fill you in with what's been happening on the Island. 

    Porth Lleuog during some high winds and big swells on the 19th © Alys Perry. 

    The weather has taken a major turn over the last few days with heavy seas and strong winds giving the South West side of the Island a bit of a battering. It's starting to feel much more like Autumn here and…

    • 20 Sep 2023
  • It's pupping season!!

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Since the last blog, we welcomed our next set of volunteers Steve and Christine. Both are Island regulars and are well-versed in all things Ramsey. Christine was supposed to come for a week volunteering back in July, but because of the bad weather, she didn't make it over to the island. But luckily Christine managed to get over for 5 nights on the 19th. Thank you so much for all your help Christine, you were fantastic…

    • 30 Aug 2023
  • Epic Journeys

    Alys Perry
    Alys Perry

    Well, it's been a couple of weeks since the last blog post and a whirlwind of a few weeks it's been. Up and down weather, Manx Shearwater tracking work, seal pup monitoring, marine surveys, and much more. I think it's about time I fill you in on all things Ramsey.

    Despite the some bad weather days we have been treated to some very beautiful sunrises!! This was taken on the 31st of July © Alys Perry. 

    …
    • 16 Aug 2023
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