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Like the rest of the country we are currently riding out the storms here on Ramsey. We have had over 2 inches of rain in two days and the ground is saturated. With more rain forecast for this week we could see some flooding of the fields. Winds have been...

Right then, this weeks data is in - this week thanks to our LTV (that's Long Term Vol if you were wondering). Rothes is still in the area around Varela in Guinea Bissau. She's had a flight out over the sea but is seemingly keeping to a pretty...

Hi everyone, Firstly, I want to apologise for leaving the blog so long. I'm hoping we can get back to our weekly entries again soon, especially as we have an additional two members of staff to assist us over the winter months! It has continued to...

Sorry not to write this update earlier - trailer wheel brake issues and a salmon count - and since it was such a fantastic day, frosty and sunny (-8 degrees C last night) it seemed justifiable to download the latest data later on - as I'm writing...

We are now into November, so it is time once again for Top Lodge to start up our exceedingly popular series of walks to see the red kites coming into roost. Many places around the country have feeding stations that attract kites to allow people to see...

I've checked again for new data today (Friday 6th) but there's none available yet. It's looking like it'll become available tomorrow - as that's 7 days into November. Unfortunately I don't have access to a computer at the weekend...

Now that the clocks have changed, it can be frustrating that it's dark before I go home in the evening. This means I can't pop into Island Mere Hide or down to Bittern Hide to check for roosting harriers, bitterns or starlings - unless I go at...

"That's a very anoraky thing to do," I was told by a visitor as I walked down to look across the lagoon last week. I had to confess that it was. I was counting the number of planks in our new boardwalk. And my boss thinks I don't have...

The end of October saw the end of our visitor season. It has been a good year overall with numbers holding up around the usual 4,000 mark despite the poor weather of July and August. The nice autumn certainly helped! Thanks to all those who came and we...

...for a few days at any rate. Well the last of the hourly data is in (thanks to the volunteers). The latest point I got for Rothes was 12 noon on Saturday (31st), and for Mallachie it was 2pm. The data shows both of them to have hung around their respective...