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We have had over 40 lambs born since we started 9 days ago; at all times of day and in all weathers. It means early starts and late finishes for island staff, but with our volunteers to help out during the day, things have gone smoothly. St Davids shepherd Derek is always at the end of the phone if we...

The first lambs of 2013 were born on the island yesterday, just one day earlier than scheduled. This little ewe lamb had to be ‘pulled’ as it was presented with one leg forward and one leg back. The shoulder of the backward facing leg had caused the lamb to become stuck and its mother...

We are yet to see our first day visitors of 2011 due to the raging swell in our harbour and around the lifeboat station. We did however manage to sneak over two new arrivals at slack water on Saturday afternoon. Our newest member of staff, Nia Stephens, will be with us for 5 months as Reserve Assistant...

Choughs began nest building on 22 March, eight days later than last year. I suspect the very cold winter meant they weren't in peak condition coming into the season and needed a bit more time to stock up on reserves before they got going. A second pair started building on 23rd; they were diving into...