A wing tagged red kite over island this afternoon was the highlight of the day (white tag on right wing, nothing on left). Also today - single grasshopper warbler, tree pipit and white wagtail. 30+ willow warblers , 3 chiffchaffs , 20 blackcaps . Stonechats...

Looks like we might have a new breeding species for the island - Great tit! A pair that were here all winter have now been seen nest building. It looks like they are nesting in a hole in a stone wall, copying the style of our wheatear! We're pretty...

The week commencing 24 June 2012 is National Insect Week . Here on RSPB Ramsey Island we will be staging a Bug BioBlitz event. On Sunday 24th June 2012 , local entomologist and TV presenter Sarah Beynon will be leading a guided insect walk on Ramsey...

We had a 'fall' of over 200 willow warblers this morning. There were birds all over the island, mainly concentrated around the farm buildings and the farmhouse valley. Heading back to the UK to breed from Africa these birds are using the island...

More livestock tales! This time concerning cattle. I've been meaning to post this for weeks but it's taken me till now to find 5 mins to get the photos in order! Towards the end of March we took our 7 Welsh Black cattle off the island. After...