Every birder has a few of those species that no matter how hard they try they just never seem to be able to catch up with. I have had a fair bit of success over the last twelve months on this front but one bird has been continually alluding me; Read more…
After being relatively lazy for the last week or so I fancied a good long walk out in the countryside, but being fortunate to live in a place with so many options I was having trouble deciding where to go. A quick look at the Glamorgan birds sightings page had Read more…
To finish off our trip to mid Wales we stopped in at the Red Kite feeding station at Gigrin Farm. This was the first feeding station of its kind in the country and has done a great deal to support the population of the Red Kites in Wales and spread Read more…
As the title of this post indicates I have had a rather successful days birding in Carmarthenshire with two new life ticks added. The weather on waking was looking very changeable so I decided on an impromptu road trip to check out a few new locations. Despite living on the Read more…
This evening was a perfect example of why I love living where I do. After being in work all day I headed straight from the office down to Llanrhidian Marsh which borders the Burry Inlet on Gower. My aim was to try and see the Hen Harriers(one of my bogey Read more…
After the success with the Bittern at Forest Farm we popped down the road to Cosmeston Lakes to search for the Red Crested Pochard that had taken up residence there. Within a couple of minutes we had spotted it lurking near the bridge between the two main lakes. Compared to Read more…
I started off my first trip of the year with a morning stop at Penclawdd to have a look at the estuary. With ice and snow extending onto the mudflats in some places it was not surprising to see large concentrations of Gulls and Waders feeding on the areas that Read more…
Glossy Ibis at Old Pembrey Harbour near Llanelli. Yes you did indeed read that correctly and I was just as surprised as you are now no doubt when I first heard the news. I received a text at 10:30 this morning to let me know that twenty five Glossy Ibis Read more…
This weekend saw me heading on the long journey up North to Leeds to attend a friends wedding on Saturday. When I awoke to glorious sunshine I was a bit annoyed that I was going to be missing the best day to be outdoors that we have had for the Read more…
A trip back to see my parents on Sunday handily allowed me to pay a visit to Upton Warren nature reserve which is owned and maintained by the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. This reserve is a real haven for waders and waterfowl and during cold spells has given me by far Read more…