One of the less well known attractions of Bosherston lily ponds is that at several locations the birds have now become tame enough to be fed from the hand. We took a bag of mixed seed with us and within a few minutes of standing with a tempting arm outstretched Read more…
Last year we made a brief visit to Bosherston Lily Ponds as part of a day exploring Pembrokeshire, and were fortunate enough to have a very close encounter with an Otter (see here). On Sunday we headed back to spend a full day there in order to better appreciate the Read more…
What a brilliant day. For the first time in just about forever the weather gods looked down kindly on me and delivered a day of almost full sunshine with temperatures high enough to require the removal of some winter layers. Destination of choice had to be Rhossili as its hard Read more…
Regular readers of this blog may recall the excellent run of rarities that Eglwys Nunydd reservoir threw up around September time last year, including a Bobolink, Grey Phalarope and Whiskered Tern, all of which I managed to see. This weekend the industrial water body was back on form in a Read more…
Last night I needed an escape so headed down to Penclawdd on Gower after dark. Rather handily my arrival coincided perfectly with the high tide, which with no wind meant a large expanse of perfectly still water was there to be taken advantage of. Out in the darkness I could Read more…
What a wild, wet and windy couple of days this past weekend turned out to be. Both Saturday and Sunday were dark and grey with strong winds blowing the rain almost horizontal. On reflection it probably wasn’t the best time to take a two day jaunt through mid Wales, but Read more…
Sunday was our day of choice to take part in the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, and it also represented the first time that we have done so in the new house. This annual voluntary survey of the state of our garden birds continues to go from strength to strength Read more…
Well what a weekend it has been. As I sit here going through my photos it is remarkable how after several years of exploring the Gower Peninsula it is still possible to find new species of wildlife, explore new places and experience a familiar location in a completely surreal state Read more…
After the splurge of outings that characterised the first few weeks of this year, the past seven days have been relatively quiet. Saturday was spent out in the garden putting up some Christsmas presents including a bat box and several new bird feeders. A Raven spent much of the day Read more…
Just before Christmas I found another ringed Mediterranean Gull (white 3C78) at Bracelet Bay on Gower. I duly sent my finding off to the relevant ringers and was amazed to find that this bird had originally been caught on the same day and in the same place as the last Read more…