2012 got off to a bug filled start this morning. First my iPhone alarm clock failed to wake us due to yet another software issue, then we discovered an unexpected visitor in the kitchen. I shall leave the failings of Apple’s development team aside and instead concentrate on our new Read more…
Despite continually promising myself that I would get a proper moth trap together before the end of the summer, I have to admit that I have sadly failed. Never fear though as the tried and tested method of chasing moths around the garden and scooping them off windows at night Read more…
I warn you now that if you are at all adverse to anything with many legs or a vicious sting then this post is definitely not for you. The creatures of which I speak were all discovered last Saturday, another typically wet day that led us to Parc le Breos Read more…
I was originally planning on bringing you a couple of photographs of a Yellow Underwing in this post, the latest moth species to pay a visit to my house after dark. Unfortunately it has escaped my clutches and is now hiding somewhere in the spare bedroom so that one will Read more…
I’ve just got back from a walk around my local patch which would have delivered a nice sunset if it wasn’t for a large bank of cloud that rolled in at the most inopportune moment. There was still plenty to look at though including the largest gathering of Swallows that Read more…
On Saturday we made a long overdue return to the Gower peninsula to take on one of our favourite walks. We set off from the small car park on Cefn Bryn, known locally as the backbone of Gower due to the way that the large sandstone ridge dominates the landscape, Read more…
I haven’t had the chance to get out anywhere this week which has given me the opportunity to return to a collection of images from my recent long weekend away in Pembrokeshire. I have already covered the fantastic birds on Skomer here as well as the Lackey Moth caterpillars, but Read more…
It may just be my personal perception but I get the impression that Butterflies have had a bumper Spring this year. Whenever I have been out walking it has been hard to miss the sheer quantity and variety of species that have been on the wing. Orange Tips in particular Read more…
It’s always worth keeping one eye on the ground when out and about as you never know what you might be missing right beneath your feet. A perfect demonstration of this occurred on Sunday whilst on the Woodchat Shrike hunt described in my last post. Just after watching the Blackcaps Read more…
At Rhossili Spring was in full flow on Saturday with more newly arrived migrants present. We had barely stepped out of the car when our first two Swallows of the year shot overhead travelling west. Out on the headland a flock of at least fifteen Sand Martins arrived right before Read more…