Last Sunday started with another fruitless search for the Old College Black Redstart but when that failed to materialise we could at least fall back on those ever reliable Purple Sandpipers. Or so we thought. With the tide lower than on the previous morning they were nowhere to be seen, Read more…
It seems that we may be in for a spot of winter weather after all if the last week is anything to go by. Both Thursday and Friday saw good levels of snowfall across the Brecon Beacons and let me assure you that there’s nothing quite so frustrating as sitting Read more…
My plan for Sunday was to have a full on, dawn to dusk patch bashing extravaganza in which records would fall leaving my competitors quaking in their boots. The previous night I’d dreamt of six pointers, a premonition perhaps of the Glossy Ibis seen a few hours later though alas Read more…
Having endured yet another week of downpours we thought what the hell, why not go and enjoy some English rain for a change. Actually our reasons for crossing the border on Saturday were slightly better thought through than that with reports of thousands upon thousands of wintering wildfowl coming out Read more…
Between torrential downpours this afternoon we took a short drive across to Ferryside which for the past week has been playing host to a Glossy Ibis. Apparently the waterlogged rugby pitch there is just too good to resist! In such changeable conditions I had wondered if the bird would still Read more…
I’ll be getting my 2016 Patchwork Challenge off to a proper start this weekend so now seems as good a time as any to introduce you all to my patches. And yes I did say patches because this year I have taken the inspired (daft) decision to double up, combining Read more…
It might be the start of a new year, I may have all the enthusiasm in the world but, without some decent weather, there’s only ever going to be so much that can be done. Alas it seems that the rain that officially made December the wettest month on record Read more…
For part one of my 2015 review from January through to June head here, otherwise let’s pick things up again with July. — July– July kicked off in spectacular fashion with a Great White Egret at Kenfig which, although remaining distant, gave great flight views before alighting in a tree. Read more…
It wouldn’t be December without a ubiquitous year in review and here, loyal readers, is the My Life Outside contribution. If you’d asked me outright what we’d been up to before I’d written this then my initial reply would probably have been, not as much as I’d have liked. And Read more…
Rain, cloud and wind. Sadly a familiar story by now which at least added thick mist for a bit of variety on Sunday. I feel at risk of repeating myself here but we truly have had an exceptionally bad run of weather and with no sign of improvement forecast it Read more…