After our success in Pembrokeshire we kept things local on Sunday and headed down to Mewslade on Gower. A Yellow-browed Warbler had been reported there the day before so we spent a good while scanning through the trees in the hope that it was still around. Unfortunately the fine weather Read more…
Today we’ve been walking the Pembrokeshire coast path from Strumble Head towards Pwll Deri in what can only be described as full on t-shirt weather. My main blog entry covering events will be up on Monday, but I just couldn’t resist sharing this little snippet right away. The reason I Read more…
As surely as night follows day, the extended Jubilee weekend brought with it rain, cloud and wind. Fortunately Saturday was at least dry and the sky could optimistically be described as bright grey, so we headed north for our yearly fix of oak woodland in mid Wales. The RSPB’s fantastic Read more…
Tuesday on Mull was supposed to be a more restful day than the previous two, which of course meant that we ended up doing more than ever. First port of call was Calgary for a little taste of the Caribbean. With white sands and clear water it is the most Read more…
Remember our rather barren walk around the local WWT reserve at Llanelli recently? Well last Sunday couldn’t have been more different. There are still a few winter residents around the place including four Wigeon on the NRA scrapes, but the vast majority of departed birds have more than been made Read more…
Last week birding on patch was dominated by the continued arrival of spring migrants, as well as some very interesting behaviour from a few of our resident birds. After seeing my first Swallow of the year at Rhossili on Tuesday it was very nice to find one over Bryn-bach-Common the Read more…
After the torrential downpour that was bank holiday Monday I was very happy to wake up the following morning to glorious sunshine. Fortunately for me I’d booked the day off work so headed down to Gower with the aim of walking the coast from Port Eynon to Oxwich. What I Read more…
Due to ongoing garden projects we again spent this past weekend at home, and once more were simply amazed by just how much bird life we saw either in the garden itself or flying overhead. The regular feeder visitors have now become so used to our presence that on Saturday Read more…
Robins, Redwings and rain – three words that sum up this past weekend perfectly. I spent both Saturday and Sunday at the local WWT reserve near Llanelli, partly due to the fact that I needed to be in range of home for work commitments but mostly because it’s been such Read more…
My curiosity finally got the better of me on Sunday and we headed off to Kidwelly Quay to look for the Long Billed Dowitcher. I’d had a glimpse of what I thought was the bird a few days previously but I was nowhere near certain enough to add it to Read more…