If you’re anything like me then you’re probably wondering where on earth the last two months have gone. March is already flashing by and with reports of Wheatears and Sand Martins now turning up in the UK, things aren’t going to slow down any time soon. On the one hand Read more…
The north Gower coast really has been having an exceptional start to the year if my regular sightings of Barn Owl, Hen Harrier and Great White Egret are anything to go by. It seems there is still more to come however after Rob Jones put me onto the list of Read more…
Just when you thought we had winter firmly rooted in the rear view mirror, back it comes with a vengeance. It’s been cold here all week but yesterday hit a new low with the temperature barely struggling above zero. This resulted in a couple of unexpected snow flurries and some Read more…
At just under two weeks since my last patch outing I was determined to give the area a thorough going over on Sunday afternoon. The sun was shining but with a cold wind blowing across the valley I knew most of the birds would be kept well hidden, and indeed Read more…
In all the years that I’ve been visiting Kenfig NNR, Sunday was the very first opportunity I’ve ever had to photograph this ‘classic’ view. For once all the important elements of a blue sky, high water level and no people combined to kick start what turned out to be a Read more…
I made a long overdue visit to the WWT Llanelli reserve yesterday on what turned out to be probably one of their busiest days. I’ve never seen quite so many people milling about the place which although very good news for the charity did make my job of finding a Read more…
This evening marked a significant moment in what I like to think of as my own personal calendar of seasonal events. For the first time in months I was able to get home from work and out onto my local patch with light still in the sky. I even managed Read more…
In a startling turn of events this weekend consisted predominantly of rain, followed by drizzle, followed by more rain. Indeed I may have foregone any venture in an outdoors direction if not for a rather timely tweet from Rob Jones. His 140 characters told of a Glaucous Gull tucking into Read more…
I see Feral Pigeons on an almost daily basis and usually spare them not much more than a casual glance. I’m sure most people are the same but that’s all changed for me since Winterwatch featured Adam Rogers and his ‘Feral Pigeon Project‘. People with obscure wildlife projects always grab Read more…
I managed to squeeze in a couple of hours out on patch this afternoon between work, window fitters and heavy rain showers that featured nowhere in the forecast. My aim was to try and find a couple of new species for the Patchwork Challenge as let’s face it, one visit Read more…