The Chough population in Wales has been gaining strength in recent years and now represents about 75% of the total number in the UK. Their main stronghold is along the coast of Pembrokeshire but they have been steadily spreading, returning to the Gower Peninsula in 1990 for the first time Read more…
Yesterday was my final birding day of the year as a result of an unfortunate shortfall in my annual leave that has put me back in the office this morning. The places I could have visited were wide and varied but I eventually plumped for an old favourite in the Read more…
Ignore the rather over excited title to this blog post for now as I have plenty of other goodies to share before we get to the main event. Last week I found myself traveling back to the Midlands to attend to some family business. By Friday afternoon all was taken Read more…
Judging by the reports coming in today, the Lapland Bunting is still feeding at Sker Point in pretty much exactly the same spot as when I photographed it at the weekend. During my visit I took the opportunity to record a few video clips of the birds feeding behaviour as Read more…
Thursday evenings tide was even higher than the day before so I positioned myself at Pembrey Harbour near Burry Port. Watching the water rush in was very impressive as the more open nature of the location meant that waves had the chance to build up before breaking and washing over Read more…
While watching the spring tides on Wednesday evening, I noticed a flock of Starlings on the telegraph wires that run through Penclawdd. With a perfect blue sky and some interesting compositions it would have been wrong of me not to fire off a few shots.
The last couple of days have seen the South Wales coast experience its highest tides of the year so far. Due to the calm weather there haven’t been any instances of flooding but the views have been very impressive as the waters reach right up to the edges of our Read more…
It’s funny how something stands out like a sore thumb when it disrupts your daily routines. This evening I returned home from work and went up to the bedroom to open the windows as usual. My eye was immediately drawn to a spider on the outside wall which had possibly Read more…
I spent this past weekend up in North Wales on the Llyn Peninsular making a long overdue visit to a family friend who is also the current custodian of my 1962 Reliant Regal. On the journey up from Swansea we stopped off at the Dyfi Osprey project to catch up Read more…
Yesterday was one of those days where I ticked off something that should be on the to do list of every South Wales resident. I am of course talking about conquering the peak of Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons, the highest point south of the Snowdonia mountain range. Read more…