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Jackdaw vs Slow Worm

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…

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Rhossili Spring

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…

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Garden Sparrowhawk

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…

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Llanrhidian Marsh Sunset

On Friday I spent a happy couple of hours down at Llanrhidian marsh on Gower watching the sun set. I was hoping to find my first Wheatear of the year but the usually reliable “bumps” proved rather barren with the exception of a Pied Wagtail and a couple of Grey Read more…