We kick off 2023 with a tick and twitch event at WWT Llanelli before enjoying Grey Plover at Newton Point and Turnstones at Sker.
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Welcome to My Life Outside, a place to share and indulge my two passions in life – wildlife and the great outdoors.. For the past ten years I’ve been publishing images and tales from our adventures, focussed mainly here in the UK but with occasional excursions further afield. Along the way we’ve self-built a camper van, taken up sea kayaking, climbed the highest peak in each home nation, surveyed cetaceans crossing the Irish Sea and on one memorable afternoon even found ourselves defending ice lollies from a pack of Barbary Macaques.
Currently based in Wales we’re planning our move to a new home base in the Scottish Highlands where I intend to continue writing, photographing and developing this site to include not only an online shop but also walking guides, gear reviews and much more besides. Until then please head on over to the blog to find out what we’ve been up to and the latest news regards our “big move”.
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An Explosive Trip to Gower
With autumn migration now in full flow we headed to Rhossili yesterday in the hope of hoovering up a rare warbler or two. Spirits were high after some initial success the previous morning where a...
Read More...Wally the Walrus arrives in Wales
Of all the wildlife encounters I’d imagined for this year, a Walrus off the Welsh coast was certainly not one of them. But then again, when has nature ever played by the rules. Our hapless...
Read More...Sanderling Surprise
The concept of being cold feels very far away right now but back in April we spent a week in north Wales which included snow covered beaches and whiteout blizzards. I know, it’s scarcely believable...
Read More...Dingy Skipper and Blaenavon Steam
When you think of Blaenavon world heritage site you might be forgiven for conjuring images of heavy industry, coal mining and steam railways. Whilst these are of course all true what might not come to...
Read More...Bioluminescent Plankton, Aberavon
Bioluminescent plankton are second only to the Northern Lights on my list of natural phenomenon that simply defy explanation. I mean yes there is a perfectly logical reasoning behind the appearance of both but taken...
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