With October comes the end of the Grasshopper season for another year and probably the last photograph that I will be able to take of one until next May. This Common Green Grasshopper was taken near the Blue Pool on Gowers north coast. There were several battles going on between individuals making the best of what turned out to be the last good weather of the year before autumn struck.
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…
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…
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…
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Unknown · May 3, 2010 at 5:24 pm
Hi, I love your blog, so many brilliant photos! My daughter and I do a lot of walking around Gower and today we were at Overton, I suddely realised I have not heard a cuckoo for years, so I wanted to ask you, have you seen or heard one recently?
Many thanks
Anne McCartney