Ice, Lower Lliw

Frogspawn and Icicles

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…

Mute Swan, Kenfig NNR

Kenfig – Water Everywhere

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…

Bullfinch, WWT Llanelli

Bullfinch Surprise

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…

First run for my self-built moth trap

Moth Trap Baptism

I’ve been waiting well over two years to write this post (mostly due to my own procrastination I’ll freely admit), but finally I’ve managed to run a moth trap in our garden. The trap in question is one of my own design, built on a budget with no fancy bulbs Read more…

Sunset from Gopa Hill

Longer Days

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…

Glaucous Gull, Wernffrwd

Glaucous Gull at Wernffrwd

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…

Feral Pigeon (Blue Bar)

Feral Pigeon Variations

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…