Tywyn Bach - Gropper, Sedge, Whimbrel, Reed
Monday, April 27, 2015
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#pwc2015 And Still They Come
Sunday, April 26, 2015
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Whitethroats and House Martins
Friday, April 24, 2015
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Fan Fawr and Fan Frynych Walk - Part 2
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
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This is part two of our walk up Fan Fawr and Fan Frynych. For part one click here. |
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Fan Fawr and Fan Frynych Walk - Part 1
Monday, April 20, 2015
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Start: SN 987 200 End: SN 987 200 Distance: 8miles Overall Altitude Gain: 1,600ft Terrain: Well defined tracks onto steep, open hillsides Difficulty: Medium - navigation difficult on open hillsides |
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#pwc2015 Mallard and Swallow
Sunday, April 19, 2015
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As hoped for we also found our first Swallow passing through up on Bryn-bach-Common and presumably the same bird down in the valley a little later. Any celebrations were however short lived as what must rank as the rarest species on my patch put in a totally unexpected appearance. Ripples down on the new pond were its calling card with the bird itself swimming into view a few moments later to smiles and cheers all round. I doubt the humble Mallard has ever had quite such a reception. If there was ever a sighting though to encapsulate the Patchwork Challenge then this must surely be it as to be honest I probably wouldn't have given him more than a passing glance if we'd been birding anywhere else. Out on my predominantly upland patch however a Mallard is absolute gold and finally confirms my hopes for this newly created habitat.
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Blustery Dinefwr
Friday, April 17, 2015
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Urban Wildlife in Cardiff
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
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Grass Fires - The Depressing Reality of Spring in Wales
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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It's hard to know what can be done to change peoples attitudes towards our countryside and the prospects for the future are increasingly disheartening. What worries me most though is not the apathy which could perhaps be excused but a rampant desire to actively instigate destruction for nothing more than sheer amusement. You could blame the politicians, parents or teachers but in truth it is society generally that, to me at least, appears at fault. An increasing lack of moral responsibility seems to be infiltrating every part of modern life with people out purely for themselves and sod the rest. From driving standards to simply holding a door open for another, daily life seems to have lost what little sense of togetherness may once have existed. There are however glimmers of hope. My twitter feed for instance is filled with like minded people fighting for change and similarly in the blogosphere there are those who have made great strides in pushing the agenda of both our wildlife and its environment. I would not for a minute be so pompous as to suggest that this blog would ever change the world but I hope that through it I have at least helped to open a few peoples eyes to what can be found right on our doorsteps and how we should value and cherish what we have or face losing it forever. I include myself in that category as before embarking on this journey (hate that word) I had no idea quite what a varied and complex patchwork of species and habitat existed, nor of the significant issues facing both. Through minor changes I have seen real benefits both to my own life and to that of our wildlife, so just think what could be achieved if more thought in the same way. Hopefully it's not too late for attitudes to change but based on current trends, I have my doubts. There is no silver bullet here and I have no solutions to offer, nor an adequate conclusion to this diatribe. All I can hope for is that by highlighting both the good and the bad I will perhaps cause pause for thought and maybe prevent a hillside near you suffering the same fate as ours. Perhaps.....
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#pwc2015 New Arrivals
Sunday, April 12, 2015
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Yes it could! At last a Wheatear on patch and a pristine male at that. It only stayed still for a minute or so before heading out across the fields and beyond my reach. I did pick it up again briefly but it soon vanished, hopefully a long stayer rather than a bird on passage. With spirits considerably lifted we headed down into the valley where good views of Green Woodpecker, a Coal Tit collecting nesting material, several Mistle Thrushes and an overflying Sparrowhawk were crowned, quite unbelievably, by a Treecreeper. Regular readers will no doubt recall my lamenting of this species seeming disappearance from my patch, a loss I have been trying to overturn ever since the Patchwork Challenge began. I knew the habitat was right and that they must have been present so to have my persistence pay off is fantastic. Now all I need to do is get one on camera for prosperity.
With four new ticks across three days I was feeling pretty pleased with myself but remarkably we managed to add yet one more on Friday. This time it was a quartet of Linnets feeding on seed heads amongst the grass, a welcome return for a species which abandons my patch over winter. Such great progress surely means that the Swallows should be here next week and from then on it's anyone's guess as to how the rest of this years Patchwork Challenge will pan out.
2015: 54 / 2014: 64
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Seaton Wetlands - At Last Some Migrants
Saturday, April 11, 2015
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Lyme Regis to Charmouth Fossil Hunting
Friday, April 10, 2015
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Radipole Bonaparte's and Portland Bill
Wednesday, April 08, 2015
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Camping and Fossil Hunting in Lyme Regis
Tuesday, April 07, 2015
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#pwc2015 Rain, Sun and Yellowhammers
Saturday, April 04, 2015
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Pirate Turnstones of Penzance and a Solar Eclipse
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
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Levant, Botallack and Cape Cornwall
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
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About Me

- Adam Tilt
- Hello! I'm a thirty something lover of the great outdoors, currently based in Wales but spending an ever increasing amount of time further north, particularly on the Isle of Mull. This blog is the place where I share my adventures be they walking, birding, kayaking or basically anything else that involves getting out there and exploring.

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- Fan Fawr and Fan Frynych Walk - Part 2
- Fan Fawr and Fan Frynych Walk - Part 1
- #pwc2015 Mallard and Swallow
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- Urban Wildlife in Cardiff
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- Seaton Wetlands - At Last Some Migrants
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- Radipole Bonaparte's and Portland Bill
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