Last night I spent a couple of hours back at Burry Port walking a section of the millennium coastal path. The tide was very much on its way in, rising noticeably as I stood and watched. These are often the best conditions for spotting birds on the Burry Inlet as Read more…
After the sun and heat of Saturday we woke to find Sunday somewhat of a disappointment. For the first time since the Easter bank holidays rain was falling and the other side of the valley was obscured from view by cloud and mist. Never ones to be beaten by a Read more…
Today was spent walking from Cwm Ivy to Whitford Point, heading out via the beach and back along Whitford Burrows. My overriding memory of the trip, apart from the incredible haze that we are experiencing at the moment, will be of a simply amazing encounter that I had with two Read more…
Ever since the arrival of Spring my morning sleep has been rudely interrupted by the incredibly loud calls of a couple of Chiffchaffs. I say a couple but it could be a whole army of them given the volume that they seem to be able to generate. Now don’t get Read more…
Every birder has a few of those species that no matter how hard they try they just never seem to be able to catch up with. I have had a fair bit of success over the last twelve months on this front but one bird has been continually alluding me; Read more…
Tonight I have a slightly more unusual (well for me anyway) piece of wildlife for the blog. I spent a couple of hours down at Burry Port earlier this evening and noticed the following insect walking across one of the pavements. After much googling I have come to the conclusion Read more…
As promised in my last post here are a couple of photographs of last nights sunset taken from Penclawdd on the north Gower coast. The sun was obscured by clouds as it reached the horizon which dampened the colours somewhat. Nevertheless it was another enjoyable display from this brilliant coast.
This morning was bright and clear so a plan was hatched to go and visit some of the local sites that we tend not to get to that often. First things first we had to negotiate the garden and a very vocal male House Sparrow which appears to have taken Read more…
While on the subject of sunsets from my last post I thought I would share a couple of pictures from earlier in the week. These were taken from below Cefn Bryn at sea level near Penclawdd. The water that can just about be seen at the base of the shots Read more…
Much of today was spent indoors glued to my laptop trying to work out why collecting tax couldn’t just be a whole lot simpler. I did manage a walk up the nearby valley during the early afternoon and was very pleased to hear the Green Woodpeckers again. Although I didn’t Read more…