The undoubted highlight of Swansea Airshow was Vulcan XH558 (read my thoughts on this iconic plane here) but there were plenty of other visiting aircraft which helped to make the day such a success. Without support from foreign air forces it was left to the RAF to supply much of Read more…
And now for something completely different. Saturday was the first day in a weekend of free air displays over Swansea Bay and for the first time since its inaugural year I actually found myself able to attend. In truth though nothing could have kept me away for the star attraction Read more…
If you read my post last Thursday you will by now know of the Great White Egret which has decided to take up residence at Kenfig NNR. Our views up to that point had however been rather distant but who cares when the bird is such a good looker. In Read more…
After my walk around Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad I popped over the other side of Pen y Fan to Llangorse Lake. Allegedly the largest natural lake in South Wales (a title also claimed by Kenfig Pool interestingly) it has in the past proved to be a fantastic location for butterflies due mainly Read more…
Long. Weekend. Two words revered amongst those who have not yet had the good fortune to retire from regular employment and the reason why Thursday morning found me back at Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad (and yes I did have to look up the spelling). Our first visit to this impressive glacial formation Read more…
Over a month since my last Patchwork Challenge update is clearly not acceptable but rest assured the patch is still out there and, perhaps more importantly, I’ve continued to make regular visits. The truth is that very little has changed during the intervening weeks and is probably unlikely to do Read more…
Tuesday evening saw us enjoying a blustery walk along the cliff tops at Rhossili. Scores of white horses were being driven towards the shore at some speed and every now and again a huge plume of spray would lift skywards from the end of Worm’s Head. Despite first appearances the Read more…
There’d already been four different species of Heron at Kenfig this year when a Great White Egret turned up last week to make it five. It’s been a while since I’ve been on a twitch but this one was too good to resist so with positive reports still coming in Read more…
Work being what it is at the moment meant that I could only spare a couple of hours weekend before last and the WWT reserve at Llanelli sounded like just the ticket. Rocking up at the Michael Powell Hide mid afternoon we were treated to great views of six Greenshank Read more…
We started day two of our Norfolk weekend feeling much more relaxed and fully enjoyed the English breakfast on offer at our hotel. Probably not the healthiest of options but we had a long days birding ahead of us and an even longer drive back to Wales, assuming of course Read more…