I popped down into Penllergare woods at the back of my house again this evening and was very pleased to see that the Dipperfrom a couple of weeks ago has made a return. I caught up with it just below the splashpool from the waterfall seemingly sleeping on a rock Read more…
Saturday dawned grey, wet and foggy which threw my plans for washing the car straight out of the window. But maybe all was not lost. A sighting on the Glamorgan website reported a first winter immature Iceland Gull currently residing at Bracelet Bay in the Mumbles. Armed with plenty of Read more…
I was looking forward to a good weekend in the great outdoors after having to attend a business meeting in London on Friday resulting in an extremely long day. Saturday was meant to be a day of shopping but a posting on the Glamorgan Birds web page bought my attention Read more…
With good weather forecast for the weekend I decided that it was finally time to head over to Pembrokeshire to see what was what. We booked ourselves into a very nice B+B just up the road from Abereiddi. Things got off to a good start just after we arrived with Read more…
Saturday saw me experience not one but two magic wildlife moments whilst out walking on the Gower. We had decided to visit Whiteford Point with the aim of finally locating the hide there that has remained elusive on previous visits. Things got off to a good start with two Snipe Read more…
With the weather forecast looking decidedly dodgy for the forthcoming week, last weekend saw us head back to Rhossili in the hope that the Fulmars would still be around so that I could get some photographs. Unfortunately this was not to be and the reason soon became apparent. A male Read more…
Apologies for the lack of updates over the last couple of weeks. I came down with a rather nasty virus that put me out of action for a while. I did however manage a quick trip down to Rhosilli last weekend for what was intended to be a quick walk Read more…
With a weekend of very changeable weather forecast we decided to go and explore the Lliw reservoirs that sit in the hills at the back of Swansea on Saturday. The number of birds on offer was relatively disappointing with nothing on the water in terms of waterfowl with the exception Read more…
On Saturday we headed over to Ogmore River for a walk up the estuary and the surrounding areas. Once again the weather was bitingly cold with a stiff breeze not making the conditions any more pleasant. The beach held the normal collection of Black Headed, Herring and Lesser Black Backed Read more…
Now that I am back at work I thought I would provide a little update on where I have been since new years day. Firstly it is worth mentioning, just in case you hadn’t noticed, that 2009 so far has been bitterly cold. Everywhere that I have visited has been Read more…