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…
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…
Friday before last found me wandering the streets of London in a state of some bemusement. For someone who lives their life pretty much entirely in the countryside the presence of so many people packed together was a little off-putting, as was my inability to see beyond the next street Read more…
Another gorgeous evening on Monday found us walking the Millennium coastal path at Machynys. Emma got to paddle, I got to watch some birds, everyone left happy. Speaking of birds there was plenty about starting with a family of Starlings which were being brought up in the chimney of a Read more…
With so many caterpillars, butterflies, spiders and bees about on our walk from Rhossili to Mewslade you might have expected everything else to have taken a back seat. However, with views such as this out to Worm’s Head that was never going to prove possible and the birds did their Read more…
Written 10/06/2015 It’s on evenings such as this that I realise quite how lucky I am. Almost as soon as we were back from work it was straight down to the river to see if there were any fledgling Dippers or Grey Wagtails about. No luck on that score but Read more…
It’s been a hectic few weeks in these parts with time at a premium since our trip to Skomer. Nevertheless I’ve managed to keep this blog updated on a far more regular basis than I’d originally hoped yet there are still quite a few occurrences/sightings/events, call them what you will, Read more…
Martin’s Haven is, for all intents and purposes, a fairly innocuous looking cove located on Pembrokeshire’s Dale Peninsula. If not for nearby Skomer island I doubt many of us would even have heard of it but with daily sailings across to the wildlife mecca it sees its fair share of Read more…
As good as Puffins are (and they really are very good let me make that quite clear) I must admit a soft spot for the other birds with which they share top billing on Skomer. I am of course talking about Razorbills and Guillemots of which there are thousands upon Read more…