Another walk we wanted to repeat this trip was from Lizard Point, as far south as it’s possible to get in mainland Britain, out to Church Cove before looping back and heading in the opposite direction to Kynance Cove. Conditions were perfect with the previous day’s haze finally lifted and Read more…
After having walked for over seven hours the previous day a more relaxed approach on Monday seemed like just the ticket. To that end we headed over to the RSPB reserve at Marazion where hopes were high of picking off some early spring migrants. Almost immediately we could hear singing Read more…
Our first full day in Cornwall dawned dull and overcast but with no rain forecast we just had to get out along the coast. We were down this way last year and walked the coastal path between Praa Sands and Porthleven then, a repeat of which seemed just the ticket Read more…
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my local birding of late which may explain the reason why the long staying Little Bunting at Forest Farm has thus far evaded my attention. Last Saturday however found us on the long drive south to Cornwall for a well earned week away, a route which Read more…
Hobbies away from birding took up much of my time last weekend but that didn’t stop me from getting out on a couple of occasions. The most enjoyable of these trips was on Sunday where we spent a few hours walking the Millennium coastal path from Llanelli to Machynys. For Read more…
Ambling up to Bryn-bach-Common last Friday evening I couldn’t help but notice a distinctive bird song filling the air. At first the sound was familiar yet hard to place, delightfully varied with a volume to match. Then it slowly dawned on me that what I was listening to was in Read more…
I’ve already mentioned in my last Patchwork Challenge update that our garden has recently been graced with a flock of eleven Goldfinches, and it looks as though they show no signs of moving on. We recently switched from black sunflower seeds to sunflower hearts in an effort to cut down Read more…
Climbing Gopa Hill on Saturday morning you couldn’t help but notice the rapid advance of spring compared to even a couple of weeks ago. Daffodils, Snowdrops and even a few Crocuses are now all in flower, our garden Robin is once again tolerating the presence of another and best of Read more…
More Windows 8 related pain left me an increasingly frustrated figure come Sunday afternoon (though fingers crossed I’ve finally fixed my problems) so I just had to get out for a few hours birding. Pembrey Harbour was destination of choice where the plan was to walk along the beach to Read more…
One of my unexpected Christmas presents this year was joint membership to the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, an organisation whose work is both widespread and incredibly valuable to my local area. I’ve lost count of the number of their reserves we’ve visited over the years whether it Read more…