The astonishing and unprecedented series of Atlantic storms which have been battering Britain since January show no sign of abating with Wednesday seeing the most damaging weather system to date. Wind speeds were recorded at over ninety miles per hour at nearby Mumbles Head causing structural damage and yet more Read more…
Time has very much not been my own of late which meant that a few hours free this afternoon were met with unfettered enthusiasm. Sadly the weather wasn’t quite on our side and could best be described as gales with added greyness. Never fear however as whatever the conditions there’s Read more…
With 2012 rapidly ticking off its final days I’ve been getting in a spot of last minute birding around the Christmas festivities. Principally this has involved sitting in the car at Llanrhidian marsh each evening in the hope of spotting a wintering Hen Harrier. We had no luck on that Read more…
Strong winds and the highest tides of the year have combined this week to give our coast a battering. A quick scan of the local paper shows that some significant damage has been inflicted upon the defences at Blackpill and Langland, whilst huge volumes of sand have been shifted around Read more…
I popped down to Llanelli foreshore after work on Thursday and managed to luck into that magic hour that only comes with a high tide and the setting sun. And yes I do mean sun as after another week of rain we did get a few late rays before the Read more…
On Thursday evening we headed over to the Bulwark on Gower after work. Remarkably it’s the first time I have ever visited the huge Iron Age hill fort there and boy am I sorry about that. Occupying a huge site just beneath the summit of Llanmadoc Hill it offers stunning Read more…
On Tuesday evening we were treated to the most glorious of sunsets from Llanelli foreshore. Under a clear sky and with the tide rapidly rising, it was hard not to marvel as the natural world put on one of its best displays this year. And in case you were wandering, Read more…
Remember the good old days when I used to spend a whole weekend birding various locations across Wales? If not then I don’t blame you as I’m struggling to do so myself. For various reasons this year, the weather being one and life being another, I just haven’t been able Read more…
I woke with shipwrecks on the brain Sunday morning which isn’t as unusual for me as it might sound. With another gorgeous day forecast and a very low tide mid afternoon I decided a fourth attempt at photographing the City of Bristol wreck in Rhossili bay was definitely the way Read more…
Last night I made a terrible error of judgement and decided to watch another dire, tournament ending performance from England in Euro 2012 with the full knowledge that a Gull-billed Tern was showing just a couple of miles away. If the Italians had managed to put us out of our Read more…