Glossy Ibis at Old Pembrey Harbour near Llanelli. Yes you did indeed read that correctly and I was just as surprised as you are now no doubt when I first heard the news. I received a text at 10:30 this morning to let me know that twenty five Glossy Ibis Read more…
After the glorious weather of the weekend it was back to earth with a bump as our return to Wales heralded the end of the sun and the arrival of the fog. Monday was a day of misty rain and blustery winds and certainly not one for any lengthy walks Read more…
As mentioned previously, I now have a blog on the South Wales Evening Post website from which I hope to encourage people who might not necessarily go searching for wildlife information to get out into the great outdoors. This is my first in a series of guides to the local Read more…
A quick check of the tide tables this evening revealed that spring tides were once again upon us with a 9.1m high expected. The first time that I discovered the effect of the high tides on the north Gower coastline was when I tried driving down a small road to Read more…
This past weekend I finally managed to get out and do my late breeding timed tetrad visit (TTV). The weather was much better this time around than last, though the species of birds on display was much the same. The number of different fledgling chicks that we found was quite 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…
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…
This weekend I travelled over to the Ogmore estuary again to see what was about. I was mainly hoping to see Purple Sandpipers for only the second time ever but had no luck. What was there though was fairly spectacular. The lower estuary saw my first ever Water Pipit on Read more…
Well the weekend didn’t go entirely to plan with varied weather and the small matter of a rather important motor race and the return of Top Gear to our TV screens. As a result I didn’t get to visit the places that I had originally intended to. Instead I spent Read more…
This weekend it wasn’t only the Lake District that was taking a battering. Thursday night was absolutely horrendous, with horizontal rain and very high winds. Friday brightened up but Saturday was very grey and very windy. We decided to head down to Mewslade Bay in the morning as it was Read more…