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…
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…
We were back in Burry Port this evening checking up on the Toads, and low and behold another batch were attempting the crossing. We lifted around half a dozen to safety but it seems that the migration has yet to reach its peak at this particular location if last years Read more…
If you were driving through Burry Port this evening and spotted two strange looking people crouched at the side of the road in the fog you need not worry. They were not a couple of escaped lunatics (we definitely hadn’t escaped at any rate), but were in fact helping the Read more…
I spent a couple of hours on Saturday evening watching the high tide roost in action at Pembrey Harbour. The weather was pretty awful with banks of mist and rain being driven up the Burry inlet from off the sea. Despite these adverse conditions the birds still assembled in excellent Read more…
Last night a knocking noise from the window heralded the arrival of one of the many moths that try and gain access to my office after dark, no doubt attracted by the light in this predominantly rural location. I have been promising myself for months now that I would build Read more…
With most peoples attention focused on the Blue Winged Teal and Little Gull at Sandy Water Park it is very easy to overlook the more common species that call this lake home. During my visit last weekend I spent an hour or so walking its perimeter while waiting for the Read more…
I have just had probably one of my most traumatic, exciting, fulfilling and exhilarating wildlife experiences ever. A few weeks ago the local press reported that Toad crossing signs were going to be placed on the B4311 in Burry Port (which still haven’t appeared incidentally), where each year the local Read more…
Thursday evenings tide was even higher than the day before so I positioned myself at Pembrey Harbour near Burry Port. Watching the water rush in was very impressive as the more open nature of the location meant that waves had the chance to build up before breaking and washing over Read more…
During the last week I have made a couple of visits to Burry Port to see how the Terns that roost there are fairing. My first trip was on Wednesday after work and happened to coincide with an outing by the Carmarthenshire Bird Club to the same location. They were Read more…