An Explosive Trip to Gower

With autumn migration now in full flow we headed to Rhossili yesterday in the hope of hoovering up a rare warbler or two. Spirits were high after some initial success the previous morning where a circuit of Usk Reservoir delivered the expected Redwing hoards plus a trio of Brambling and Read more…

Fall Bay, Gower

Rhossili to Fall Bay

I spent much of last weekend battling technology, if the shambles that is Windows 8 can be even classed as such, so a Saturday afternoon stroll at Rhossili seemed like just the ticket. With the weather being almost perfect there really was very little competition for my time, though I Read more…

Worms Head

Evening at Rhossili

After being virtually cooked alive in the office yesterday I was in need of some fresh air and a walk along the cliffs from Rhossili seemed like the perfect prescription. What I hadn’t expected was the massive increase in wind that had occurred throughout the day, strong enough to rock Read more…

My Life Outside blog

Wind and Waves in Wales

The past week has certainly been a pretty extraordinary one for those of us who have an unhealthy obsession with watching the weather and then telling random people on various social media sites about it in real-time. You name it we’ve had it from bog standard rain through to sleet, Read more…