I spent a couple of hours yesterday evening wandering around part of my local patch, and was delighted to find what must rank as the tamest Yellowhammer in history. In the end I was able to get within a couple of meters and the bird still showed no signs of Read more…
Sunday was a total wash out but come Monday the rain had cleared even if the clouds hadn’t. Neither of us particularly felt like driving anywhere so instead we struck out on foot in the direction of Cefn Drum. We’d barely got going when a Spotted Flycatcher flitted across our Read more…
Yesterday evening I whiled away a relaxing couple of hours wandering around the woods in Coed Bach Park. Having spent the majority of this month up on open moorland it was quite nice to be amongst the cool shade of ancient Oak trees again, and despite the areas diminutive size Read more…
As promised I went back up onto the slopes of Cefn Drum this evening in search of the two Grey Partridges I discovered at the end of last week. Unlike last time I had my proper camera well and truly in tow and made straight for the area where I’d Read more…
Walking our countryside has always been one of my favourite past times and is something that I try to do every single day. I’ve often wondered just how far I could push myself however, and have long coveted the idea of completing one, if not all of Britain’s national trails. Read more…
For the last couple of months I’ve been keeping an eye out for any sign of our local Dippers, but up until Sunday afternoon I hadn’t had much luck. That all changed though as we approached a small bridge over the Dulais from where a loud and persistent call suggested Read more…
Last week birding on patch was dominated by the continued arrival of spring migrants, as well as some very interesting behaviour from a few of our resident birds. After seeing my first Swallow of the year at Rhossili on Tuesday it was very nice to find one over Bryn-bach-Common the Read more…
Why is it that you can go the whole winter without catching a cold but as soon as the nice weather arrives so does the man-flu? This week hasn’t been all bad though as I’ve caught up with several jobs around the garden and just generally enjoyed the feeling of Read more…
Now that the dark days of winter are behind us it’s so nice to be able to get home from work and put in a four mile plus walk before the light has completely gone from the sky. Yesterday was even better as with the sun shining it meant that Read more…
I was stuck running errands this morning (yay haircut) but managed to get some good birding in with a Raven flying over the back lane as soon as I got up accompanied by the haunting calls of an unseen Buzzard. Even just driving through Pontlliw I spotted a trio of Read more…