Sunday was biting cold which for me always suggests a trip to Kenfig NNR and its often frozen lake. Despite the cold snap the lake is still roughly half open water which must be a welcome relief to the waterfowl that currently calls it home. Coots, as usual, were by Read more…
I spent last weekend up in Leeds visiting Emma’s parents which I hoped would give me an ideal opportunity to connect with at least one Waxwing. Things initially looked good with birds being reported from all over the local area so when chance allowed we headed out to search. I’ll Read more…
This weekend was my four year and ten month anniversary of meeting Emma and it seemed like an ideal excuse to head away for the weekend to our old university haunt of Aberystwyth. We set off nice and early on Saturday and arrived at our first stop, Cilsan bridge in Read more…
It has been just over a month since my last entry on this blog and for that I apologise. I had not intended to take such a long absence but other commitments were slowly building (mainly DIY and work related), and I just felt the need to concentrate on other Read more…
Judging by the reports coming in today, the Lapland Bunting is still feeding at Sker Point in pretty much exactly the same spot as when I photographed it at the weekend. During my visit I took the opportunity to record a few video clips of the birds feeding behaviour as Read more…
What is it about Eglwys Nunydd and rare birds at the moment? After the Grey Phalarope and the Bobolink earlier in the week I was back there once again yesterday morning looking for a juvenile Whiskered Tern that had been found the previous evening. Initially we couldn’t spot it so Read more…
Last weekends good fortune shows no sign of abating as I had another corker of a days birding today. After a morning catching up on boring chores I headed over to Kenfig for a forced march out to Sker Point. I normally take things at a more leisurely pace but Read more…
As I mentioned in my Bobolink post on Monday, I had only discovered the existence of Eglwys Nunydd reservoir the day before due to the presence of a relatively long staying Grey Phalarope. I had seen it reported on the local birding pages for at least a week but kept Read more…
A couple of days ago I posted a few pictures on here of the Mediterranean Gulls that I had seen gathered at Bracelet Bay near Mumbles. One of the birds I noticed had a coloured ring on its leg so I sent the details off to Barry Stewart to see Read more…
It has been a quiet week so far in terms of outings but I did manage a quick trip to Burry Port on Tuesday evening to coincide with the high tide. My main purpose, apart from walking off dinner, was to see if there were any Sandwich Terns in attendance Read more…