I made a quick visit to Mumbles Pier a couple of weeks ago to check on the breeding Kittiwake colony and was very pleased to see that their numbers have swelled to at least 275 individuals, many of which are now paired up and in the last throws of nest Read more…
I made a passing comment a couple of posts ago that the Kittiwakes would soon be back on Mumbles Pier and Jeremy kindly let me know that they already are! The breeding colony on the pier is now well over twenty years old and is one of only a couple Read more…
It’s time for a rather belated update covering our afternoon activities following the visit to the Kittiwake colony in the last post. For the first time ever I found myself at Mumbles just as the tide was starting to get low enough to uncover the rocks between the mainland and Read more…
While checking up on the Kittiwakes at Mumbles pier last weekend I took a few short video clips of the birds in action. It’s a feature of my camera that I often forget is there and as a result rarely use it. In this case I was glad that I Read more…
I certainly hadn’t but it turns out that the Kittiwakes on Mumbles Pier have a very human way of dealing with the massive heat that we are experiencing at the moment; sit down, chill out and pant away. As I had yesterday off work it seemed like an ideal time Read more…
Continuing the theme of new birth I visited Mumbles Pier on Gower yesterday afternoon to see how the colony of Kittiwakes was getting on. I am very pleased to report that all seems to be well with at least twenty nests currently being occupied. The difference to my last visit Read more…
As a follow up to last night post I have put together a short video showing the Starlings in action as photographs really can’t do justice to the way in which the birds move through the air. Things really kick off about half way through when the seemingly settled flock Read more…
After our exploration of Ynys-Hir we headed back to nearby Aberystwyth where we had a B&B booked for the night. I spent five happy years at university in this town so it was great fun to get reacquainted with the place. One of the most amazing natural spectacles to be Read more…