A day off work on Friday gave me the perfect excuse to go and track down another long staying local rarity. Yes I probably should have been doing chores instead but who can resist a Long-tailed Duck, especially one which has chosen to take up residence on a body of Read more…
As expected Saturday was a complete washout so it was time to break out the Xbox and ignore the sound of battering rain which seemed to be assaulting us from all directions at once. A surprisingly common occurrence in Wales of late. Thankfully Easter Sunday looked a little better and Read more…
I had been planning to continue the Cornwall blogs this evening but those will have to wait a little while longer following one of our best days birding for quite some time. Earlier this morning the outlook couldn’t have been less promising however with heavy rain battering against the windows, Read more…
I see Feral Pigeons on an almost daily basis and usually spare them not much more than a casual glance. I’m sure most people are the same but that’s all changed for me since Winterwatch featured Adam Rogers and his ‘Feral Pigeon Project‘. People with obscure wildlife projects always grab Read more…
The view that greeted me this morning was one of unrelenting bleakness. Gone was the sunshine of Saturday and in its place sat a thick blanket of fog which obscured even our own street from view. The call of my duvet was a force hard to resist but having just Read more…
Once more we find Christmas Eve upon us, but it’s hard to imagine a greater contrast with what we were experiencing twelve months ago. Where last year there was snow on the ground and temperatures were struggling to get above freezing we now have extremely mild conditions and almost torrential Read more…
I think it’s fair to say that this weekend has been a bit of a washout given that I have been stuck in the house for most of the day looking out at a wall of fog. At least Saturday was relatively dry so I decided to head out and 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…
They say never go back but that is exactly what I did early yesterday morning. The Blue Winged Teal that first popped up last weekend has remained at Sandy Water Park ever since, and with better weather forecast I couldn’t resist an attempt at some improved photos. The Little Gull Read more…
It was a pretty quiet weekend for me in terms of birding due to spending most of my time facilitating the move of my 1961 Reliant Regal from North Wales to Swansea. On Sunday though I couldn’t resist a trip out as news was circulating about a couple of quality Read more…