Cardiff may not immediately strike you as a prime birding location but recent years have seen numerous highlights including a regular wintering Lesser Scaup and my first Waxwings for over a decade. Much of this interest has been focused on Cardiff Bay, a huge 500 hectare freshwater lake formed in Read more…
We’ve been treated to something of a spectacle this morning with at least eighteen Ravens circling over our back garden and neighbouring countryside. I’ve never seen so many here before with our resident pair usually only being accompanied on rare occasions. This therefore was highly unusual and they stayed around Read more…
Earlier this week the long running saga concerning a breach in the seawall at Cwm Ivy Marsh finally reached its conclusion (read my original post on the subject here). For those locals who were lobbying the National Trust to make immediate repairs the announcement that the area is to be Read more…
As promised I’ve put together this follow up entry for those who enjoyed our visit to Penwyllt quarry a couple of weeks ago and wanted to see a little more of what remains today. The site is, not unsurprisingly, rather large and we only managed a brief look around some Read more…
Time, or lack of it, has always been the chief protagonist in every bloggers failed attempt at regular posting and alas I too have fallen victim over the past couple of weeks. Posts have remained unwritten, photos unprocessed and comments unanswered but hopefully that will change given that, somehow, we Read more…
It’s hard to believe that November is already upon us but arrive it has and with no sign of changing October’s grey and showery conditions. Both Saturday and Sunday were compromised by heavy downpours and leaden skies so it was nice to see a splash of colour with which to Read more…
There was a distinctly autumnal feeling on Sunday morning which owed as much to the light drizzle and grey sky as it did the lack of leaves on trees following a week of inclement conditions. I had hoped to get out into the hills but with the day’s forecast not Read more…
Saturday morning found me on a train bound for Cardiff (environmental win) where I was to attend a course laid on by SEWBReC (South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre). The subject being covered was an introduction to Harvestmen and I was hoping that through it I’d finally gain an insight Read more…
After a long few days it was nice to see the sun pop out from behind the clouds this evening, even if only for a few minutes. Though brief the sunset’s colours were similarly strong to those of a week ago and I was once again able to capture these Read more…
There’s not much that was going to divert me from my Isle of Mull posts, but last nights sunset put in an extra special effort and has managed to do just that. A little after seven o’clock the sky lit up in a blaze of glory with a richness of Read more…