Wales


Birds Photographed Here

Blackcap

Chiffchaff

A bit of feedback I got a few days ago from one of the readers was that the Spoonbill broke the spell of wintery birds on repeat. Since I have…

Goosander

Today’s bird is a properly new one – my first ever Goosander. We spotted them by chance on the River Usk through thick foliage and spent some time…

Greenfinch

Crisis with the SD card was averted, and we headed out to RSPB Newport Wetlands, where we had a very fruitful outing – enough photos for a whole…

House Sparrow

Not a rare bird at all – but this one is very photogenic indeed. It was waiting for me at a spot with nice background and at just…

Kingfisher

Last day in the Brecon Beacons, Wales, we spent in Abergavenny, walking around the castle, the grounds, and along the bank of the River Usk. And there we…

Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tits are very common in England (and probably Wales as well), however I have not managed a good photo of them this year. These birds are very…

Mallard

Mallards are pretty common – we see them all the time – but every now and again they can be caught in an interesting pose, with a nice…

Pied Wagtail

Another photo from Wales – this Pied Wagtail was actively hunting insects in the River Usk and appears to have caught a dragonfly larva.

Reed Bunting

Back home now with a treasure trove of photos from August to keep me less worried about what I am going to send out tomorrow morning. Any day…

Robin

Thursday Robin as usual, this one snapped just outside of Abergavenny castle.

Song Thrush

Stonechat

Earlier that day, we had already enjoyed an outing up and down the ridge called Allt yr Esgair, followed by a walk around Brecon, and we were on…

Wren

Fresh photo from a really nice hike to a ridge with an hard to pronounce name Allt yr Esgair. This little and surprisingly brave wren was snapped at…