Once seen as scars on the landscape, South Wales' coal spoil sites have become rich wildlife habitats yielding some incredible discoveries! Join us for a fascinating talk by entomologist Liam Olds who has been studying the wildlife of these sites for +10 years. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coal-spoil...

The Firecrest is a bit of a challenge but well worth the effort #birds #birdingwales #wildlife #canon

From the weekend trip to Norfolk and Suffolk with @dmesg.bsky.social an Eastern Black Redstart and Humes Leaf Warbler #UKbirding

Lovely views of drake White-winged Scoter at Buckhaven carpark in choppy seas along with the cracking white headed Velvet. #RareBirdsUK Fife

Very showy, calling Humes Leaf Warbler in Lowestoft #ukbirding

Nice day around Norfolk with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, Eastern Black Redstart and Black Redstart at Sheringham, Black Bellied Dipper at Bintree Mill #ukbirding

OK, I'm out of Wales so I expect my WhatsApp to light up with all the Welsh megas 👍

It's #NationalHedgehogDay🦔 ...and while many believe it to be about groundhogs really, we're celebrating #hedgehogs native to the UK (Erinaceus europaeus)! It's still hibernation season for 'hogs, but there's lots we can do for our favourite spiny mammals... 👀 👉 buff.ly/VrIfml2

We're very fortunate to have rare Fen Raft Spiders under the watchful eye of Natur am Byth at Crymlyn Bog, just outside Swansea 💚

💧🌿 Today we’re celebrating #WorldWetlandsDay. Globally, around 87% of wetlands have been lost in the last 300 years. In the UK, we’ve lost around 90% in just the last century. Wetlands matter more than ever. (1/3)

A previously restored farmland #pond managed yesterday. Now you can see the forest horizon. A better habitat for aquatic plants, Great Crested Newt & all sorts of other creatures. This pond is bang in the middle of a big arable field yet everything goes to it

Rainy walk on the patch today. A bit of excitement with only my 3rd Goshawk on the patch, fairly quiet otherwise, a few new birds for the year. #birdingWales

Day out with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, Red/Black Necked Grebe,Scaup at Cheddar. Kentish Plover at Burnham, Corn Bunting, RL Patridge at Rushmead Lane. #ukbirding

This Saturday (31st January) we have a field trip to Crofty, meeting at Crofty Industrial Estate at 08:00am. Come and join us for what should be a great morning with a variety of waterfowl and waders. Full details at the link below: www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/crofty...

Walk home from work today through the Vale along the River Tawe to Clydach, 10 Goosander, c20 Siskin flock the highlights a few year ticks and a bit of sun. #birdingwales

A #ghostpond in the gloom. We resurrected this #pond about 8 years ago. As I approached I flushed 2 wild mallards & a snipe. Soon we will need to scrape out the bullrush - but the pond is still doing its thing lifting species populations in the farmed countryside

After taking photos 📷 for 3 days of the leucistic bald eagle 🪶hanging around here in Southwest Missouri these are the best ones I had at that distance. Awesome to see and wanted to share these as they are a little better than previous post #Birds #BlueSkyPhotography #NatureLovers #Eagles #Rarebird

Only 97 ticks for the year, but don't think I've ever had such great birds to start. Baikal Teal, Black Scoter, King Eider, Pallid Harrier, Killdeer, Surf Scoter, all downhill from here I guess.

We are enormously grateful for your support, it has enabled us to keep up pressure on the EU and Member States to honour their commitments to biodiversity and of course butterflies and moths in particular.

Trip to Hampshire with @dmesg.bsky.social for the Killdeer and the very obliging Great-Tailed Grackle, what a lovely bird

Quick stop to see the Great-tailed Grackle, dipped the GG Shrike, stopped off in Gloucestershire to see the scores of Brambling. Lovely day with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social #ukbirding

Nice early trip to breezy Hampshire with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, to see the Killdeer my 400th Uk bird, bonus Little Gull and 4 White Tailed Eagle. #ukbirding

Due to a cancellation there are now two places available for Sunday's walk. Book asap if you'd like to join us!

Glamorgan Birders...could you give up a few hours each year to help with the UK's most valuable bird survey. Training event on February 28th morning at Kenfig NNR. There are lots of vacant BBS squares, even in the Kenfig area! Book at www.bto.org/cymru-events #birdingWales

Out for a few hours today, Surf Scoter at Gilman Point. 3 Marsh Harriers at Ginst and luckily was close to Castell Ddu when Ed Hunter refound the Baikal Teal, nice. #birdingWales

🦋 Save the Small Blue at Cwm Tips 💙 We’ve launched a crowdfunder to restore flower-rich grasslands at one of the South Wales Valleys’ most important wildlife sites. Help us remove invasive scrub and safeguard rare butterflies, bees and grassland wildlife. 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-s...

🌿 Attended the Caerphilly Local Nature Partnership meeting today - the first in 5 years. Great turnout and encouraging work happening for wildlife across the county. We introduced Glo i Natur CIC and are attending LNP meetings across the Valleys over the coming months, with Merthyr Tydfil next. 🗣️

A selection of digiscoped images from a 5 day trip to a Baltic Hungary🥶🥶#birds

RSPB Birdwatch this coming weekend, sign up www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

Its been a joy watching these Redwings in my front garden for the past 2 weeks, there seems to be a certain pecking order of who comes in first, its lovely to see the different ages and plumage colouring of the flock!!💚 #birdingWales

My brother sent me this beautiful picture that he took near his home in Shropshire. #snow

Glamorgan Birders...there are loads of vacant survey squares for the BTO Breeding Bird Survey in Neath/Port Talbot. Can you spare a few hours to improve our knowledge of our breeding birds? I can't promise a Scops Owl, but who knows what you might find? #birdingWales www.bto.org/get-involved...

Couple of hours out today 4 Tundra Bean at Towy. Pallid Harrier, 2 Ringtail Hen Harrier, 2Marsh Harrier at Llanrhidian Marsh. #birdingWales

New cycle tracks on the Towy Valley,dog shit bags left on gate posts,take the fucking things home and dispose of them

❄️ A new discovery at Cwm Tips ❄️ We’ve been visiting this site for over 10 years - and only just found this new tufa spring, frozen in winter. Formed where calcium-rich water now emerges from the tip, it’s a reminder that these landscapes are still changing. #GloiNatur #CoaltoNature #Tufaspring

Come and hear about our work with water voles, one of our most endangered species in Wales.

Trip over to Skye yesterday with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, rain today and tomorrow so hopefully the snow will clear and we can get home. A few new birds for the list.

Our first work party of the year at our Llwyndewi Nature Reserve. This time for the UK’s most threatened resident bird – the Willow Tit. Thank you to all our volunteers and to all those who are helping.

Ever wondered what’s beneath your feet? This fantastic map overlays the underground workings of Lady Windsor Colliery (Ynysybwl) onto today’s landscape, revealing the true scale of mining beneath the Valleys and bringing our coalfield heritage vividly to life. ⚒️ #MiningMaps #CoalMiningHeritage

Early morning, January 5th, Loch Duich #scottishhighlands

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Drive up to the Claunie Reservoir, beautiful in the snow. 14 inches of snow over the last few days. I'm a bit fed up of digging the car out.

Another snowy day, Porpoise from the cottage window.

A stunning snow day on the beach today Kessingland 03/1/2026

Snow covered Greylag Geese.

Black-winged kite 💥 Mobbed by a kestrel Ludham bridge Norfolk Possibly the best bird in Britain I’ve seen 👌🏻 @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

More snow overnight.

Our first community litter pick of 2026 in Clydach, Swansea was well attended, with 20 bags collected. Award for 'bizarre item of litter of the day' went to four unopened boxes of Ann Summers lingerie. An unwanted Christmas present? Maybe someone's Christmas Day didn't quite go to plan?!

M+F Red Breasted Merganser, Porpoise and Otter from the cottage window today.