Few shots from walk at Ewyas Harold with @dmesg.bsky.social over the weekend #UKButterflies

Visit to Ewyas Harold with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, a few Grizzled, Dingy, Large Skipper, Small Copper, lots of Common Blue, scores of Silver Y. Quick stop at Usk to drop of info sign and visit the Osprey nest.

📢🌿 June Events Now Open for Booking! 🌿📢 Our June events are now open for bookings, with a varied programme of FREE events taking place across Blaenau Gwent, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea and Torfaen this month. Visit our Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn pages for the full list and booking details.

Due to cancellations TWO places free for tomorrow's coal spoil adventure in Swansea with expert entomologist Liam Olds! 🦟🪲🐝 Book via Eventbrite. @gloinatur.bsky.social

Only 2 butterfly on today's quick walk, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood. A few Beautiful Demoiselle and a Large Red Damselfly.

Join myself and the @valelnp.bsky.social this Friday (29th May) as we explore the coastline around Aberthaw on the hunt for the scarce darkling beetle Helops caeruleus. For further info and booking, visit: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lost-and-f...

Quick work break walk on a short stretch of River Tawe, 10+ Painted Lady, a few Small Tort, Beautiful Demoiselle and Silver Y.

If you’re a beginner birder in Wales, we need your help! Dinefwr Pools was last counted in 2024 and attracts a good variety of common waterbird species. If you think you can help please contact us via the "Contact the Local Organiser" button at app.bto.org/websonline/s... #Ornithology #BirdingWales

Ran the moth trap for the first time in over a year, nothing of note, 4 Pale Tussock, 10+ Treble Lines, Green Carpet.

A few Marsh Fritillary on a very hot 30°c walk with @dmesg.bsky.social today @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #UKButterflies #Butterflies

Chuffed to have found a colony of Marsh Frittilaries today in my local patch near Pontardulais.

Walk at Corran today and a trip on the Glenelg Ferry. New to us car has been good, half its mies on electric even though its a plug in hybrid.

Bookings are now open for a very special event on Saturday 6th June - a visit to the new Cartersford nature reserve on Gower. Details and booking via Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cartersfor...

Just six places left on the walk to explore coal spoil at Parc Melin Mynach, Swansea on Sunday May 31 led by entomologist Liam Olds of Glo y Natur. Book soon if you'd like to join us! #coalspoil #Glo_y_natur #entomology #Swansea www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wonder...

Visit to the Cairngorms with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, nice to see a few Osprey around, my hopes of an easy Crested Tit tick were dashed at Loch Garten as they've taken all the feeders down.

A great day with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, at the Allt Mhuic reserve, rainy and overcast but a 10 min window of sun gave us a single Chequered Skipper. I even got a blurry photo of it. #ukbutterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Nice reflections at Loch Arkaig this morning.

Cracking morning in the Highlands.

Boat trip from Gairloch to the Shiants today, LT Skua in the Minch, 6 Bonxie, 4 WTE and first Puffins of the year.

Walk at Kilbride and Heasta on Skye with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social.

Walk up Sgurr an Airgid today with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, first Pearl Bordered Frits of the year, scores of Common Heath, a few Wheatear and Cuckoo.

So final days birding today provided Bimaculated Lark and Radde's Accentor, also more Red throated Robins,Rock Thrushes, Short toed,Crested,Wood,Sky and Horned Larks bringing to an end a remarkable trip in which I had 30 Lifers,and some great birds

Seawatch at Rua Reidh Lighthouse with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, adult Pom Skua in the first 15 mins then nothing of note for the next 4 hours. A few GND were nice though. #birdingScotland

Another WTE on Skye with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, then a seawatch at Staffin, 2 Bonxie, Arctic Skua, Otter the highlights but a constant stream of birds the whole watch.

Another belting day,05.00 start Caspian Snowcock, Finsch Wheatear, Menetries Warbler,Desert Finch and Grey necked Bunting,Rufous bushchat,etc etc

Booking has just opened for our group's next event - a guided walk with entomologist Liam Olds and @gloinatur.bsky.social colleagues to explore the Wonderful World of Coal Spoil at Gorseinon, Swansea on Sunday May 31st. Join us! 😀 💚 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wonder...

Nice wander today at Corran with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, Cuckoos calling everywhere, Twite around the crofts. Hour at Glenelg ferry, 21 Kittwake through, WTE on Skye on the drive back. Sunny but cold.

What a day Crimson winged Finch, White winged Snowfinch, Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Upchers Warbler and White throated Robin all ticked today

Birding day with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social few RTD, GND at Tarbet Ness. Osprey at Loch Fleet also King Eider at mouth of Loch Fleet by Littleferry, oddly enough one was reported twice on birdguides at the same time off Skelbo on Bird Guides #BirdingScotland

Otter and Porpoise from the cottage. @welshnaturelady.bsky.social found us a WTE at Achnasheen. Nice.

Beautiful start for our Scottish Highlands holiday @dmesg.bsky.social

Nice parking at Glencoe car with its wheels off the ground.

Made it to the cottage with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social , glorious day in the Highlands.

A visit to Loch Doon Ospreys today with @dmesg.bsky.social not much activity but nice to see resident female Angel on the nest, no sign of resident male Frankie. (c)EALT (c)WildlifeWindows #ayrshire360 #UKOspreys Watch them live www.youtube.com/live/a7Aocq3...

Yay back in Scotland with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social

Top urban botanist Trevor Dines is leading an Urban Plants Walk this weekend in Oban - sign up now! The sea front is one of the finest urban nature walks around, Black Guillemots popping out of the drainage holes in the sea wall to see how many cool plants you’ve spotted 😍😁

A very windy morning in Goldcliff with 3 different Shanks, Linnet and singing Sedge Warbler.

Out for 05.30 Caucasian Snowcock 2,Caucasian Grouse 3,Great Rosefinch 20+,max 37,Mountain Chiffchaff 1, white winged Redstart 8, Griffon and Bearded Vultures,Red fronted Serins

One of two Wallcreepers

Great first day in Georgia some highlights white winged Redstarts c17,Steppe Eagle 3,Booted Eagle 2,Golden Eagle 1 L Spotted Eagle 1,Levant Sparrowhawk 5+,Caucasian Snowcock and Black Grouse photo left and Green Warbler 2 and a few Alpine Chough

Upland walk with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social today, some v smart Golden Plover, a few Ring Ouzel. Then a walk at Margam Moors, first Small Copper, Painted Lady of the year.

Lovely choughing day with @nationaltrust.org.uk yesterday along the South Gower cliffs. Three active nest sites located.

Great birding in Goldcliff as warblers and waders return. Cuckoo heard but not seen. Skylarks easily visible in front of the Greenshank hide. Lesser Whitethroats calling everywhere but generally from cover. There seem to be more Lessers than Common this year.

Fantastic to see my first ever Brünnich's Guillemot off the coast of northern Norway last week - in fact by the end of the day - first couple of hundred #SuperSeabirdSunday #BirdsSeenIn2026

First sighting of the year of a Large Red #damselfly at our #wildlifepond today #damselflies #dragonfly #dragonflies @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social

Join us in April 2026 for our #westwaleswildwatch sessions Pembrokeshire Nature Partnership / Partneriaeth Natur Sir Benfro Natur Ceredigion @sirgar #carmarthenshirenature #pembrokeshire #ceredigion 🌱🐌🐦🐝🐛🦋🐞🦎🕷️

Quick work break walk by the River Tawe, a few Speckled Wood, Brimstone, GVW and the first Beautiful Demoiselle of the year.

Great day on the patch with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social. Whinchat, the first for 10+years on Mynydd Gellionnen for me. Wood Warbler, Pied/Spot Fly, Broad Bodied Chaser Upper Cwm Clydach Reserve. Green Hairstreak 10+, Large Red Damselfly on Baran Common. 50+ bird species, 11 butterfly. #birdingWales

Walk on the patch after work, a bit sunnier today 9 species of butterfly, lots of cuckoo flower around. First Swift of the year on the patch.

Last minute reminder that we have a walk this evening (Friday 24th April) to Pant y Sais Fen, meeting at 18:00. This is a great site, with recent records of Cuckoos and Grasshopper Warblers, amongst other reedbed birds. Full details at the link below www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/pant-y...