Today a lone Fieldfare was surprisingly tolerant in a Hawthorn by the W lake viewpoint along the Mile Road. I’m sure this is the same bird that we saw on a Glamorgan Bird Club trip last week, and it has laid claim to that Hawthorn for its berries. #birdingWales #ukbirding #birds

Distant birds from this morning's circuit of Cardiff Bay in glorious weather: 21 Redshank on the outer Barrage mud & well over 50 Shelduck on the mud bank further out, plus a Goldeneye with the Tufties & friends behind the Ice Rink. The 2 Common scoters were also still there. #birdingWales

Enjoyed catching up with the Great Orme Shorelark this afternoon. Initially elusive it eventually dropped in to feed for a good spell in the usual spot near the cairn. Only the second one I’ve seen in Wales. Felt pretty fresh in the wind up there today! #birding #birdingwales

Couple of hours wait were rewarded when the female Smew swam into view at Llangorse Lake, just before dusk. Also present were six Scaup, similar number of Goldeneye and Goosander, a Barnacle Goose plus both Cetti’s Warbler and Water Rail showing in front of the hide. #birdingWales #UKWildlife #birds

At least 48 Whooper Swans downstream from Cilsan Bridge this afternoon with several juveniles amongst them. Too far for photos but impressive to see the river beginning to flood. Plenty of small Redwing flocks about and five Goosander from Dryslwyn. #birdingWales @birdsinwales.bsky.social

Couple of hours at Kidwelly Quay. Siberian Chiff, 10 Rb Mergs, c30 Snipe and a few distant Pintail. #birdigWales

I think that after wandering around Swansea Centre today the new Buzz Word is "Hub". Passed 4.. what exactly do they do? Council run. Spending money ?

Saw a post this morning about common gull sightings in Cardiff.. haven't seen one at my 2 usual patches in Port Talbot & Swansea so far this winter.. then I find one standing in a puddle in an empty carpark in Aberafan.. amazing

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Willow Tit at Llyn Brenig this morning. Visting feeders near the visitor centre, but also foraging in the trees nearby. #birdingWales @richardkbroughton.bsky.social

Couldn't resist another visit today in the sunshine to see the long staying, splendid Shorelark on the Great Orme......We really are so lucky to have this bird staying awhile in our locality. #birdingwales #ukbirding #NorthWales

Today's Northern Wheatear at Pembrey Burrows. Feeding on worms amongst the cow pats #Wheatear #PembreyBurrows #CarmsBirds #BirdingWales

Redhead Smew still at Llangorse Lake, distant and feeding close to the western reedbed. 6 female type Scaup still, and a drake Pintail of local interest. #birdingWales

The two Common scoter were still in the Bay today, still distant but looking quite settled. A boat got too close at one point, causing them to fly, but they just circled round & landed back where they'd been. A Common gull was on the orange buoys by the Barrage. #birdingWales

Several Marsh Harriers, including this young bird, and Hen Harrier at Ginst Point, Laugharne, Carms., a few days ago. (No SEO, early pm visit) #birdingWales

Quick high tide count on Ashley Rd playing fields.. at least 50 curlew.. nice.. still can't find a ringed bird! #birdingwales

Learned something new today.. I didn't realise black guillemots were a breeding species in Wales... #birdingwales

The species at risk of extinction in Wales named in first of its kind report

We have a talk coming up this week on Friday 28th November about bird ringing at Oxwich Marsh. The talk will be at St Paul's Parish Centre in Sketty and will start at 19:30. Full details at the link below: www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/ringin...

This was something I always wondered about

1 of 7 Purple Sandpipers on Tenby lifeboat station at high tide this morning. #birdingWales

Early walk out from Weobley Castle, Green Sandpiper, Merlin. Ringtail Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Llanrhidian Marsh. #birdingWales

@rarebirder.bsky.social juvenile #BarredWarbler caught and ringed by myself this morning on Pennard Cliffs, Gower Peninsular. #GowerBirds

Some more pictures of this morning’s #BarredWarbler which was caught in the garden here on Pennard Cliffs, Gower. A smart juvenile bird with a healthy amount of fat. #BirdRinging @gowerbirds.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

A couple of Purple Sandpipers at Port Eynon, Gower, during this afternoon’s rising tide #birdingWales

First Snow Bunt of the Autumn/ Winter, Cefn Sidan Beach. #birdingWales

Scarlet Ave Carpark Aberafan: 9 gcg's just off shore, pair of stonechat, meadow pipit and a lot of starlings #birdingwales

I've posted about seeing unlicensed uninsured scrambler bikes around Sandfields and Baglan energy park before.. the last 2 days the idiot is now screaming up and down Aberafan Beach.. causing chaos with people on the beach.. dogs, birds etc. and being very very noisy @swpolice.bsky.social

Woohoo.. received my first Xmas card this morning.. 😳🌲❄️☃️

Nice to catch up with the YBW at Cosmeston today.

A family party of 6 Whooper Swans has been resident at Sandy Haven, Pembrokeshire, for a few weeks now. Wonderful birds. #BirdingWales

So pleased to see my favourite winter migrants back!!🥰💚 #birdingWales #BlackRedstart

16 Whooper Swans on the floods at Pont Croesor today. @birdsinwales.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social #birdingwales

Distant group of black dots sheltered in the relatively calm water off Neath Rivermouth.. I'm assuming common scoter.. #birdingwales

I thought the majority of our LBB's migrated south for the winter.. Seem to be an awful lot around at the moment

I'm not sure what I'm getting out of Bluesky. it seems to have been taken over by photographers posting pictures and not a lot of birding. I also don't seem to get real detailed answers to questions like I did on twitter on all sorts of nature subjects.. Bit danted with it all to be honest.. ☹️.

Lovely flock of 6 greenfinch on the rough ground next to Scarlet Ave car park Aberafan Beach.. #birdingwales

Anybody have any info on this? It's in the middle of Baglan Industrial Energy Park.. quite a way from the end of Neath Canal in Brunel Dock..

Bit of a Shore Lark smash and grab up the Great Orme this morning! Dashed out of work when the bird had been relocated and arrived to see it showing well on the cliff edge. Took off out of view 10 mins later and I headed back. A great site record and an overdue first for me. #birdingwales #ukbirding

Great to catch another #Firecrest yesterday amongst a nice selection of autumn species during a garden ringing session. The 6th #Treecreeper of the year was particularly notable for the site, I’m usually lucky if I get 1 here per year! #birdringing #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social

It's sad when huge old trees fall but it does provide opportunities for fossicking around logs and branches and under slabs of bark. And today that produced a new harvestman, Nemastoma bimaculatum. There were also spiders but I've still to go through all my photos.

Firecrest amongst the hawthorn berries! The joint smallest bird in the UK along with the Goldcrest weighing about 5/6 grams, the same as a 20p piece in the UK or a nickel in the US! Aberthaw Nature Reserve, Wales, UK. #birdingwales #UKbirding #🪶 #wildlife #nature

#SiberianChiffchaff caught in the garden on Pennard Cliffs this morning, the first since 2023. It also happened to be the 300th chiff of the year ringed here. #BirdRinging #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social

At least 26 curlew on Ashley road playing fields #birdingwales

8 little egret on Swansea Uni playing fields this morning. #birdingwales

Lesser Yellowlegs - Inland Sea, Anglesey - mid afternoon 06/11/25. Subject to acceptance by the WBRC, this will become just the 4th record for Anglesey. sites.google.com/view/anglese... #birdingWales

Odd looking spider taken up residence in my kitchen.. extremely long legs.. I'm sure it's a.common one but not one I can name..

It was great to see the Lesser Yellowlegs today on the Inland Sea, Ynys Môn. Thanks to @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social and Ruth for the directions. Two Great Northern Divers and a Slavonian grebe at Beddmanarch Bay also. @angbirdnews.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social #birdingwales #ukbirding

Cardiff Bay this morning: a brief appearance by the Red-throated diver before it vanished again; a female Goosander having a wash, one of several now back in the Bay; a handsome Great crested grebe; & a Cetti's warbler out in the open, momentarily. #birdingWales

Calling chiffchaff in the trees alongside Ashlands Pond Swansea #birdingwales