I had some eight-legged company on an Abertridwr bus stop recently. 🕷

Red Admiral on the railings at Energlyn railway station this morning. 🦋

Male Merlin seen, perched on a dry stone wall on Mynydd Eglwysilan earlier this month. #birds #birdingWales 🐦

Autumn sunshine in the beautiful Groeswen lanes. 🍂☀️

Urban Starling action. #birds #birdingWales 🐦

Nestful of Linnets in the Mynydd Eglwysilan gorse, from mid May,2021. Cosy.

Wryneck at Goldcliff 02.10.25 Pengam yn Allteuryn ddoe 🤎

Forgot to mention when I was on here yesterday, two Kingfishers on the river in the centre of Pontypridd on Tuesday of this week. Always a joy to see these beautiful birds. #birds #birdingWales 🐦

All we can hope for is that maybe The Metropolitan Police will one day catch as many disgusting criminals as it employs.

Dew on pink roses at a friend's front door in Abertridwr. 🌸

Bee Fly on Sunflowers at Caerffili Garden Centre yesterday. Third phone pic here a complete accident! Beautiful little insects. 🌻🐝

From yesterday morning in the Penrhos lanes. Fairly sure this is the edible Butterfly Collybia. They don't half look like pancakes. 🥞

Plenty of Black Bryony in the hedges on yesterday morning's walk. Also lots of Sloe Berries & Old Man's Beard etc. So much to enjoy at this beautiful time of the year. 🍂

Walk yesterday from Abertridwr to the garden centre at Penrhos. Red Kite,Buzzards,lots of Meadow Pipits,calling Great Spotted Woodpeckers,Mistle Thrushes,singing Chiffchaffs,parties of Long-tailed Tits,Nuthatches,Starlings,House Sparrows,Jays,Ravens,Chaffinches,Goldfinches etc. #birds #birdingWales

Monmouthshire dragonfly newsletter number 12 is now available, with news on Willow Emeralds, Scarce Chaser, Lesser Emperors, Red-veined Darters, Common Hawker and Hairy Dragonfly. DM me if you’re not on the mailing list but would like to be. #gwentdragonflies cc @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Hello October! Or should that be Moth-tober? 🎃🦋 With autumn well underway, keep an eye out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces.

Wild bird populations across the UK are continuing to decline, with farmland species in freefall, according to new figures from DEFRA:

A Wryneck at Goldcliff South Wales. #gwentbirds

A Little Gull I spotted in RSPB Lodmoor, a lifer for me.

Male & female Tawny Owls vocal in oaks at the end of the street at 0545 this morning. Beautiful. 🦉🦉

Good to see a couple of Comma on the wing yesterday, probably my least seen species of butterfly this year. #insects #nature #wildlife #UKWildlife #photography #bugsky #UKButterflies #butterflies

This is living, breathing, brooding folk music reinvigorated, reimagined. An elemental, wonderful, masterful thing - a gift to make a not so good year worthwhile after all ✍️ Stephen Price

Introducing Sheldon, the smallest Shelduck in the world. #birds #birdingWales

MOAT NEWS- Bright & vocal Kingfisher the highlight this morning. Also Grey Heron, lots of Mute Swans, excellent Coot & Black-headed Gull numbers, Pied & Grey Wagtails, Chiffchaffs, Goldfinches etc. No Goosander noted as yet. Would love to beat my record of 53 seen here. #birds #birdingWales 🦢🦆

Want to work with Curlews? The RSPB are hiring a Curlew Project Officer in North Wales! A chance to work on the frontlines of Curlew conservation, monitoring, protecting, and restoring habitat for this iconic bird. 👉 Apply now via RSPB Careers: buff.ly/kR5vMzN

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It's that time of year when even the trees on bus stops look a bit fab. 🍂

Fungi assortment at Parc Penallta this morning. 🍄

An early wander around Parc Penallta this morning. Bit quiet on the bird front but a nice array of classic woodland birds- Green & Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Chiffchaffs & Goldcrests, Jays, Nuthatches, Long-tailed Tits etc. Lovely sunny morning. #birds #birdingWales 🐦

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Bannau Brycheiniog from Mynydd Eglwysilan early today. ⛰⛰

2/2 ...a few southbound Swallows,calling Chiffchaffs,Mistle Thrushes/Blackbirds/Song Thrushes all amongst the berries,3 very smart Wheatears,the area teeming with Stonechats(more than I've ever seen on one walk),Ravens,Nuthatches,Goldfinches,Linnets,Reed Buntings etc. #birds #birdingWales 🐦

1/2 2.5 hrs out on Mynydd Eglwysilan this morning. Good Buzzard numbers,Sparrowhawk(f),hunting Kestrel,Golden Plover(audible&not seen,just like on Mynydd Meio a few days ago),Lesser Black-backed&Herring Gulls out on the farmland,Meadow Pipits,Pied Wagtails,Skylarks... #birds #birdingWales 🐦

Ancient insect music in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Paul Evans. #countrydiary #naturewriting

Fantastic Phalaropes! Grey and Red Necked Phalaropes in Lisvane Reservoir, Cardiff 4K youtu.be/ncR_jIktneY @birdsinwales.bsky.social @gos-birds.bsky.social @iolowilliams.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @danwebb.bsky.social

With the autumnal equinox arriving at 1919 this evening in the UK, fingers crossed for more beautiful autumn migrant birds & plenty of winter thrushes for us all to enjoy, as they work their way through the season's berry crop. 🍂

youtube.com/watch?v=efNH... Mabon is the 2nd of the 3 Pagan harvest festivals & marks the autumnal equinox. It gives thanks for a plentiful harvest & recognises the need to share the Earth's fruits throughout the coming winter months. 🍂

I nearly didn’t go to Chew because the weather forecast was terrible but it was well worth while to see this huge Ibis flock in the U.K. youtu.be/dmIzltnq61w

All our autumn events are now ready for bookings on our webpage. If you'd like to know more about our surveys or build your ID skills, be sure to sign up to an online or in-person session! ➡️ www.bto.org/cymru-events #BirdingWales

The Big River Watch takes place from 19- 25 Sept. A free app allows you to take part in this national survey and help The Rivers Trust to help your local rivers. Get involved: theriverstrust.org/take-action/...

A project in south Wales is restoring long-lost woodland to help manage flood risk, improve soil health and boost biodiversity