A quick visit to a very muddy Goldcliff but worth getting muddy to see my first Short-eared Owl. The camera wasn’t on a tripod so dodgy video but OK for still images. youtu.be/gHAIXCqUnac

Slimbridge, in February, home to thousands of overwintering birds.

Very pleased to capture this Jack Snipe doing what the guide books describe as ‘bobbing’.

The first visit of 2026 to my local reserve in Newport Wetlands.

Nice Skylark today on my local moor in S. Wales.

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Digiscoped this male Brambling today. #welshbirds

Single male Brambling at my feeders today.

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Bustards at Salisbury plain this morning.

Nice to finally get the Penduline Tits down at Aust in Avon #Avonbirds

A splash of colour on a miserable day.

Pic of one of the Owls coming out of their tree cavity.

Trail cam footage of my local Tawny Owls.

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A quick trip to Llanishen Reservoir in Cardiff this morning to see this Great Northern Diver before the weather turned nasty. Great to see though lovely bird.

Red Kites taken at Salisbury while looking for the Bustards

Some record shots of my local pair of Tawny owls #gwentbirds

Here’s my head shot pic #gwentbirds

Great day out yesterday to Farnham Heath with my great mate Steve Bool.

Here's a short clip of todays male Brambling

Brambling came back in today here's some pics.

Same Brambling back at my feeders

Brambling at my feeders. #gwentbirds.

Birds of the Fleet Lagoon #2 - Little Stint, Sanderling, Bar-Tailed Godwit 4K youtu.be/lOY8f0EBiec

mountainbirder.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-di... My latest blog about the Red Throated Diver at Cardiff Bay Barrage.

Down Cardiff barrage to see the Red Throated Diver, also nice see this seal consuming this big fish #welshbirdswelshmammals

Farage: epic grifter

The Temminck's deserved to be in a blog post. www.thewildlifeoculus.com/2025/10/a-ti...

Temminck's Slimbridge part 2 4K youtu.be/Z_ahcN1V3m0

A Ring Ouzel at RSPB Ham Wall on Saturday 18 October.

Treecreeper bathing in a muddy pool at Nags Head the New Forest

Down Chew Valley lake again today loads of birds seen but these was the pick of the bunch photography wise #avonbirds

youtube.com/watch?v=Lzdw... fewer waders on the lagoons after Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Marsh Harrier and Buzzard overflies but still a lot to see. Many flocks of passerines on the move.

Goldcliff Birding #236 - Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff. youtu.be/flCy-39l7mw I have to admit that although would have loved to have had good views of a Wryneck passing through Goldcliff I was more focused on recording the fabulous set of waders on display. A very poor clip of the Wryneck at the end!

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Kingfisher at Chew Valley lake #avonbirds

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

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

Goldcliff Lagoons AM visit. Wryneck showing in bushes/trees in the field behind Snipe Platform.Cloudy sunrise. Wader flock - Little Stints, Dunlins and Curlew Sandpipers. #birdingwales #gwentbirders

A reminder that we will be holding an indoor meeting this coming Saturday. All are welcome. #gwentbirding #birdingwales

I have written a blog post about the Wryneck at Goldcliff Lagoons. www.thewildlifeoculus.com/2025/09/my-j... #birdingwales #gwentbirds