The Lapwing’s call is like someone tuning in an old valve radio, unmistakeable once you’ve heard it.

I always thought that Little Terns presented Sand Eels as Great Crested Grebes present weeds to their partners. This behaviour was a complete surprise and I’m not sure it has ever been recorded before.

Skylark, Sanderling, Little Tern, Bar-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, Dunlin, Ringed Plover.

Another extremely windy day in Goldcliff brought a drake Garganey,Wood Sandpiper and more.

Brilliant campaign by @victoriawelsh.bsky.social entering into its final hours for the Mendip Hills By-election in Somerset! 'Leaflets. Leaflets. My kingdom for more leaflets!' Very best and warm wishes to all @greenparty.org.uk candidates standing in the way of Reform UK control tomorrow.

A Spotted Redshank in breeding plumage, a Lesser Whitethroat gathering nesting material, the first Avocet and Lapwing chicks and a Skylark singing.

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

This male redstart was attacking the wing mirror on my car. Lovely to watch but the guano was everywhere.

Bagged my first Cuckoo of the year, a bit distant but glad to get it. #gwentbirds #welshbirds

Not been posting lately as having a few days break while the weather is good in The New Forest ~ Hampshire ~ Here's a Cuckoo from yesterday morning 😍 🪶🦉 #ukbirding #birdphotography #ECK #ukwildlife #naturephotography #naturetherapy

Some local Redstarts #welshbirds #gwentbirds

Reed Warblers at Llandegfedd Reservoir Pontypool South Wales #gwentbirds

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.

Wood Warbler

Willow Warbler

Tree pipit

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Another Spring update from Goldcliff on a very windy day!

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One of the U.K’s hardest to spot species the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and its larger cousin.

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Scoped my summer visitors earlier today

An update from Goldcliff Lagoons, my local patch.

Short clip of a Raven the females must be on eggs by now as they are really early nesters.

Another Green Woodpecker clip of the male digging out the nest hole.

Green Woodpecker at its nesting hole.

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.