If you want to meet me IRL and hear me sing the praises of the wildlife of north Cardiff, here is your opportunity! 📷

I had some great views of the Red-throated Diver at the Cardiff Bay barrage this afternoon, plus a bonus Grey Seal! #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdingwales #🪶 #wildlifephotography

Kestrel keeping an eye on me, at Aberthaw Nature Reserve with @kev4nature.bsky.social #birds #birdingwales #🪶 #wildlifephotography

A nice hike in the Dare Valley Country Park, no Ring Ouzel but a fine Badger Face Welsh Mountain Sheep #Autumn #sheep

Ring Ouzel at @rspb.bsky.social Ham Wall, a lifer for Kevin @kev4nature.bsky.social and me! Great to meet @carlbovisnature.bsky.social too #BirdsSeenIn2025 #UKbirding #birds #wildlifephotography

Fantastic visit to Westhay Moor with Kevin @kev4nature.bsky.social yesterday: first we saw half a dozen Bearded Reedlings along the main track and then at the North Hide a Bittern flew straight towards us from the far side of the lake! @somersetwt.bsky.social #UKbirding #birds #wildlifephotography

An hour before high tide with Kevin @kev4nature.bsky.social at Trecco Bay, Porthcawl: a small flock of Sanderling and a large flock of Ringed Plover kept us entertained! #UKbirding #BirdingWales

Great morning at Forest Farm (Cardiff), light was poor but Kingfisher and Goldcrest were very cooperative! #BirdingWales #wildlifephotography

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Part 2 of Saturday's trip to the Somerset Levels: at @rspb.bsky.social Ham Wall the 'ballet dance' moves of a Little Egret catching fish kept us entertained. #wildlifephotography #UKbirding

Great day with Kevin Knowles on the #Somerset Levels yesterday; at Westhay NNR a flock of Bearded Reedlings kept us on our toes (at times literally) for 40 minutes! #BirdsSeenIn2025 #wildlifephotography #UKbirding

It's that time of year again when the Goldcrests come out to play... at Forest Farm, Cardiff #BirdingWales

I never thought I'd photograph Hobbies within the City of Cardiff, until this week! On the River Ely at Leckwith. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

I'm sorry I've been missing in action for a while. By way of a catch-up, here are two photos I managed to get of the Wryneck at Goldcliff Lagoons last week, my first Wryneck since 2019! #BirdingWales #BirdsSeenIn2025

Great to see the local Redstarts provide a varied diet for their brood; fingers crossed the current weather lasts till they fledge! #BirdingWales #BirdsSeenIn2025

Plenty of Pied Flycatcher singing at RSPB Gwenffrwd-Dinas, also a few Spotted, but the highlight was a Wood Warbler that sang almost non-stop for half an hour, the first I've ever managed to photograph. @rspbcymru.bsky.social #BirdingWales

I've fallen behind a bit... so here are some of my photos of the 4 gorgeous Dotterels at Cwm Cadlan earlier this week #BirdingWales

A lovely spring day on the Gower, gorse flowering everywhere, and my first ever Dartford Warbler! Also my first Wheatear of the year #BirdingWales #BirdsSeenIn2025

I never tire of photographing Hawfinches, one of my favourite birds. Luckily there are more of them around this winter/spring than usual! #BirdingWales #UKbirding

Great Spotted Woodpecker in my local forest #BirdingWales

Long-tailed Tits are so acrobatic! #BirdingWales

Some more highlights of a great afternoon in the Cotswolds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #UKBirding

Going to Oxford on the 'scenic route' through the Cotswolds, I came across this Barn Owl, the first one I've seen out hunting for a couple of years. Light not great but who cares! #BirdsSeenIn2025 #UKBirding

Portrait of a Goldcrest, one that actually sat still for a few seconds to catch its breath! #BirdingWales

Seeing my first Chiffchaff of 2025 in Bute Park this afternoon it almost felt like spring. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

When the fog had cleared it was great to see the Yellowhammers doing well in the Vale of Glamorgan this morning! #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

Two firsts for me with Mr Kingfisher at Forest Farm today: he caught what looked like a water boatman (how does that fill a stomach?) and then I managed to photograph him hovering (although my shutter speed was way too slow)! #BirdingWales

A very close encounter with a Treecreeper at Forest Farm, Cardiff #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

#Winterwatch @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @iolowilliams.bsky.social

Peregrine Falcon on the Cardiff City Hall clock tower, a sunny day for a change yesterday... #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

Nice sunny (!!) morning at Cosmeston Country Park, highlights were a Water Rail out in the open and at least two Marsh Tits in Cogan Wood. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

Crossbill picking a pine cone... (Abercynon) #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

To all of those who have asked, I will not be acknowledging the Inauguration on January 20th.

Daily Mail showing its true colour today (brown)...

Nice to see Crossbills in a location new for me today, near Abercynon. Just a pity about the poor light... #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

Green Woodpecker at Cosmeston this afternoon. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

I had some lovely close views of a female Reed Bunting in the Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve yesterday afternoon. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

I hope you are not tired of my Firecrest photos yet... Bute Park, Cardiff #BirdingWales #BirdsSeenIn2025

I managed to add the Firecrest as #57 to my 2025 GB list today (Bute Park, Cardiff). #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

The steady increase in the number of Greenfinches in my garden in Rhiwbina is quite incredible, today I counted 15! There was also a Bullfinch this morning but I sadly missed that. With those numbers some argy-bargy is inevitable... #BirdingWales

Very cold and grey at Forest Farm this morning but the Kingfishers and Goldcrests were busy, they probably enjoyed the absence of people and dogs! #BirdingWales

It's National Bird Day 2025! #BirdingWales

Fantastic visit across the Severn yesterday afternoon, I've never had better views of the Short-eared Owls there. #UKBirding

Beautiful cold morning at RSPB Greylake yesterday; highlight was my first ever photographable Merlin! #UKBirding

Finally a sunny day and a great opportunity to catch up with one of my favourite UK ducks, the Goldeneye. There were at least a dozen at Ogmore. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

'Only' a Tufted Duck - amazing what a difference a bit of sunshine can make! Roath Park Lake, Cardiff, today #BirdingWales

A great afternoon in the Cotswolds: Short-eared Owls and a Corn Bunting, a first for me! #UKBirding

Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳

Beautiful morning on the Glamorganshire canal at Forest Farm

Some of the 'usual suspects' at Forest Farm, Cardiff yesterday. I hope the birds stay safe in storm #Darragh! #BirdingWales