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Long local patch walk from the house to Brynllefrith Plantation and back. Only 41 species, nice to see nest building Red Kite and first singing Chiff. 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock. #birdingWales

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Afternoon walk at Pal y cwrt, c20 Fieldare in cut field, only Green Woodpecker in the valley, very quiet. #birdingWales

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Couple of shots from last weekend at the New Forrest with @dmesg.bsky.social

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Local walk this morning at RSPB Cwm Clydach, no sightings of the Dipper but did have a flyby of my first butterfly for the year, a lovely Brimstone.

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Early walk out to Salthouse Point, c100 DB Brent with 9 Grey Plover, then a walk at Llanrhidian Marsh, Peregrine, Merlin and Golden Plover the highlights. #birdingWales

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Huge thank you to @birdsinwales.bsky.social for supporting our Willow Tit project at the nature reserve. Glorious day yesterday monitoring the boxes. Some early signs of 'digging' in one of the boxes. We will monitor boxes over the coming months. Scrapes, scrub and wet woodland are all looking good.

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The first Monmouthshire dragonfly newsletter of the year is now in your inbox if you’re on the mailing list. If you’re not, and would like to be, please get in touch.

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Long local patch walk after work, Cwm Clydach and Mynydd Gellionnen. c30 Redwing, 9 Fieldfare, a few Red Kite, lovely evening. #birdingWales

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Early morning walk in the New Forest with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Woodlark, displaying Goshawk. Stop at Awre on the way home for Richards Pipit and Hawfinch at Parkend. #ukbirding #birding

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At a low-low tide, who knows what unusual sea life treasures lie in the rock pools and clinging to the supports of Mumbles Pier? Certainly the kind of creatures usually only seen snorkelling 💙 Join us for the Mumbles Seashore Safari 2025! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mumbles-se...

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Recent surveys at Llantrisant Common have found several Marsh Fritillary larval web (post hibernation) clusters, basking in the sun. It is excellent news and this year will be the fourth year that the butterfly has bred on the Common following their reintroduction. Hopefully another successful year.

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Distant Little Gull at Loughor Boat Club #birdingWales

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We are very pleased to announce that our next indoor meeting will be taking place on 12/03/2025 at Goytre Village Hall . DR Tim Mackrill will be presenting to us about Ospreys. All are welcome.

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On way home from lek with @dmesg.bsky.social called at #DyfiOspreyProject Cors Dyfi for walk around. Plenty of Frogs, Toads and frogspawn on the reserve. Welsh rarebit in Caffi Tŷ Maenan delicious #ukwildlife @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @froglife.bsky.social @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social

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Early trip Saturday with @dmesg.bsky.social to watch the Black Grouse lek, a few elusive Red Grouse also present. #birdingWales

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Very early trip to Worlds End with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, for the Black Grouse lek, c12 Black Grouse, great listening to them in the dark, c10 Red Grouse. Surf Scoter at Old Colwyn. 2 Barn Owls on the way up, Goshawk on the way back, nice. Good to meet @dcbirder.bsky.social #birdingWales

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Pembrokeshire, today: Green-winged Teal at Nevern Estuary, Newport, and 2nd winter male Pallid Harrier at Dowrog Common, St Davids. Also, 5 Hen Harriers at Dowrog and a Black Redstart on Trefin beach #birdingWales

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An American Wigeon in Kenfig NNR, Wales youtu.be/6nr3wPgkKho

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Early walk at a very breezy Cefn Sidan, 100's Common Scoter, Gannet, Marsh Harrier. 3 Water Pipit at Banc y Lord. Just missed Bernies Sandwich Tern. #birdingWales

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Finished work a few hours early today so spent it at a bloody freezing, rainy CBWR. Caspian Gull and a couple of YLG. #birdingWales

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Its that time of year when our wildlife garden needs a bit of attention, ready for the year ahead. We have hundreds of Devil's-bit Scabious plants ready to be potted on or fed to our growing Marsh Fritillary caterpillars. Lots to do, so its great having wonderful volunteers to help out - thank you.

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Our Pied Flycatcher boxes have now been cleaned ready for 2025. 2024 was mixed for the Amman Valley. 24 PF nests in 2024 (17 in 2023). However, we suspect that the success rate in 2024 was lower, probably due to bad weather in summer. Several nests had abandoned eggs and dead chicks unfortunately

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Nice day out down west. Surf Scoter at Gilman Point, Green Winged Teal at Newport and Pallid Harrier at Dowrog. #birdingWales

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While out in my #wildlifegarden planning for this year it was nice to see signs of spring and plants starting to grow in the #wildlifepond

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Local walk today along Swansea Canal and Lower Clydach River. Not much in the way of birds, was hoping to spot a Dipper but no luck.

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Getting back to walking and taking photographs following my cancer treatment. Weekend spent in Cornwall and Somerset with @dmesg.bsky.social

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Morning visit to Shapwick/Ham Wall with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social. Reported American Bittern caused a bit of excitement, no sign of it. Garganey, Marsh Harriers, Crane, Bittern on the walk around. Scores of Cattle Egret in the surrounding area. #ukbirding

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Nice few hours in Cornwall with Susan, Booted Eagle, Pacific Diver, Velvet Scoter, BTD,s. Lots of Porpoise, 100's of Gannet feeding in the bay at Newquay. #ukbirding

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Cornwall weekend with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, Booted Eagle from the layby, nice to see in flight. #ukbirding. My 390th bird.

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Day out in sunny England with @welshnaturelady.bsky.social, Least Sandpiper, Little Stint at Steart, 2 BN Grebe, 2 Scaup at Cheddar Res and 2 Little Stint, WF Geese. Glossy Ibis, Cranes at Slimbridge. #ukbirding

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My Mother has been having a single semi-regular Ring Necked Parakeet visiting the feeders for a few years, but the last few days a group of 4 have been visiting. I guess the Morriston Park birds must have successfully bred. #birdingWales

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Early seawatch at Gilman Point, poor visibility and freezing cold. Then a quick stop at Ginst, Marsh Harrier, distant M+F Scaup. #birdingWales

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