On Friday basically after week of bad weather and sitting at 93 in the challege of 100 in January with no let up in forecast ahead – i decide chance my hand and head for Forest of Dean – with Wind guesting and rain hammer at 7am i left Bridgend by Newport rain lighten up and time i reach Parkend rain stop but light stay terrible

Hawfinch and Greenfinch at Crown lane – Great SpottedWoodpecker + Marsh Tit + Goosander + Mandarin Ducks at Cannops Pond – Siskin’s at RSPB Nagshead – finally Diamond shape tail of Raven over Parkend

So good day out and 101 in January

Green Woodpecker land as the frost turn to dew and Water Rail just pop out on ice for seconds

At Aust Salt Marsh

I found the people at club to very friend suggesting if club open pop and say hello and buy a coffee, if quiet you welcome to park but if practise or game that fair enough as bird on the pitch

Kestrel was long distance and hovoring , so snap a serial of Pictures, to say the suprise, what i see was understatement

No Shorties but female Kestrel

From GBC walk on sunday at Kidwelly Quay

Yes poor picture but Saturday lighting was dreaful on Month walk, while in the hide shelter from the rain, when i call Kingfisher for second time, the wanted Kingfisher, well the first ended being Swallow landing on the post, simple honest mistake, so few boo hooed, my next call and question my name of being honest Martin especailly when i thought i missed the pic and evidence. Cheers everybody, had great fun, pleased to be back, first walk since my illness it felt great apart from climbing stile which not improved though i’m 2 stone lighter.

Very high and long distance

2.5 mile walk around Llanishen Reservoir to catch Black neck Grebe in summer plumage

I edit serial of photes of Hovering Kingfisher while standing on stone fort

Today a bit of “Homer Simpson style of Birdwatching” that from warm of car that good and snack at hand that bad

Finally Birds come to you

Yes fur not feather but worth showing

Just because last mins decision at Traffic lights to turn in for coffee and use RSPB Radipole toilet, After walking RSPB Lodmoor and after stop a night in Poole after brillent low tide trip which highlights was Red throated Diver.

4 Bearded Tits feeding by cafe, during strong wind, funny i struggle with Bitterns this year but its been a Bearded Tits year for me 3 times 3 different places

First desent image of Merlin with a Greylag goose acting as next door friend

Question ? if the sign written in English would the bird understand

And found Bearded Tits at RSPB Newport on Sunday 27 Oct 2024 after 3 years looking

At RSPB Minsmere i was lucky to spent at least a hour with 30 to 40 Bearded Tits singing, that alone amazing – trying to catch the speedy birds on top of the reed heads who seem to known when they in focus, time to go flying but capture few images of they airborne made my trip

Eating Grasshopper