Though arriving at wrong place for Portbury wharf NR on Sunday which gave a very long 40 min walk loop left to the hide, i manage the Black-neck Grebe, the Grebe did spend most of the time diving or hiding behide a bank. Even better i was able to get back to car just before the rain open up on the grey/black afternoon skies, so win, win

From Poole Harbour – Winter Boat Safari –

This is specially for Dave and the three others who joined the Kenfig Monthly Walk, when i stay sitting in hide my goal was the Water Rail, Osprey or Hen Harrier Sorry i failed

But would a Bittern do !

Grey Heron confronting another Heron

Kingfisher

More of Luck then skill

Lucky Shot – from my Sunday Trip of coast of Cornwell

I took advise from local and sat on brench last Friday morning and reward to see 7 in number of male and female over 5 minutes

Please bare in mind – i had seconds, they fly away fast and images are crop but they show the Green Sandpiper from this morning Walk

From my last week visit to Poole area

Male Great Bustard from the Salisbury plain –

From today GBC walk at Ham Wall

A – White Spotted Bluethroat

35 speice seen, 3 Airborne Birds of Prey – Red Kite – Buzzard and Kestrel with snake – 58 Canada Geese & 6 Juvs and a Black Tailed Godwit around the pond

I visit RSPB Ynys-hir, walking to Salting hide look out on river mouth, when this rapter made airborne pass, just say i never been so dispointing with Peregrine, for a second i hope a Osprey. Ynys-hir is a lovely reserve, i manage Saltmarsh trail, Wetland trail and bit of the hard up and down woodland walk, Redstarts, Pied Flycatchers, saw spotted flycatchers, everywhere Canada Geese with all size of Goslins and some mad horses – Than dash up the boardwalk at Dyfi Osprey Project, well bit of lie, after 5&i/2 walk and sitting in hides around Ynys-hir my walk to hide was a hobble and got this years Osprey tick – My Airborne competition between buzzard and Red Kites tried at 6 each on both leg of the drive.

Male White Tailed Eagle – on Poole Habour Safaris, the highlights 3 sight of 2 Eagles – Well worth missing the cuckoo on Sunday trip – Well worth 155 miles drive – Well worth getting lost in RSPB Arne day before, end up on the part which being use for Spring Watch next week, 3 1/2 hours (God it was hot) made it back in bad way but Brittern 2022 still walking, just – Well worth suffering overnight Premier Inn Bed to have a White Tailed Eagle as my 200 British Bird since starting July 2021

in our back yard – Ogmore

started to build nest in front of Kenfig Hide

Even went into the next reedbed and had battle with pair of Coots, then after 1 &1/2 hour, pair swam out to centre of pond

Pest or should they be admired for adapting at Lamby Lakes Cardiff