One of several fledgling Great Tits from the nestbox in my garden. Amazing to watch the parents working non-stop all day.
Fledgling Great Tit
Author: sjblow
Vocal, visible Tawny Owl at Porthkerry.
On Friday, at the very edge of Porthkerry woods near the Millwood Bowling Club, this obliging Tawny gave me time to go home and fetch my camera, for this cropped shot.
Porthkerry Peregrine
Last week, pair been there for years, mated, never seem to raise any young.
Gulf of Mexico Peregrines.
I’m working on a ship in the Gulf of Mexico, and five peregrines appear to have adopted us, staying around for the last five days, even following us when we dodged the hurricane, and returning to the worksite with us. Definitely three juveniles and one adult, not sure about the fifth member, the few occasions when they’re all airborne, it’s too difficult to make out. The juvenile in the picture looked as if it was going to try and land in a choppy sea, but to my surprise plucked a small bird off the surface, presumably one it had knocked down. Poor photos courtesy of mobile phone.
They’re definitely not going hungry on here, the ship is littered with remains. Apologies to anyone who’s a bit squeamish.
They’ve been buzzing some of the local seabirds, including this Frigate bird, some Brown Booby’s and a Snowy (Little?) Egret.
Red Kite over Barry
Just sat down in my garden around 13.30 and was absolutely stunned to see a Red Kite quite low heading my way. It moved lazily away to where I thought I would be able to see it out front. Grabbed my camera on the way through the house, only to hear my wife yell that it was out back again. Unfortunately one of the local rooks had decided to pester it, and it disappeared. I live back to back with the houses on Port Road between Barry Tesco and the Co-op garage. When I last caught a glimpse of it, it would have been roughly over the Cwm Ciddy pub. My last post on here was a Kite on my way into Cardiff. Certainly brightened my day during this lockdown period.
Red Kite
On Port Road Barry to Cardiff, surprised to see a Red Kite low over the roundabout between Wenvoe and Cardiff.
Bald headed Blackbird
For the last couple of years I’ve had a white faced Blackbird around the garden which I rather imaginatively christened Whiteface, not sure if this is the same one, lost all it’s neck and head feathers.
Yellowhammer at Llantwit Major yesterday.
Immature Goshawk at Rhymney Great Wharf….
Escaped bird, wearing Aylmeri anklets. Don’t know if anyone on here is in touch with anyone from the the falconry community. Was there at 07.00 this morning.
Llantwit Major beach car park to Monknash
Linnets galore, a couple of Yellowhammers, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Skylarks, Little Egrets, Peregrine, Pheasant, Buzzard, Stonechats, Fulmar, two Choughs, great views of female Sparrowhawk and a female Kestrel, Goldfinches, Raven plus lots of crows, gulls, and others.
Busy male Peregrine…
Watching the local Peregrines today, saw them copulating twice, the male was persistently harassing the neighbouring Raven family, half heartedly tail chased a couple of pigeons and saw off an intruding female Peregrine. Saw the female entering a concealed nestsite. They’ve failed to produce young for the last two years, hopefully this year will be different.
Rhymney Great Wharf
First visit to Rhymney Great Wharf and my first sighting of Short Eared Owls, two of them.
Rhoose Point to West Aberthaw
Aberthaw Biodiversity area, Little Egret, lots of Golden Plover, some Turnstone, Ringed Plovers and a couple of Shelduck. In the pond, reeds below the old Aberthaw Lime works, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Teal, Little Grebes plus male and female Stonechats. Limpert Bay, Pale and Dark Bellied Brent Geese, Curlew, Oystercatchers, Shelduck and Wigeon.
The Leys, Aberthaw
Linnets galore, male and female Stonechats, lone Yellowhamer.
Glamorgan Bird Club 
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