Ric Holmes

It’s the first I’ve seen there Annie, an unusual bird for the res I think. I was down the Bay when Simon, Nick and Phil located it but with pedal power I was able to cycle back up there after to see it!

Spotted Flycatcher and Snipe at Lisvane Reservoir today #BirdingWales

Migrant Hawker and Common Darter today at Cardiff Bay Wetlands #Odonata #Dragonflies

Goldcliff Lagoons today, lots of Small Copper #UKButterflies

Goldcliff Lagoons today even less water left but lots of beautiful things to see 🦋🦆☀️

Lisvane Reservoir today - chilled out Emperor, plenty of Tufty young, Black-tailed Skimmers and a Hornet mimic hoverfly enjoying the Hemp-agrimony. #Odonata #WalesBirding

Thanks John, nice to see you again and great for us all to get lovely views of the Wood Sandpiper today. Hope you got some nice footage, I look forward to the next video on YouTube 👍

Goldcliff Lagoons today, not much water left but lots of good birds. Lovely pair of hunting Kestrel, Wood Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Little Ringed Plover, Great White Egret. #WalesBirding

Southern Hawker Dragonfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly RSPB Newport Wetlands today #Dragonflies #Odonata

Goldcliff in the sun ☀️ fantastic number of butterflies about including Brown Argus, Small Skipper, lots of Common Blues and clouds of Gatekeepers and Meadow Browns #UKButterflies

Goldcliff Lagoons today ☀️🦋 #UKButterflies

Lisvane Reservoir today - Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Golden-ringed Dragonfly #Dragonflies #Odonata

Fantastic fritillary feast at Old Castle Down, Vale of Glamorgan. Silver-washed Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary and fleeting glimpses of the elusive High Brown Fritillary. Thanks to ‪@savebutterflies.bsky.social Butterfly Conservation for a great guided walk. #UKButterflies

Lavernock Nature Reserve as lovely as ever today - Comma, Green-veined White, Ringlet and Meadow Brown all in good numbers on the wing still being serenaded by Blackcap and Chiff Chaff #UkButterflies #BirdingbyBike #LowCarbonBirding

Thanks Adam, I was hoping it was after much perusing of my field guide 👍

Any butterfly experts out there able to confirm if this could be an Essex Skipper rather than Small Skipper? Photo taken in tall grassland adjacent to Lisvane Res, Cardiff Looked to have to black tips to antennae and shorter straighter sex-brand to forewing etc. #UKButterflies #Butterflies

RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset Levels - fantastic numbers of #Dragonflies Lesser Emperor, Hairy Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Scarce Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly along with Bittern Booming, Garden Warbler and Blackcap singing away 😎☀️

Gwent levels bike ride delights - new for year Small Copper & Cinnabar Moth. Swallows making one of the Goldcliff hides their chosen nest site. #BirdingWales #Birdingbybike #LowCarbonBirding

A feast of dragonfly and damsel at Forest Farm today - Broad-bodied Chaser, Emperor, Beautiful Demoiselle, Large Red, Azure. Lovely Whitethroat song on the song perches in the grassland and scrub. #BirdingWales #Odonata #Birdingbybike #LowCarbonBirding

#Odonata

Somerset Levels Shapwick Heath NNR today, vast numbers of dragonfly, Scarce Chaser, Four-spotted Chaser and Black-tailed Skimmer all over the place ☀️

Lavernock Nature Reserve, marvellous for Marsh Fritillary and plenty more delights! #Birdingbybike #Lowcarbonbirding

Glorious Goldcliff & Newport Wetlands today - Glossy Ibis dropped in, Lesser Whitethroat and many other warblers singing. Black-tailed Skimmer, Four-spotted Chaser and others zipping about. #BirdingWales #Birdingbybike #lowcarbonbirding

#BirdingWales #Birdingbybike

Plenty of new life at Cardiff Bay Wetlands today 🦆☀️

Dragonfly delights at Goldcliff Lagoons today - Four-spotted Chaser in the ☀️

Beautiful warm day at Lisvane Reservoir today #BirdingWales

Sand Martin, Dipper and Parakeet all in the spring mood today - Taff Trail and Cardiff Bay #BirdingWales #Birdingbybike #lowcarbonbirding

Glorious Goldcliff with a Garganey in the sun ☀️ #BirdingWales

Cheers Adam, we had our first Swallow as well to make it a very nice morning!