Sociable Birder called Alun

Anybody using the Birdex App?

And the same Glaucous Gull coming to bread at Taff's Mead Embankment Cardiff.

The three Goosanders were still enjoying the hospitality of Swansea Vale today, as was a yaffling Green Woodpecker. Plenty of roving Long-tailed Tits about plus a pair of arguing Grey Herons over. #birdingWales

Adult Yellow legged Gull Goodwick but no sign of Ring billed Gull so far at Goodwick #birdingwales

A few hours pre-rain at Welshpool, Montgomeryshire this morning. Adult Yellow-legged Gull (with 50+ LBBG and 25 HGs), 12+ Great White Egrets, 15 Little Egret, 9 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 130 Lapwing, 44 Wigeon and 2 Goosander being the highlights. #Birdingwales #UKbirding

Drake American Wigeon at Gwbert,Cardigan early morning back trying for Ring billed Gull again at Goodwick

Loughor foreshore this morning
#birds #birdingwales

Nice morning out in the sun at Kidwelly Quay, Hen Harrier, Glossy Ibis, Firecrest, Sibe Chiff the highlights. #birdingWales

15+ Hawfinch feeding in hornbeam at Rhiwderin this afternoon at ST263868. Lots of Greenfinch & Chaffinch around too. #birdingwales

A very chilly couple of hours spent at Goodwick today drew a blank on the Ring-billed Gull. Consolation prize was a Bonxie heading passed Castle Point and later seen mobbing Gulls. Lots of Guillemots, Razorbills, Gannets and a Great Northern Diver too. Dolphins put on a good show. #birdingWales

A small black cow among the wet woodland in Newborough Forest, Anglesey

Great to see cattle introduced to graze recently restructured woodland at @natreswales.bsky.social Newborough. #CowsInTrees will help to maintain wet glades important for several rare plants.

Walked out to Ynys Llanddwyn where 10 Purple Sandpipers clambered on the rocks. @angbirdnews.bsky.social

Strumble Head lighthouse

Mid-afternoon at Strumble Head found at least 8 Red-throated Divers scattered across the sea, whilst a large Gannet feeding frenzy was being kept company by a pod of Common Dolphins. Razorbills and Guillemots again plus c20 Common Scoter way out. #birdingWales

2 Greater White-fronted Geese, nominate subspecies albifrons, stood on short grass

Bird of the day was a Red-necked Grebe at Goultrop Roads, but these 2 Russian Greater White-fronted Geese at Marloes Mere was a close second. #BirdingWales

Nice to catch up with the White-Fronted Goose at Kenfig Pool this morning, found by Neil Donaghy. The bird gets its name from the white facial patch behind the bill. #birds #birdingWales @eastglambto.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social @glamorganbirdclub.bsky.social

YouTube video by john l uk Goldcliff Birding #241 - Short eared Owl, White fronted Goose 4K

A quick visit to a very muddy Goldcliff but worth getting muddy to see my first Short-eared Owl. The camera wasn’t on a tripod so dodgy video but OK for still images.
youtu.be/gHAIXCqUnac

Lovely hour at Kidwelly today. Couldn’t locate Firecrests but a few Chiffchaff, female Marsh Harrier, Male and Female Goosander, Goldcrests, Redwing etc. And new for year - Blackcap and Golden Plover. #birdingwales

A mostly dry day - it's a miracle!
A pair of Collared doves made obliging subjects for my camera, &, on the fence panels around a building site, I found what I think is a Larinioides cornutus spider & my first moth of the year, an Early moth (Theria primaria), I think.

Who said they were drab? Male linnets are stunning

What's happening in Swansea tonight. police Airplane from Nottingham circling over the city for ages..

Black-necked Grebes at Dalton’s Point, Penclawdd, and Pallid Harrier at Llanrhidian, this afternoon #birdingWales

Nice flock of at least 50 Siskin at Cosmeston this morning, adj the golf course. The drab fem Scaup was on E lake near the same path. The Turkey Tail fungi were by Sully Brook. #birdingWales #ukbirding #birds #fungi

Reed Bunting in the drizzle

Nice to see so many Reed Buntings at Llyn Llech Owain on Saturday, even if the rain and mist did their best to obscure visibility at times. Must have been at least twelve around the feeders at some points, often arriving together. #birdingWales #birds #UKWildlife #birdsSeenIn2026

First picture bird on the right as I read your post.. or is it the one in the middle? Or are you talking about the 2nd picture?

A small black and white duck swimming on the water.

Nice to have second helpings of the Bufflehead over lunchtime today - this time on Llyn Coron, Anglesey. A bit further away than last time I saw it but great to see this smart little duck again. #birdingwales #ukbirding

Superficially the 1st yr female Scaup at Cosmeston [and sometimes Cardiff Bay] looks pretty drab at distance, but close up it has some nice warm varied brown tones. #birdingWales #ukbirding #birds

At Kidwelly Quay, least 2 Firecrests among the flurry of small birds feeding by the sewage works, this afternoon #birdingWales

Well you learn something new ever day.. the saying "another day another dollar" actually is "another day another dolour".. I've never seen that word before and I'm old.. had to go look it up in a dictionary.. yes I've got one. 😄

Bit confused but you are saying that the one that looks dark like a lbb gull is the yellow legged?

Finally caught up with the Morfa Madryn LNR Green-winged Teal today. The Yellow-browed Warbler showing well in its usual spot with 2 Chiff-chaff. All birds vocal today with YBW calling regularly and Chiff-chaff in full song. #ukbirding #birdingwales

A random selection from this morning's Cosmeston wander:
one of several Chaffinches; Goldcrests singing from every tree; & the female Scaup is still in residence, still mostly sleeping. Also saw my first Bullfinches of the year & fed the crows, my first visit to see them in a while. #birdingWales