Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Southeastern Lesser Whitethroat at Skewen

A few more record shots of this cracking little bird, found and identified by Julie & Wayne Eustace in their Skewen garden. This is the first occurrence that I am aware of in our area of this form, though in Glamorgan similar birds have been recorded at Kenfig in 1982 and then in a Bridgend garden in February 2005.

...apparent colour varied according to the light conditions, the upperparts appearing darker in semi-shade,however, bird always had a sandy coloured back, with an obvious pale wing panel and small bill...
 ...in the open the bird appeared extremely pale and sandy, again note the very fine bill (possibly emphasised by soft focussing?)...

...underside of outer tail feathers appear extensively white, but with a suggestion of a dark shaft streak.

Friday, December 17, 2010

...in the bleak mid-winter...

view north across Moormills at Cefn Bryn

view west at Penclawdd Pill

saltmarsh sheep warming their bums at Wernffrwd!

...long ago.

view west across Burry Inlet from south of Loughor Bridge

umbellifer south of Loughor Bridge

Blackthorn at Loughor Bridge

Monday, November 29, 2010

Glossy Ibis at Dunraven

Paul Roberts (finder of Glossy Ibis), Dean Bolt & Neil Donaghy

Sandra Stewart, Dave Rich, Richard Smith, Steve Hinton and Glossy Ibis (extreme right)

                                                                           Sandra Stewart

                                                                           Sandra Stewart

More of Sand's Glossy Ibis pics...