Loughor foreshore

Anthocoris cf nemorum inhabiting Hypnum jutlandicum (Heath Plait-moss) growing on railway sleepers.

Nant Wern-y-pwll waterfall

 The fabulously named 'Handsome Woollywort' (Trichocolea tomentella).

Arable moss at Overton

This moss had about 80% cover in an arable field that's been left fallow for almost a year. Pretty sure it's Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss) [confirmed SDSB], though margins only thinly and weakly recurved. Long-beaked capsule bourne on a red seta seems a good character.

Common bryophytes on the Afon Lliw

Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-moss)

Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort)

 Frullania dilatata (Dilated Scalewort)

Two more on the Afon Lliw

Mnium hornum (Swan's-neck Thyme-moss)

 Hygroamblystegium tenax (Fountain Feather-moss) [det. Sam Bosanquet] growing on a concrete wier with Fontinalis antipyretica var. antipyretica (Greater Water-moss).

Lapland Buntings at Paviland

Up until today, flight views are pretty much all I have seen of these birds, only their distinctive flight calls giving them away. As can be seen from these images there aren't too many visual features that stand out that well in flight.  Even the chestnut wing panel isn't eactly obvious, even in this perfect light.

Lapland Buntings at Paviland

The classic side on shot...

A more cryptic shot showing how inconspicuous these birds can be... 

 The diagnostic rufous nape is more conspicuous when birds have their heads down...