A visit to ............

......................Newport is always  rewarding- at first it seemed all Canada geese, but a little patience and others emerge - they do not have to be mega rarities to make watching and photographing enjoyable - today, shown  Goosander, Bar headed goose, a Little Grebe and a lone Curlew -others, seen Kingfisher and heard a Water rail +++ 

RNLI St David's

There are not many places where you can see two Lifeboat slips together

We are so soo lucky to live where we do

Two...............

Two Grey Seals, Manx shearwater and a Mediterranean shearwater in Welsh waters during September

Still into sunsets

We are so fortunate to have such lovely sunsets in Pembrokeshire - from two days - sorry evenings -  ago at Strumble head

High Flyer - Bottle nosed dolphin

Part of a sequence of photos of a Breach from South Ceredigion Sept 2015 -  never seen one  gain such height before

A 'humble' ?? Robin singing to it's little heart's content in the lovely Pembrokeshire Sunshine today in my garden - lovely

Today ...............

Today the sea in Ramsey Sound turned orange as the RNLI turned out to support five of their colleagues who were going to swim across the notorious waters from Ramsey Island  to the Lifeboat Station at St Justinian (St David's) to raise funds towards the new RNLI boat house.  Initially there was clearly some discussion as to the best route !! -  eventually the plunge was taken - and they all completed the crossing safely - congrats to you all and, thanks to skipper Dave and Voyages of Discovery for laying on support boats and giving me the chance of taking some memory photos for these guys - great day.  Well done everyone

Mega numbers of Bottle nosed dolphin in Ceredigion waters on Sunday

Just a few of many thousands of Manx Shearwaters in Cardigan Bay yesterday

In a reflective mood at the bottom of Quickwell Hill

Baby ..........

Baby Dolphins in Ceredigion - with mummies and 'Garda Patrol'

Bottle nosed dolphins off the Cardiganshire coast today

Despite some, changeable weather (!!), we did manage some great sightings of BND's including a new born calf being closely guarded by Mum and another adult as well as animals seen against a wonderful Rainbow - ok not a holiday brochure photograph but it is genuine and not photo shopped from a 'tank'

A Heron in Cardigan

Ramsey Island

A couple of trips around Ramsey last week

were brill - no matter how many times a go around Ramsey each voyage is different - today we saw blue skies, turquoise seas and skies and seas of such wonderful colour and  'feeling' - seals and seabirds today were the wildlife together with Buzzard, Peregrine falcon, Kestrel, Raven, Chough etc etc  being the supporting cast

What a glorious day .............

What a glorious day for a boat trip - there is still time to book and have a trip today.  This morning, blue sky and sea, lots of Sea Birds - Puffins, Guillemot, Razorbill, Gulls, Storm petrel, Manx Shearwater, Fulmar, - etc etc and 4 or 5 sightings of Porpoise One RISSO's Dolphin and Two MINKE Whales  

All at sea

How lovely to be out at last on the sea - today a trip in the waters of  Ceredigion - wind and weather have worked against us so far - Grey seal, Razorbill and Bottle nosed dolphins