Bottle nosed dolphins ...........

Bottle nosed dolphins a plenty on a trip with Steve Hartley on Anna Lloyd sailing from Newquay - 48 different animals photographed for their catalogue - leaping, fighting, playing, fishing ...  flat calm see, blue sky, massive numbers of sea birds  and, a lovely people with us as well.

As well as Dolphins .............

As well as Dolphins on our boat trip from Newquay to Mwnt  yesterday we saw many hundreds of feeding sea birds - very large numbers of Manx shearwaters, Guillemots, Gannets also Sooty Shearwater, Med Gulls, kittiwake, Common Scoter, Sandwich terns etc - as well as some Grey Seals and Pups - great experience

Pembrokeshire Bird Group Conference

This  years  Pembrokeshire Bird Conference is on SUNDAY November 30th at The Picton Centre, Haverfordwest.  For full details please look at the Pembrokeshire  Bird group blog site.  

http://www.pembrokeshirebirdgroup.blogspot.co.uk/

Out of the blue and into the blue

Out of the Blue, a trip, into the blue with Martin and Liz, Thousand Islands from St David's

Grassholm and its Gannets were looking busy today - lots of diving and feeding groups, youngsters leaving the island - Four species of Gull (HerGull, LBBgull, GBBgull)  and  approx 200 Kittiwakes with some Juveniles.  Unusually a group of about ten Ringed Plover taking a rest. Right across St Brides bay - large numbers of sea birds feeding, Gannets, Manx Shearwaters, Gulls mainly Kittiwakes, some Shags and Guillemots also - A great Skua taking advantage of the food as well.  Good numbers of grey seals as well and on a circular route coming home Common Dolphin put in an appearance - Returning through Ramsey Sound - more Grey Seals, Raven and about 50 or so Black headed gulls with kittiwakes feeding in the tide.  Once again a lovely selection of our marine wildlife.

Bottle nosed dolphins -

doing what they do best - on board 'Anna Lloyd' in Ceredigion with Steve Hartley  

A visit to the Rheidol Valley

Just spent three wonderful days with some long standing friends of mine from the 'good old days' in Worcestershire , one who now lives in Devils Bridge the other from Worcester.  I used to fish the Rheidol with them some - err -err -  'gulp' 50 to 55 years ago for salmon and sea trout.  It seems even more beautiful than it did all those years ago - a few changes here and there, walks, bridges, Information Centre etc  - Brilliant - even I could find my way around !!  Did manage to leave the valley and visit the Dyfi Osprey Project - and have some wonderful views from the new 360 degree viewing hide of two fledged this year's birds and Daddy.  We stayed at Ffynon Cadno with John and Jill Wall - lovely accommodation, hosts and Breakfast as well near Ponterwyd.  Really is a great location to stay and visit so many wonderful places - to contact them phone 01970 890 224.

So much more to re explore - really must go back again - sorry no - will go back again

Whitesands Tonight

A loan fisherman in the setting sun at Whitesands tonight