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Blessed to be able to step outside the front door and watch these beauties! 😍 One of our resident nesting kites on her w...
09/05/2026

Blessed to be able to step outside the front door and watch these beauties! 😍
One of our resident nesting kites on her way home with a snack when a crow decided to have a go.. safe to say the kite wasn’t in the mood!

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) #27/200The puffin! Small, clumsy, comical yet incredibly tough little birds! They ...
02/05/2026

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) #27/200

The puffin! Small, clumsy, comical yet incredibly tough little birds! They pair up year after year with the same partner, some may have been together for some 20 years, but after the breeding season they head back out to sea, and may not see one another until they return to land the following season.
They are incredible flyers, flapping their wings up to 400 times a minute and travel over 50mph! They are also great swimmers, diving as much as 60m in search of their favourite fish.
Skomer island in pembrokeshire is an amazing and important stronghold, hosting over 52000 individuals during summer months.

Seabirds

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) #26/200The Black-tailed Godwit is one of those birds that just looks right out on t...
24/04/2026

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) #26/200

The Black-tailed Godwit is one of those birds that just looks right out on the estuary. Tall, long billed, and steady on its feet, usually feeding out on the mud without much fuss.
In breeding plumage they’ve got that warm orange through the chest and neck, which really stands out when the light hits it. In winter they’re more muted, but still have that clean shape and long, straight bill.
Mostly you’ll see them probing away in soft mud, often in small groups, moving with the tide rather than against it. Nothing rushed, just steady feeding and the odd bit of movement as they shift spots.
A proper estuary bird!

BirdPhotography

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) #25/200The Canada Goose is one of the most familiar birds you’ll come across in the UK...
15/04/2026

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) #25/200

The Canada Goose is one of the most familiar birds you’ll come across in the UK, parks, reservoirs, estuaries, wherever there’s open water and grass.
Big, bold, and noisy, they’re hard to miss. That black head and neck with the white chin strap makes them instantly recognisable, and their constant calling usually gives them away before you even see them.
They’re grazers more than anything, often seen pulling at grass in groups, but they’ll happily switch to water too. Strong flyers, strong family bonds, and not shy about holding their ground either.

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) #24/200The Grey Wagtail is easy to miss at first, until that long wagging tail catches...
09/04/2026

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) #24/200
The Grey Wagtail is easy to miss at first, until that long wagging tail catches your eye. Despite the name, it’s actually one of the brightest wagtails, with soft grey upperparts and a clean yellow belly.
Usually found around fast moving water, they’re right at home on rocky streams, rivers, and weirs. Always in motion.. walking, bobbing, tail constantly wagging, then flicking off low over the water before landing again a few metres on.
They’re not showy, just busy. Hugging the edges, picking insects off stones and shallow water, keeping low and quick.
Photographing them is all about timing and position, watching where they land, staying low, and waiting for that moment when they pause just long enough. A proper little river bird, full of energy.

Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) #23/200The Reed Bunting is one of those birds you hear before you really notice it....
06/04/2026

Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) #23/200
The Reed Bunting is one of those birds you hear before you really notice it. That simple, scratchy song drifting out of reeds and wet grass is a proper wetland sound.
Males in breeding season stand out more than you’d expect, black head, white collar, and streaked body, usually perched up on a reed stem or bit of scrub. Females are softer, more streaked, and blend straight into the background.
They’re not flashy or dramatic, just quietly going about things along marsh edges, ditches, and reedbeds. Always a bit of movement, a quick hop up to sing, then gone again.
Photographing them is about patience, picking out shapes in the reeds, waiting for them to pop up into the open for a second. Easy to overlook, but once you start noticing them, they’re everywhere.

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Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) #22/200The Brent Goose is a proper winter regular at Ynyslas. Smaller and darker than mos...
02/04/2026

Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) #22/200
The Brent Goose is a proper winter regular at Ynyslas. Smaller and darker than most geese, they’re not flashy — but that white neck patch and dark plumage really stand out against the estuary.
They stick close to the tides, grazing on eelgrass and saltmarsh, moving steadily as the water comes and goes. Usually in tight groups, quietly feeding, then all lifting together if something spooks them, low and fast over the flats before dropping back down again.
They’ve come a long way too, breeding up in the Arctic before heading here for the winter. Seeing them on the Welsh coast feels a bit more meaningful when you think about that.

Golden light spills across the Welsh landscape, revealing a fleeting moment in the wild.These encounters are never stage...
30/03/2026

Golden light spills across the Welsh landscape, revealing a fleeting moment in the wild.
These encounters are never staged, only earned through patience, distance, and respect. In a landscape shaped by wind, water, and time, every creature plays its part in a delicate, ongoing story of survival.
Photography like this isn’t just about the image, it’s about witnessing something real, and leaving it exactly as you found it.

26/03/2026

Caught in the moment as the sun slipped behind the hills at Llys y Fan, one of those evenings where everything just goes quiet and you forget about everything else for a bit. No rush, no noise… just light, water, and being there. Feels like nature gently reminding you to slow down and take it in.

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