The honeybee is under threat, posing a catastrophe to the earth’s ecosystem and life as we know it. Without honeybee pollination, we’d lose on average 70 out of 100 crop species that feed 90% of our population. According to the University of Reading, the honeybee population has halved in the last 20 years, with climate … Continue reading Guest Blog: A mission to save the Honeybee
Being a first language Welsh speaker and learning English later on in my childhood, aswell as having the benefit of speaking to the media and local birders through Welsh. Welsh names for wildlife, birds, in particular, has always been something I have been proud of knowing and often times that make me laugh or think … Continue reading Wonderful Welsh Bird Names
Recently, I've had the pleasure of trying out some Wunderbird clothing. The two items I've been wearing out birding are the Peregrine long sleeve tshirt, and the Gyrfalcon hoody. Wunderbird is a company who have developed and created clothing for birdwatchers, and you can really see all the love and attention that has been put … Continue reading Review: Wunderbird Birdwatching Clothing
There's no denying that wildfowl are very diverse in their plumages and colourations, but despite the different species being found throughout the world in somewhat large numbers, they all co-exist and live together. Wildfowl are very well adapted which enables them to live and thrive in the same habitat and location as another species, the … Continue reading Wildfowl Bill Adaptations
At the end of February, I made the impromptu decision to go out to Israel for two weeks at the beginning of March for birding, but to also experience the Champions of the Flyway event, and to also see Dan. I left at 12 on the 17th and made the long coach journey to London … Continue reading Israel 2018
Between 8th and the 15th of March, myself and Katie visited southern Portugal, mainly the Algarve area. It's an area very familiar to me as I've visited numerous times, each time bring a new species and new places to visit. Day One - Lagos We arrived the day before and our first actual day we decided … Continue reading Southern Portugal 2018
It's always worth checking through wintering flocks of wildfowl for some abnormal or unusual birds. An example of this came yesterday when an unusual duck was feeding with the Eurasian Wigeon flock at Penclacwydd. With the strong winds, it was difficult to get much detail on the bird as the flock continued to feed behind … Continue reading Eurasian Wigeon x Northern Shoveler Hybrid
A species that I've been keeping my eye on for some time is the Common Eider, below are two examples of intersex birds. Intersex, in a nutshell, is a female bird overtime developing male features this then results in female birds being mistaken for hybrid birds as they don't conform to what we usually expect … Continue reading Intersex Common Eiders
As per usual, I am late at writing my summary of the previous year but with now having a full-time job in a Solicitors (which I still despise) things have been pretty busy towards the end of the year. 2017 was a year that I decided to step outside of my comfort zone and do … Continue reading 2017 – A Year in Review
If you visit Wales, the one bird you are guaranteed to see is the red kite. Found throughout Wales, the red kite has become a national bird for Wales, but it wasn't always the case. Around the turn of this century, there were an estimated 10 pairs left in Wales, mainly in the mid-wales area. … Continue reading Wales’ Red Kites
