The Swift Swifts are the most incredible birds (in my very biased opinion) as they spend the vast majority of their lives in the air. They eat, sleep and mate…
The Reluctant Rhossili Bird Blog – A Special Edition – Part 2
The RRBB Big Rhossili Garden Birdwatch: The Results A big thank you to all of those who took part in the Rhossili Big Garden Birdwatch – and for those unfortunate…
The Reluctant Rhossili Bird Blog – A Special Edition
Francis’s Special Edition Reluctant Rhossili Bird Blog couldn’t be more timely, with the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2024 just 2 weeks away.
The Reluctant Rhossili Bird Blog 2
Rhossili Birds Following the rave reviews[i] and rapturous reception for the first instalment of the Reluctant Rhossili Bird Blog I am pleased to be able to announce to an unsuspecting…
The Reluctant Rhossili Bird Blog
When, back in the mists of time, The Lady of the Hwb asked me to do a blog about nature or birds for the Rhossili Hwb, I wasn’t entirely convinced. I tried ignoring her, I tried deflection, I tried obfuscation, prevarication and delay. None of this worked. The Hwb Lady was not to be denied. And I suppose she had a point.
Nature blog #2: Harbour porpoises
The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena is prolific in the waters of Swansea Bay and the Gower coast but is shy and difficult to spot. Itis the smallest cetacean (family of…
Nature Blog #1: My Ray of Light – Gower Seal Group
Looking out toward the Bristol Channel, I could clearly see the outline of Lundy Island, the place where just six years ago I met someone and fell in love. It…