Kingfisher Photo 
Monday, 3 November, 2008, 04:16 PM
Posted by Mark Rowlands
Maybe a little unfortunate not to get a closer picture of this bird, but him and his partner were showing well this morning. :)

Definately an improvement on my previous pictures. Enjoy...


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River Walk, Nr. Pengham 
Saturday, 1 November, 2008, 12:40 PM
Posted by Mark Rowlands
Same area as yesterday. Birds of note included:

1x Kingfisher (same spot and time as yesterday)
2x Green Woodpecker
Few Jays
Half a dozen or so Bullfinch
Long Tailed Tits
1x Pied Wagtail
2x Grey Wagtail



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River Walk, Nr. Pengham 
Friday, 31 October, 2008, 11:30 AM
Posted by Mark Rowlands
Took my son for a walk along the river this morning. Bird watching with a toddler is not normally recommended, but I took the camera anyway.

Sightings included: 1x Kingfisher, 1x Green Woodpecker, 6+ Jays, 1 Bullfinch (M), Flock of Long Tailed Tits, 2x Heron, 3x Buzzard, Large flock of crows, 3x Grey Wagtail plus the usual tits, blackbirds, robins, etc.

This is my best Kingfisher picture so far!



This Jay was taken at distance, but I've not had much success with this bird so far so thought I'd post it anyway.



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Roath Park, Cardiff 
Sunday, 26 October, 2008, 05:49 PM
Posted by Mark Rowlands
"A 30 acre lake is formed in the park by the damming of the Nant Fawr stream. It is a popular facility for fishing and rowing. Other elements of the park include superb floral displays, the famous conservatory and high quality recreational areas."

A very pleasant stroll around the lake today produced the following in no particular order:

Heron, Little Grebe, Cormorant (x6), Rosybill, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Mute Swans (lots!), Black Swans, Mallards, Greylag Goose, Barnacle Goose, Domestic Goose, Canada Goose, Wagtail (only heard), Coot, Moorhen, etc.



A quick stop at our local river on the way showed no sign of the resident Kingfisher, but there was a single Goosander showing well along with a few interesting Mallard Hybrids.



-Mark-

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New Sighting - Avocets at Goldcliff Lagoons 
Sunday, 12 October, 2008, 08:45 AM
Posted by Mark Rowlands


I gave up my lie in this morning to go and explore the Goldcliff region to see if there was anything interesting around. The area certainly didn't disappoint with easily 40+ species to be seen including a group of ~15 Acocets - a new sighting for me! :)



I couldn't identify all of the birds present as I didn't take a spotting scope, but here's some of what I was able to identify...

  • Herons
  • Little Egrets
  • Curlews
  • Lapwings
  • Redshank
  • Meadow Pipits
  • Rock Pipits
  • Pied Wagtails
  • Kestrel
  • Pheasant
  • Black Tailed Godwits
  • Oystercatchers
  • Stonechats
  • Wigeon
  • Teal
  • Shovelers
  • Shelducks
  • Rosybill
  • Coot
  • Moorhen
  • Cetti's Warblers
  • Chiffchaffs
  • Goldfinch
  • Long Tailed Tits
  • Wren
  • Starlings


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