Slaughter House North 3cy Caspian amongst a right Dowlais bunch of mothers. Tuesday 4th, early evening in the rain.

The Caerphilly Puddle, previously Rhaslas, Tuesday 3rd August, juv little ringed plover [3]. Haven't seen parents for some time.

 

Rhaslas 22/07/2025, slowly slipping away and no one gives a fuck!

 

Bit of a surprise this morning, a passing osprey, didn't hang about. Also  usual passage waders for this time of year, all singles; little ringed plover, common sandpiper, green sandpiper and redshank.

Cormorant sinensis

Getting my 10,000 steps a day in and doing a bit of birding as I go, especially around Rhaslas, note camera work hasn't improved.

 

 

Looks like a good candidate for sinensis, gular pouch is way past the 90 and the bird, at least to me on the day, looked smaller/more delicate than carbo, 10/03/2025.

 

 

 

 

Rhaslas 01 May 2024

 

 

A late morning visit was almost abandoned when I found; 8 paddle boarders, several dog walkers and 2 birders already present. I ignored everybody and carried on regardless, making the most of the break in the weather and was rewarded by distant views of 11 whimbrel, my highest count at Rhaslas (record shots only). Also present were 3 swift (first for the year), a single common sandpiper and a fresh influx of wheatear c5. Note 11 whimbrel were reported at Llangorse later in the day, I wonder.

Rhaslas

Bird briefly present on the 24th, on ridge to east of pool, then slipped east. Maybe I should have enlarged image sooner, nah! just a juv peregrine with a fat moustache.

2 little ringed plover present today, singles have been noted briefly over the last week but flush at a distance and appear to head north. 3 common sand also noted.

Rhaslas

 

Rhaslas this morning; singles of turnstone, dunlin and common sandpiper on shoreline with flyover lapwing and curlew. Yesterday a little ringed plover heading north.