A close fly-by from a Great Skua yesterday while hauling the trawl mid-Channel. This time in some fantastic light #SuperSeabirdSunday #birds
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Peter Howlett
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Cardiff-based birder and photographer. Posts are my photos of birds, marine mammals and occasionally other critters. Check out @cardiffott.bsky.social for photos of metal flying things
@cardiffbirder.bsky.social@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialLittle wonder around the woodlands surrounding Pendennis castle this morning. Minimum of 18 Firecrests in relatively small area. Lovely to see so many of these gorgeous little birds #UKBirding #birds
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialHome for the next few weeks @cefasgovuk.bsky.social RV CEFAS Endeavour for #Peltic2026 survey. Just departed Falmouth to begin operations in the morning
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialMeep-meep - Wheatear coming through. Northern Wheatear on the barrage this morning showing a good turn of pace across the grass #BirdingWales #Birds
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialThe family have been using the well-formed 'nest' at the far end of the open area, assume the female built that as the chicks couldn't get into the original nest
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialIs it reusing the one it's just got three young from, or is it a different bird?
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialSome lovely clear skies here in Cardiff around dawn yesterday and the 84% waning gibbous moon looked lovely
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialLots of Chiffchaff around the Bay at the moment, easily the commonest migrant species (actually almost the only!). This one played ball near the Cardiff wetland boardwalk the other day #BirdingWales #Birds
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialBut any evidence (ringed beached birds etc) as to which populations, could still be different ones
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialI wonder whether these moulting Manx are breeding birds from the Atlantic Islands which came north with the Balearics and not UK breeding birds (though could perhaps be non-breeders)
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialRather like this water level photo of a Black-headed Gull taken in Cardiff Bay a few days ago. They really are very smart birds #SuperSeabirdSunday #BirdingWales
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialCetti's Warblers are generally secretive beasts but I a little patience on the Cardiff wetland reserve boardwalk (there are several in the area) was rewarded with it popping onto a bramble branch for a very brief but lovely view in some soft early morning sunshine #SmallBirdSaturday #BirdingWales
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialI had assumed so with that number
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialA Moorhen had set up a nest on top of a bramble bush in the open 3m from the Cardiff wetland reserve boardwalk. She now has 3 young, just a few days old by the look of it, some funky colours going on around the head. #birds #birdingWales
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialWow, 141 sounds a huge total for Kenfig. There were a few pairs around the Bay but not a bumper year. Got the impression it may have been family parties still hanging out together until recently
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialHad still been seeing them regularly in the previous few days at various other locations around the bay
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialI don't see Common Whitethroat in Britannia Park, Cardiff Bay very often. So a lovely adult on Sunday 20 Sept, which was relatively confiding was a nice find
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialAny morning when you can watch an Otter on your patch has got to be a good one #mammals
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialA Manx Shearwater taken in Galway Bay 10 Sept #superseabirdsunday #birds
@cardiffbirder.bsky.socialAdult male Guillemot with its youngster in the Minch a few days ago, saw and heard a large number of these during the 11 day cruise #superseabirdsunday #birds
