Welsh Birder, love all wildlife, being outdoors, amateur photographer mother, grandmotherhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3murdesp7xs2zA quick trip to Lisvane Res late yesterday afternoon to see the Grey Phalarope that had been reported earlier in the day. Little flights and staying in middle most of the time, but was lucky that it came in for a few minutes where we were standing!! 💚 #birdingWales05 Sep 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3murdesp7xs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3muhjbuabdk2zQuite a few Spotted Flycatchers on the Vale coastline feeding up to depart. One of them caught a wasp not a fly 😂 Safe journey and see you next year!!💚 #birdingWales01 Sep 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhjbuabdk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mufiu5jopc2zA Wasp Spider on the Vale of Glamorgan coastline this afternoon!!💚 #UKWildlife31 Aug 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufiu5jopc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mu7ujsjhts2zIt's been a super year for Clouded Yellows in South Wales, especially along the Vale coastline!! 💚🦋#UKWildlife #SouthWalesButterflies29 Aug 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7ujsjhts2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mtyvtrxf6226Thanks to the message from @sconzani.bsky.social I managed to catch up with this beauty afterwork today in the hot sun. Thanks Annie, I love a Whinchat, hope for some more on migration!!💚🥰 #BirdingWales26 Aug 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyvtrxf6226https://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mtwazcmtec26Thought I would share a few more photos of the stunning Juvenile Black Tern that has been at Lisvane reservoir!! 💚 #BirdingWales25 Aug 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwazcmtec26https://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mtu6i5y3dc27What a joy to see the Juvenile Black Tern that turned up at Lisvane/LLanishen Reservoirs today !!💚 #BirdingWales24 Aug 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu6i5y3dc27https://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mtrfojgcsk2gLovely watching the young swallows getting fed today. Soon be on their way!!💚#birdingWales23 Aug 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrfojgcsk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3msjar22abc22Pleased we finally made the trip to see this magnificent specimen!! 💚#LongTailedShrike #UKBirding #Gloucestershirebirds07 Aug 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjar22abc22https://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3msb4yyknls22Clouded yellow on the Vale coastline!! 💚 #SouthWalesButterflies04 Aug 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb4yyknls22https://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3ms4m2owmrk2eJersey Tiger Moth on buddleia in the garden this afternoon!! 💚#teamMoth02 Aug 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4m2owmrk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mrumsy6tu225It was lovely watching a Chough family from a distance yesterday, then a close flyby by a parent on the Vale coastline!!💚 #birdingWales30 Jul 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrumsy6tu225https://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mrryrtvf322nLovely to see this Small Tortoiseshell on the Vale coastline! 💚🦋#SouthWalesButterflies29 Jul 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrryrtvf322nhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mrn7oddck22dWell I don't have to go looking for a Jersey Tiger as two have turned up in my garden!!💚🥰 #TeamMoth #ValeofGlamorgan27 Jul 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn7oddck22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mrkwe5t4dc23What an absolute joy to come across this Young Fox on a local walk !! 💚 #FoxOfTheDay #UKWildlife #ValeofGlamorgan26 Jul 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkwe5t4dc23https://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mrkbod45ik2cGood year for Hummingbird Hawkmoth, plenty seen on the Vale Glamorgan Coastline!!💚 #UKwildlife26 Jul 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkbod45ik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mrkbflczik2cStill some lovely Whitethroats on the Vale Coastline!!💚#birdingWales26 Jul 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkbflczik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mrhpyadpns22Female Common Blue finding last stem of Birdsfoot Trefoil which was in abundance a few weeks ago in my garden!! 🦋#SouthWalesButterflies25 Jul 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhpyadpns22https://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mrac62jrxs2kA resting Tern on Rutland Water!!💚 #UKbirding22 Jul 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrac62jrxs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mr65x3afns2kWhat a joy to see a juvenile Lapwing at Rutland Water !!💚#UKbirding21 Jul 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr65x3afns2khttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mr5qfu6ecs2eRutland Waters male 33 scanning early evening for fish supper!!💚#Ukbirding21 Jul 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5qfu6ecs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mqzgavfoy22eHummingbird Hawkmoth local this afternoon, they are so busy & beautiful 🥰#ValeofGlamorgam19 Jul 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzgavfoy22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mogkwumd7c2tThird Redstart nest found on weekend, one in farmers gate post and two in stone walls, 🤞they will all be successful!!💚#birdingWales16 Jun 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogkwumd7c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3modfcknnsk2vWas lucky to find a Whinchat in the Rhondda Valleys on the weekend, sadly not seen many this year!!💚#birdingWales15 Jun 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3modfcknnsk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mnd2zmhfek2iParent and fledgling Wheatear in the South Wales uplands, delightful!!💚 #birdingWales02 Jun 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnd2zmhfek2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mna3maw7s22mA well needed few hours out on the weekend was rewarded with a M&F Redstart, collecting food for their chicks!!💚#birdingWales01 Jun 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mna3maw7s22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mmjhs5nce22lWhat a joy watching this Tawny Owlet!!💚 #birdingWales23 May 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjhs5nce22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mm7e2yg7r22xMr & Mrs Marsh Harrier, having a rest not far from their nest in Norfolk!💚19 May 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7e2yg7r22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mm26tot3mk2qLovely to see this beautiful Barn Owl on a recent trip to Norfolk!!💚. #birdwatching #nature #UKbirdwatching17 May 2026 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm26tot3mk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/blodwyn.bsky.social/post/3mkidnt3hqs2pA beautiful Tree pipit in the wonderful Oak woodland that is RSPB Gwenffrwd-Dinas!!💚 #birdingWales27 Apr 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:3sym2f57cz36dkaum2ytsa7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkidnt3hqs2p