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Hi All, A Great Spotted Woodpecker has just come to feed on the fatballs in my back garden :-) It is a regular visitor now, but it only started to come to feed a few weeks ago. These woodpeckers come to feed in our garden for at least 3 times a day now. I love watching the way that they feed and the...

Im a new member today! and getting involved with the ' Big garden Bird Watch' ...and my first hour of watching a Grey Heron decided to land in the river opposite my cottage ..wow!!..fortunately we do see them every year but its rare to see two together.

just having my cheese and onion cobs for tea,god this onion is so hot,,,,I am reading one of my 4 brochures from Wales Tourist Board that came today,an interesting item about Wales by Kate Humble of Springwatch fame it covers Anglesey,Newport Wetlands,Ynis-hir and many others,looks very interesting,in...

Are there any fans of Wildlife photography out there?

I have just become a volunteer for the RSPB and after my first day I decided that a good way of being able to talk to visitors at the Visitors Centre about the walks available around Lake Vyrnwy, Wales, was to do the walks myself. So, last Sunday went with my better half and our miniature poodle and...

Coed-y-Brenin certainly ticks boxes for walks and wildlife and if I remember correctly the place was mined in the past with a few old features still hidden away in the woods. Not sure about that or access for dogs but the area is stunning and worth exploring, its 8 miles north of Dolgellau.

Hi, I recently went to North Wales and saw what looks like a Juvenille Bird of Prey that I cant identify. It was sitting in a tree watching Rabbits/Hares running about on the in farm land/Heathland which is very near the Sea. I have some rough ideas but don't want to influence your opinion...

today i found an injured bird, i have been in touch with the rspca and i am taking him/her to the vets tomorrow. i have been researching what type of bird it is and it seems that its a 'lesser spotted woodpecker' which is apparently rare in wales. i have put him in a box in a dark quiet room...

If watching Springwatch this year has tempted you to get out to west Wales to sample the delights Ynys-hir has to offer, you may also be interested to check out the nearby sites that were featured on the show. You may remember Chris was sprawled out on the ground admiring orchids, this was at an amazing...

After the excitements of our hunting Peregrine pair last Saturday at the rock , my pulse had only just returned to normal on Monday, when a flying visit sent it rocketing skyward once again. Standing on the viewpoint at Monday lunchtime, something caught my eye circling high above the rock – a...

Springwatch starts tomorrow on BBC 2 at 8pm and for those of you who haven't heard already, it's coming live from our very own Ynys-hir reserve . It's a chance to see all the wonderful wildlife that calls Wales home. If you fancy seeing Welsh wildlife off the screen, then why not come...

The peregrines have been busy guarding their nest site on top of the Police Station in Wrexham over the last week. A third peregrine visited for the fourth time this year and was seen off by the resident pair and a passing buzzard found itself being shadowed by our male! On Saturday, volunteers...

Guest blogger: Becky Clews-Roberts, People Engagement Manager for RSPB Cymru We had our first puffin island wildlife cruises of the season on Saturday. There was a great turn out with 66 passengers across the two cruises. We all got soaked on the first trip as it chucked it down, but our spirits weren’t...

Amidst thunder storms and torrential rain, the first goshawk chick at Cwmcarn Forest hatched just after 4.30pm on Saturday. We'll keep you posted on when the other eggs hatch... The goshawks in the New Forest are also proud parents to some white balls of fluff! You can see how that family are...

A resounding victory for SNP in Scotland, a stronger Labour in Wales, a night of mixed fortunes for the parties in the local elections and a rejection of a new voting system. The count in Northern Ireland is underway. As ever, it will take time for the implications of the results to become clear ...

Bull Finch surveying her land, taken in the Brecon Beacons,Wales.

There was a rare visitor to the osprey nest at Glaslyn late last week. One of the 2008 chicks made a surprise visit, which is incredibly unusual as ospreys rarely return to the exact spot where they fledged from. Find out more by checking out the Glasylyn osprey blog .

Every Monday over on the Notes on nature blog we post a ' magic moment '. This week, there's a bit of a date with nature slant to our choice with this beautiful image of a black grouse. Not many people get to see the wonderful 'bobbing bottoms and flailing feathers' as males...

Exciting news just in - the female goshawk at Cwmcarn Forest is sitting on the nest and has two eggs. This is a week earlier than last year, and egg-cellent timing for the start of the project this weekend!

in my garden - the starlings having come down to feed. Its wonderful because there end up being so many birds within an hour of putting food out. I use fried bread, fat cakes, seed and peanut feeders, ,moist bread (home made no additives), feed on the ground for the ground feeders and in the hanging...

On Anglesey, June 2008.

Deep in Mid-Wales I remembered how simple a pleasure just being in nature is. It was the look on my son's face that summed it up.