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The weather since I last posted a blog has deteriorated somewhat; from balmy March days to rather changeable conditions, though there is now a hint of warmth in the sun. Migrants have appeared in some numbers with willow warblers singing from every patch of suitable ground. Pied flycatchers are back...

14/09/11

Despite the rather cold recent weather this spring has been a very good one for our butterflies. The cold winter, which kills the parasites on over-wintering caterpillars, helped as did a very warm April and most of May. Early sightings included peacock, red admiral and comma with brimstone very close...

With slightly warmer weather, though still a rather chilly easterly wind, a few migrants have started to appear. The first sand martins were seen last Saturday and a few chiffchaffs have started to sing around the reserve. A pipistrelle bat was seen this lunch-time near the new boardwalk and butterflies...

This week sixteen cadets from 1429 Squadron came to Ynys-hir to plant 70 trees in celebration of the 70 th Anniversary of the Air Training Corps and 100 years of the RSPB in Wales. They planted a mixture of crab apple, alder buckthorn, blackthorn and hawthorn to create a dense scrub area to provide shelter...