AdarCaerffili
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I'm Graham, welcoming you to some bird watching noir, mostly from the Caerffili hills. Music & poetry hoarder. Fond of tinned, peeled plum tomatoes.
Red Admiral on the railings at Energlyn railway station this morning. 🦋
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Red Admiral on the railings at Energlyn railway station this morning. 🦋
Male Merlin seen, perched on a dry stone wall on Mynydd Eglwysilan earlier this month. #birds #birdingWales 🐦
October 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Male Merlin seen, perched on a dry stone wall on Mynydd Eglwysilan earlier this month. #birds #birdingWales 🐦
Autumn sunshine in the beautiful Groeswen lanes. 🍂☀️
October 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Autumn sunshine in the beautiful Groeswen lanes. 🍂☀️
Urban Starling action. #birds #birdingWales 🐦
October 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Urban Starling action. #birds #birdingWales 🐦
Nestful of Linnets in the Mynydd Eglwysilan gorse, from mid May,2021. Cosy.
October 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Nestful of Linnets in the Mynydd Eglwysilan gorse, from mid May,2021. Cosy.
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Wryneck at Goldcliff 02.10.25
Pengam yn Allteuryn ddoe 🤎
Pengam yn Allteuryn ddoe 🤎
October 3, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Wryneck at Goldcliff 02.10.25
Pengam yn Allteuryn ddoe 🤎
Pengam yn Allteuryn ddoe 🤎
Forgot to mention when I was on here yesterday, two Kingfishers on the river in the centre of Pontypridd on Tuesday of this week. Always a joy to see these beautiful birds. #birds #birdingWales 🐦
October 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Forgot to mention when I was on here yesterday, two Kingfishers on the river in the centre of Pontypridd on Tuesday of this week. Always a joy to see these beautiful birds. #birds #birdingWales 🐦
All we can hope for is that maybe The Metropolitan Police will one day catch as many disgusting criminals as it employs.
October 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
All we can hope for is that maybe The Metropolitan Police will one day catch as many disgusting criminals as it employs.
Dew on pink roses at a friend's front door in Abertridwr. 🌸
October 2, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Dew on pink roses at a friend's front door in Abertridwr. 🌸
Bee Fly on Sunflowers at Caerffili Garden Centre yesterday. Third phone pic here a complete accident! Beautiful little insects. 🌻🐝
October 2, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Bee Fly on Sunflowers at Caerffili Garden Centre yesterday. Third phone pic here a complete accident! Beautiful little insects. 🌻🐝
From yesterday morning in the Penrhos lanes. Fairly sure this is the edible Butterfly Collybia. They don't half look like pancakes. 🥞
October 2, 2025 at 6:43 AM
From yesterday morning in the Penrhos lanes. Fairly sure this is the edible Butterfly Collybia. They don't half look like pancakes. 🥞
Plenty of Black Bryony in the hedges on yesterday morning's walk. Also lots of Sloe Berries & Old Man's Beard etc. So much to enjoy at this beautiful time of the year. 🍂
October 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Plenty of Black Bryony in the hedges on yesterday morning's walk. Also lots of Sloe Berries & Old Man's Beard etc. So much to enjoy at this beautiful time of the year. 🍂
Walk yesterday from Abertridwr to the garden centre at Penrhos. Red Kite,Buzzards,lots of Meadow Pipits,calling Great Spotted Woodpeckers,Mistle Thrushes,singing Chiffchaffs,parties of Long-tailed Tits,Nuthatches,Starlings,House Sparrows,Jays,Ravens,Chaffinches,Goldfinches etc. #birds #birdingWales
October 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Walk yesterday from Abertridwr to the garden centre at Penrhos. Red Kite,Buzzards,lots of Meadow Pipits,calling Great Spotted Woodpeckers,Mistle Thrushes,singing Chiffchaffs,parties of Long-tailed Tits,Nuthatches,Starlings,House Sparrows,Jays,Ravens,Chaffinches,Goldfinches etc. #birds #birdingWales
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Monmouthshire dragonfly newsletter number 12 is now available, with news on Willow Emeralds, Scarce Chaser, Lesser Emperors, Red-veined Darters, Common Hawker and Hairy Dragonfly. DM me if you’re not on the mailing list but would like to be. #gwentdragonflies
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September 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Monmouthshire dragonfly newsletter number 12 is now available, with news on Willow Emeralds, Scarce Chaser, Lesser Emperors, Red-veined Darters, Common Hawker and Hairy Dragonfly. DM me if you’re not on the mailing list but would like to be. #gwentdragonflies
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Hello October! Or should that be Moth-tober? 🎃🦋
With autumn well underway, keep an eye out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces.
With autumn well underway, keep an eye out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces.
October 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Hello October! Or should that be Moth-tober? 🎃🦋
With autumn well underway, keep an eye out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces.
With autumn well underway, keep an eye out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces.
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Wild bird populations across the UK are continuing to decline, with farmland species in freefall, according to new figures from DEFRA:
UK bird populations continue to decline as farmland species plummet
UK wild bird populations have fallen by 4% since 2019, with farmland specialists such as European Turtle Dove, Northern Lapwing and Yellowhammer in steep decline, new DEFRA figures show. Farmland birds have dropped by 62% since the 1970s, driven by intensive agriculture, habitat loss and pesticide use. Seabirds hit by avian flu also continue to decline. Woodland species show signs of stabilisation, but conservationists warn urgent action is needed to meet 2030 nature recovery targets.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Wild bird populations across the UK are continuing to decline, with farmland species in freefall, according to new figures from DEFRA:
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A Wryneck at Goldcliff South Wales. #gwentbirds
September 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A Wryneck at Goldcliff South Wales. #gwentbirds
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A Little Gull I spotted in RSPB Lodmoor, a lifer for me.
Lodmoor Little Gull September '25 4K
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September 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A Little Gull I spotted in RSPB Lodmoor, a lifer for me.
Male & female Tawny Owls vocal in oaks at the end of the street at 0545 this morning. Beautiful. 🦉🦉
September 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Male & female Tawny Owls vocal in oaks at the end of the street at 0545 this morning. Beautiful. 🦉🦉
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Good to see a couple of Comma on the wing yesterday, probably my least seen species of butterfly this year. #insects #nature #wildlife #UKWildlife #photography #bugsky #UKButterflies #butterflies
September 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Good to see a couple of Comma on the wing yesterday, probably my least seen species of butterfly this year. #insects #nature #wildlife #UKWildlife #photography #bugsky #UKButterflies #butterflies
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This is living, breathing, brooding folk music reinvigorated, reimagined. An elemental, wonderful, masterful thing - a gift to make a not so good year worthwhile after all ✍️ Stephen Price
Review: Cerys Hafana’s breathtaking new album, Angel
Stephen Price Cerys Hafana’s third album Angel hit shelves and streaming services on Friday, the highly anticipated follow-up to 2022’s critically acclaimed Edyf, and a handful of ‘side quests’ in the...
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September 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
This is living, breathing, brooding folk music reinvigorated, reimagined. An elemental, wonderful, masterful thing - a gift to make a not so good year worthwhile after all ✍️ Stephen Price