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The Green Flash and another starling story.

Posted on February 14, 2017 by

Several more visits to Aberystwyth seafront at sunset have elapsed since my last post. You can’t believe how frustrating it is to witness another damp squib, then go home, turn on the TV to watch Countryfile and see video of … Continue reading →

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In search of starlings at Glastonbury and Aberystwyth

Posted on January 24, 2016 by

Last weekend Jane and I headed off to Glastonbury for a few days. It’s an unreal place. If ever you needed to visit a personal transformation coach, an angelic reiki practitioner or a shamanic hairdresser, make for Glastonbury. It would be easy to … Continue reading →

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Bah, humbug……or buy now while stocks last!

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

I  try not to think about Christmas until the middle of December if at all possible. I’m normally the one wearing the Homer Simpson “Bah Humbug” Christmas hat in a dashing shade of black…….. But this year I have a … Continue reading →

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A snapshot from the weather war zone.

Posted on January 9, 2014 by

It has been an interesting few days down on the sea-front at Aberystwyth recently, as unusually high spring tides and gale force winds coincided to create some extreme conditions. Last Friday morning a huge swell rolling in from the Atlantic, … Continue reading →

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What…………me, guv? (Part 1)

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Recently I’ve been struck by the selfish attitudes of some members of the public when it comes to the disturbance of wildlife. Birders and bird photographers are constantly reminded that the welfare of their subject matter always comes first, and, … Continue reading →

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