Cuckoo on a branch

Cuckoo with a Caterpillar

A couple of Cuckoo pics from last weekend.
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The name Weasel snout is derived from the Greek galeobdolon, meaning "smelling like a weasel"
There also a rare plant called Weasel snout which a small pink snapdragon.

Sparrowhawk in holly tree.

Sparrowhawk in holly tree.

This Sparrowhawk visits my garden regularly, this was last weekend.
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Spotted redshank at Goldcliff yesterday.

The Spotted Redshank was showing well at Goldcliff yesterday.
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A local Red Kite today

A local Red kite today

A local Red Kite today

Thanks Steve! We’re lucky that we have such good numbers of Dippers in the South Wales valleys.

Singing male Dipper

A singing Male Dipper from yesterday.
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Hi Ai-Lin, just to make you aware, one of the parakeets at Thompson park is a fair bit larger than the other parakeets there. We think it is an immature Alexandrine parakeet, and could possibly be the upper bird in your video.

Singing Goldcrest

Singing Siskin

Singing Dipper

Dipper

Lots of birds singing in the sunshine on Saturday. Goldcrest, Siskin and Dipper.

Nice pic! That’s a male, hopefully if it stays it might start singing.

A Ring-necked Parakeet in a small park in Cardiff last week. One of four that was present there including one that was starting to excavate a nest hole.

A Ring-necked Parakeet in a small park in Cardiff last week. One of four that was present there, including one that was starting to excavate a nest hole.
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I suspect that is a young Herring gull with an adult Great Black-backed gull on the buoy.

Thanks Neil!
A nice find by @deanbolt.bsky.social

Two Tundra Bean Geese at Sker flood today

Two of the four Tundra Bean Geese at Sker flood today.
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Female Pied Flycatcher in Glebelands park, Newport last weekend. #birdingWales

Female Pied Flycatcher in Glebelands park, Newport last weekend.
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Thank you!

Thank you!

Scops Owl photographed in Swansea earlier this week. Image taken in near darkness with a Nikon 500mm lens on 1/25 sec at 25,600 iso. Modern cameras are fantastic! #birdingwales

Scops Owl photographed in Swansea earlier this week.
Image taken in near darkness with a Nikon 500mm lens at 1/25 sec and 25,600 ISO.
Modern cameras are fantastic!
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Thanks Frank!

Male Kingfisher in bright sunshine at Roath park lake today

Male Kingfisher in bright sunshine at Roath park lake today.
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Red-throated diver

Red-throated diver in Cardiff bay this afternoon.
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Hooded Crow

Hooded Crow in flight

Med Gull

Med Gull

Visited South Gower RFC on Sunday to see the Hooded Crow.
Six Med gulls feeding on the pitch was a nice bonus.

Hobby with Migrant Hawker

Perched Hobby

Hobby in flight

Hobby hunting Migrant Hawker dragonflies at River Ely, Cardiff last week
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Sabine’s Gull

Sabines Gull

Red-necked Phalarope

Grey Phalarope

A few pics taken in heavy rain last weekend.
Sabines Gull, Red-necked Phalarope and Grey Phalarope.
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Wasp spider

Wasp spider at Lavernock point on Sunday.

Juvenile Shag at Cardiff Bay last Sunday.

A visit to Cardiff Bay last Sunday to see the juvenile Shag.
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