White-billed Diver.
Burghead Bay, Moray & Nairn
17/4/26.
#Scottishbirds #UKbirds

Redpoll. Nice little flock in my Cwmbach garden this afternoon, Cynon Valley (29/3/26) #birdingwales

Roseate Nebula

California Nebula

Harrier action at Llanrhidian marsh today (0/1/26) #birdsinwales #birdsofprey #ukbirds

Monkey Head NGC 2174.

Where do you go if you are willing to sign up for a local BTO square to monitor in Glamorgan etc.

My last bird of the year, making a final species count of 208 in the UK. Penduline Tit (3, 1st winter) at Aust Wetlands, Avon, 31/12/25. Been a cracking year and so wonderful to see so many brilliant birds. #birds #ukbirds #BTO

M82 & M81 Galaxies

M81 & M82 Galaxies, 30/12/25

M81 galaxy photographed this morning from Cwmbach, South Wales.

Great Norrhern Diver.
Crayfish fishing at Llwyn-on, December 2025 #birdsinWales #ukbirds

Great Northern Diver,
Llyn-On reservoir, eating crayfish 16/12/25 #birdingWales

Pallid Harrier, Llanrhidian marsh, December 10th 2025 #birdsinwales #ukbirds

Thanks Frank

Heart Nebula

Andromeda Galaxy (4/12/25).

Orion Nebula, taken from Wales, Cwmbach, 2025. Couldn’t get the EQ mode to work on Dwarf 3 smart telescope, but happy as a first try.
#astrophotography #orionnebula

Great finds 👍

Red-throated Diver,
Cardiff Bay Barrage, 1/11/25
#birdingwales, #birds #birdsuk

Short video of the Eider off Whiteford Point, Gower, this am. #birdingwales

Trip to Whiteford Point, Gower for high tide this morning. c.22 Eider and great to see two Great Northern Diver off the old lighthouse. Submitted a report to BirdGuides but for some reason they didn’t update sightings. Suppose GND are too common there this time of year?

Temminck’s Stint.
Slimbridge, 20/10/25.
#ukbirding,#birds

Brown Shrike.
St David’s, 11/10/25.

Brown Shrike, 1/10/25, St David’s,
#birdsinwales #birdingwales

There were two Wryneck there yesterday. A juvenile and an adult.

Wryneck. Goldcliff lagoons, Gwent, September 25/25 #birdsinwales

Very short video of a mobile Wryneck at Goldcliff Lagoons today #birdsinWales #birds #bto

Sabine’s Gull. Aberavon, Glamorgan, 9/9/25 #birdsinWales #gulls

Sabine’s Gulls at Aberavon, Glamorgan, at one point there were six #birdingWales #gulls

Outstanding picture