Minwear Wood
An old Tree Pipit pic at Minwear Wood
I put the folder on the bus and had a cycle around the Blackpool Mill area woodlands looking for newly arrived migrant birds. Sadly none of my target birds of Tree Pipit, Garden Warbler or Wood Warbler back yet. The cycling made up for the lack of target birds 😃
It is a fantastic book 👏
I am planning this year's butterfly trips using this excellent book..
Ace
The Netherlands has one of the best cycle infrastructures in the world and the Dutch attitude to cycling is so different to the UK. Hire a bike when you are there and see for yourself.
Transport is a devolved power here in Wales. This was taken off The Transport for Wales website: tfw.wales/ways-to-trav...
Dawn, you need to get back on the horse or bike in this case as it is a wonderful way to bird. As for traffic i try to avoid riding on roads with heavy traffic and always try to find a cycle path.
I think train companies should be compelled by government to make more space for cyclists on trains.
Many butterfly trips planned on my new folding bike by train and bus.
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Ceredigion), Large Blue (Gloucestershire), Purple Emperor (Worcestershire) and finally Silver-spotted Skipper (Dorset). 🚲 🚂 🚌
Tern Link D8 Folding Bike 2026 in Satin Peacock Green share.google/Y7P2xBlof0jx... I am such a folding bike convert now that I have upgraded my folding bike to this model and given my old one to my partner Louise. I am looking forward to my new wildlife adventures on her.
Yes, most train companies have space for bikes but not like in Europe where they often have half or a full train carriage for bikes. The infrastructure in Europe is also superior for bikes. Ie separated bike lanes that are traffic free. The culture is different for cyclists in Europe.
I am pleased that i was that catalyst 😊
Elaborate..
Tbh i quite like researching how to get to see a bird using public transport with my bicycle 🚲
I totally agree with you Dawn 👍
Pied Flycatcher
With a break in the rain i caught the Cardigan bus to North Pembrokeshire with the folding bike in search of Pied Flycatchers. I thought i was a tad early but managed to see 2 singing males 😃
Also yesterday 6 Painted Lady out at St Davids.
I put the folder on the St Davids bus today in search of spring migrants and i wasn't disappointed: 11 white wagtails, 1 wheatear, 1 sandwich tern, 1 marsh harrier, 1 sedge warbler, 1 common whitethroat, good numbers of willow warblers/chiffchaffs & a Great Egret at various St Davids sites.
They are excellent and I highly recommend them.
Tywi Valley cycle path
Afon Tywi
Mule
Mule
Little-ringed Plover
Afon Tywi
I caught the train over to Carmarthen and cycled Tywi Valley cycle path from Abergwili to Dryslwyn and back. Bird highlights were 2 Little-ringed Plovers, a Common Sandpiper, Willow Warbler and my first Orange Tip of the year. Plus some fabulous cycling on this new cycle path 🚲 😀
Common Seal
Muntjac
Hare
Ruff Titchwell RSPB
Ruff Titchwell RSPB
Black-tailed Godwit Titchwell RSPB
Avocets Titchwell
Actually, it was 4 buses and 3 trains from Hunstanton to Ludham Bridge and back to Hunstanton. The £3 bus cap on single fares in England is excellent 👌
It was nice to refind the Black-winged Kite for the other birders present (it had not been seen since midday) after a mega public transport journey from Hunstanton 2 buses and one train 🚎 🚌 🚂 😀
maps.app.goo.gl/e8UANeWPiy7o.... Black-winged Kite still near Ludham Bridge at 15.25
It was nice to see so many Avocets at Titchwell RSPB.
Not a great first day in Norfolk dipping the Ferruginous Duck this morning. Titchwell RSPB was slightly better with 2 Cattle Egrets flying over at dusk, Scaup and around 40 + Med Gulls. 10 Red-legged Partridges were rather nice whilst waiting for the bus.
No pic of the Pencarnan Cetti's Warbler but here's one from a few years ago at RSPB Radipole Lake
Another trip out to St Davids by bus. A Cetti's Warbler was the highlight at Pencarnan they don't breed out at St Davids and i presume this bird was a spring passage bird. There were still 3 White-fronted Geese at Penberi Reservoir.
The 4 Russian White-fronted Geese at Penberi, St Davids
Russian White-fronted Geese Penberi St Davids
My first Peacock of the year
I put the folder on the St Davids bus. 2 Sand Martins at Trefeiddan and another at Pencarnan. Otherwise 4 Russian White-fronted Geese and 3 Whooper Swans near the Dowrog Common.