I`m pleased to be able to assist again with the annual 1st January `Tick and Twitch` day at WWT Llanelli, volunteering as a `Guide in the hide`. This will be helping both Birdwatchers and other visitors identify species of bird for what is always a new year challenge. There will probably be no photography time […]
Read More »NEWS UPDATE! There are two new `Photography for Beginners` days for those looking for an introduction to photography. These are: Monday 16 December 2019 (NOW CANCELLED) (details HERE>>>) and Tuesday 24 March 2020 (details HERE>>>) More news soon. all content and images (c) russ myners 2013-2019
Read More »Tragic to hear this morning that yet another wildlife hide in South Wales has been burnt down by arsonists. I just do not understand the mentality. It was bad enough when the hide at Forest Farm was destroyed, where I spent many hours working on the Kingfishers just a couple of months ago. The hides […]
Read More »Thank you to all those who have taken the trouble so far to give some feedback on the Course survey. If you haven`t done so so far, and a Beginners course would be of interest to you, please complete the short survey when you have time – will only take a few minutes!! You can […]
Read More »Following on from the proposed photography course earlier this year that was cancelled and unfortunately not rescheduled , I am looking into arranging a new one-day photography course for Beginners, this time directly with myself. To see what interest is out there, I have published a short survey form to see what you think. No […]
Read More »Back out recently to catch up with some Kingfisher in South Wales. These had recently had a family fledge successful, and were possibly in the process of maybe having a second brood. It was a day of being patient – not just waiting and waiting for a Kingfisher to appear, but trying to be […]
Read More »During last week, I managed to catch up on my `Kestrel project` only to find that three young had already fledged a week or so earlier than usual. Looking a bit dazed by their new environment out of the nest, the three were reliant on food being caught and brought to them my the adult […]
Read More »The last few weeks: Well it`s been the usual unpredictable British weather recently. Hot and occasionally `June-like` (for once), and the next wet, cooler and round about the normal British summer we expect. A bit frustrating at times, but really no different from most other years. However it can affect subject matter, and there`s […]
Read More »Had an interesting last couple of weeks, including helping with the Dawn Chorus walk the other weekend (which was well received). Hopefully all those that attended benefited from the effort of getting up early and being ready to be out and about by 6am. After an abortive attempt to get to Skomer on 3rd […]
Read More »Pleased to confirm that I will be assisting again with the annual Dawn Chorus walk at WWT Llanelli in Penclacwydd on Sunday 5th May 2019, helping with bird ID, calls, song etc. This is always a good event, with an early start at 6am (meet at 5.45am) to catch the birdlife `waking up`. The […]
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