The Coal Tit. Periparus ater

The Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina. shots where taken high up on the cliff top above Aberystwyth

The Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina,  thank you Bob for its I D .Bobs blog is on http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/ .

Cormorants on the rock bellow the cliffs at Aberystwyth

The Coal Tit, Periparus ater, presumably Irish Coal Tit, P. a. hibernicus (note yellowish cheeks and breast)

Another poppy opened this morning by noon it was fully open. the yellow Rose is a June/July flowering species,All we need now is some frost that will put a stop to the plants that are still flowering

20.10.11 moon at 8.30

Spotted flycatcher

One of the pair of flycatchers is darker than the other so its either an adult and juvenile or a male and female.

Wood pigeon just taking a nap.

the monkey puzzle tree on fire

Male Juvenile blackbird in the thorn tree

Robin sheltering from the rain

one of the midges

this midge is almost moth like.

the midge on the window

The Coal Tit, Periparus ater

A Sunday in October

Great tit

Great tit and a blue tit at the feeder.

Female Goosander on the severn river.

on a dash after a fish. not only do they fish under water

Female Mute swan foraging in the roots of the willow

red admiral on my front window cill.

macro of the red admiral

A rather tatty red admiral on the newly planted Pansies in the Robert Owen gardens

Great tit on the feeder

Blue tit the cap reminds me of the time I was in Israel watching the jews praying against the whaling wall in the city of Jerusalem.

Spotted Flycatcer

Magpie .Pica Pica.

Herring gull flying off one of the St David church towers

THE ROBIN MUCH PREFERES SCRAPING IN THE GARDEN LOOKING FOR CENTEPEDES AND SMALL WORMS.

Centipede (Geophilomorpha: Geophilidae)  and the difference between Centepede  and a Millipede.

Millipedes are arthropods that have two pairs of legs per segment (except for the first segment behind the head which does not have any appendages at all

oyster catcher, Kittiwake,Redshank

todays blog has photos of 12 species of birds

oyster catcher and a Kittywake

Kittiwake. Larus tridactyla.

Kittiwake. Larus tridactyla.

Kittiwake. Larus tridactyla.

A flock of Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus.

Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus.

Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus.

Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus. on the hunt.

ok not an oyster but a mussle

now its going to clean it

the Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus. was about 150 yards away , every time I got closer it moved.

Herring Gull Larus argentatus . parent and juvenile

parents with their young

swan and herring gull this is near the marker bouy that the cormorants were on an hour earlier’Caernarvon Castle quay wall is in the background

about ready to dive

Cormorants on a marker bouy photo taken from Caernarvon castle quay wall.

cormorant near the Voryd harbour bridge Rhyl

two cormorants flying over the beach at Rhyl

Cormorants, Kittiwakes and great black-backed gull, larus marinus, on the sand banks shot taken from the train off Barmouth bridge that crosses over the Mawddach river

Redshank Tringa totanus

Redshank Tringa totanus

odd coloured mallard ducks and a kittiwake

Robin on a roof in Caernarvon

pair of Swans in the Menai straights near Caernarvon castle

mute swan one of two pairs near the Castle

grey heron ardea cinerea. foraging around the yatch bouys on the river Seiont estuary Caernarvon

Afon Seiont (Welsh, meaning River Seiont in English) is a river in Gwynedd,Wales which runs into the Menai straights

Its source is the outflow of Llyn padarn near Llanberis, and it flows out in a generally northwest direction. Between the outflow and the village of llangurig it is known as the afon rhythallt, changing its name just after the village. Its mouth is in the town of Caernarvon, forming a natural harbour as it flows out into the Menai Strait. The Afon Nant-Peris provides the main inflow into Llyn Peris which then drains into Llyn Padarn with the addition of the waters of the Afon Arddu which drains the northern slopes of Snowdon.

The name of the Roman fort of Segontium , near Caernarfon, is based on the Latinised form of the name ‘Seiont’.

barn owl, the owls were on display at the celtic food area on the conway quay. not something i like birds tied up.

looks like a juvenile long eared owl

juvenile short eared owl??