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Friday, 5 June 2015

Ramsey Island Part 2, Caerfai Bay

A second visit to Ramsey Island. This time going around it on a boat. The weather had taken a turn for the worse, with choppy waves, heavy cloud and drizzle. If only we could have gone the previous afternoon!

Finally got to see lots of the cliff-nesting birds, sometimes at eye-level, and lots of Razorbills flying to and fro, floating on the sea. Regularly saw Grey Seals having a nose, and a pair of Choughs again.

Ramsey Island boat route

Boat was rockin' so we just sprayed-and-prayed with the cameras.

Rush hour in Pembrokeshire

Bloody-nosed Beetle, saw these everywhere

Juvenile Cormorant

Razorbill

Pair of Guillemot

Kittiwakes on nests

Razorbill

Curious Grey Seal

Colony of Guillemot

Guillemot

Razorbills

Pair of Chough

With an afternoon left to soak up, we went round to Caerfai Bay, starting at Caer Bwdy Bay, to see what we could see. Very rocky shoreline, covered in weeds. The tide was slowly coming back in. Lots of gulls flying past the cliffs. Very lush, green vegetation covered in caterpillars but way too hot under the sun again. We came across a thick clump of Oxeye Daisies on the way back.

Caerfai Bay route


Lush vegetation leading to rocky Caer Bwdy Bay

Waiting for birds, but tide's coming in

Photographing rocks, it's something to do

Lots of weed in Caer Bwdy Bay

Lots of purple rocks in Caer Bwdy Bay

Fulmar

Herring Gull on rock

Waves on rocks

Linnet on Foxglove

Oxeye Daisies

Oxeye Daisies

Buckled rock formations forming an arch

Herring Gull

Juvenile Gull


Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Abereiddy


Monday was a complete wash-out with torrential rain for 24 hours, and gale force winds. Tuesday was at least dry but the winds were still howling. We went up to Aberieddy, which is on the coast near-by, for a walk along the path. Had to be quite careful near the cliffs, the wind was so strong and erratic.

Abereiddy route


Beach at Abereiddy

Rock Pipit

Rock Pipit

Rock Pipit

Meadow Pipit

Grey Seals in the wild surf

Waves being blown against the cliffs

Peregrine

Waves on rocks

Got back to find the car had been literally sand-blasted and covered in salt/sand.

Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Loch Na Keal

A trip out on to Loch Na Keal with Mull Charters. We were made very welcome and a had a great time with 4 approaches by the eagle followed by a look around the rest of the Loch. Nice to see things from a fresh perspective and also nice to see an eagle that isn't a black speck 5 miles away.

Route of the whole boat trip

Later we had a very close encounter with a marauding mink, killing rabbits and frogs. It was harder to track than the eagle!

Finally a drive around Calgary Bay with its spectacular views.

Grey Heron

Lade Jayne heading in to pick us up

Waves on Loch Na Keal

Lady Jayne picking up the passengers

Ben More and other mountains

White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Eagle with fish

White-tailed Eagle with fish

White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Eagle with fish

White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Eagle ready to grab a fish from the water

White-tailed Eagle with fish

Black Guillemot

Herring Gull

Mink

Mink

Rabbit

Buzzard

Hooded Crow

Cuckoo

Calgary Bay

Herring Gull stealing bait

Juvenile Common Gull

Mink with dead rabbit

Mink with dead rabbit

Greylag Geese

Gill at the edge of Calgary Bay