West Coast Birdwatching

11/08/2025

We are looking to put an extra pelagic trip on, this Sunday 17th August from Neyland Marina out into the Celtic Deep. We have 2 places remaining.... email [email protected] if interested. £115

23/07/2025

First pelagic trip of 2025 off the Pembrokeshire coast today, a really enjoyable day with the highlight being this Wilson's Storm Petrel (thanks to Mark Hipkin for the excellent photos).

19/07/2025

14/07/2025

Selling for a friend, posting here before it goes on eBay:

Opticron ES 80 GA/45 SD mk 2
Opticron stay on case
Opticron 40862 angled zoom eyepiece
Opticron 42604 tripod
Opticron hide mount
Opticron 4111 telephoto adapter Canon
Opticron 41112 photo adapter push fit

£150 for the lot!

10/07/2025

It was great to be back on RSPB Grassholm yesterday, the first field visit of my 6th summer working there. After undertaking the Northern Gannet surveys, I got a little distracted by the antics of the Guillemots who nest amongst a small colony of Gannets in the South Gut. Magic!

25/06/2025

All trips now fully booked. To be added to the waiting list, please email [email protected].

Just one pelagic trip to the Celtic Deep with places remaining this year. Surely 14th September gives us the best chance of large shearwaters, if recent years are anything to go by?

24/06/2025

Now just one place remaining on the final trip of the season on 14th September 👇

Just one pelagic trip to the Celtic Deep with places remaining this year. Surely 14th September gives us the best chance of large shearwaters, if recent years are anything to go by?

21/06/2025

Just one pelagic trip to the Celtic Deep with places remaining this year. Surely 14th September gives us the best chance of large shearwaters, if recent years are anything to go by?

07/06/2025

A fabulous day guiding Becca, Jenny and Nigel around mainland Pembrokeshire today. Despite some 'damp' weather at times we saw nearly all the top targets and a few bonus birds too. We even found time for a fab coffee and cake at Caffi'r Sgwar in Maenclochog 😊

Highlights included: White-throated Dipper, Common Kingfisher, Tree Pipit, Garden Warbler, Whinchat, Redpoll, Common Cuckoo, Goshawk, Common Redstart and Pied Flycatcher. And we finished with a couple of bonus Bottlenose Dolphins too!

Bird list from today here:

https://ebird.org/tripreport/382102

03/05/2025

The final part of the Wise Birding Holidays tour in Armenia was superb.

Armash Fish Ponds, close to the borders with Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Iran was heaving with birds. We also saw some great birds nearby in the Oorts Mountains.

Our final full day saw us find Bimaculated Lark easily in the plains west of Yerevan, and then a trip up towards Mount Aragats delivered a great selection of mounting birds.

A superb trip that I cannot wait to repeat (twice) in 2026. As I type there are single places on Trip 1 and Trip 2. Check out the Wise Birding website for more details.

29/04/2025

2.5 days so far in Armenia, and it's been breathtaking. From the gorgeous Lake Sevan (1/6 of the entire surface area of Armenia) to the stunning high mountains, 5 degrees C 🥶 to 27 degrees C 🥵 in 45 minutes!

Captions in the photos below, add to that a female Brown Bear 🐻 with 2 young cubs and amazing food. Can't wait for the final 3 days!

27/04/2025

Today (Sunday) we left Georgia and are now in Armenia. The last few days in Georgia were excellent, with more views of Güldenstädt's Redstart, Caucasian Snowcock, Caucasian Grouse, and single Brown Bears three days running!

Back around Tbilisi we saw our list climb significantly, adding some great species including Krüper's Nuthatch, Armenian Gull, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Syrian Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Greater Spotted Eagle, Penduline Tit, Cinerous Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Calandra Lark and Pied Wheatear. The list goes on!

Looking forward to Lake Sevan this afternoon, after a lunch in Dilijan and a stroll in the beautiful forest there.