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https://images.on-this.website/12797_11286083984c557013276e5.jpgIndian Roller https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/masked-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_152246264552e1359a3bd72.jpgMasked Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087826.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5135341956474c1fa0f52a.jpgRuddy Shelduck. Attractive bird that is very mobile - flies great distances apparently for no real reason. Seen from the tops of hills down to the water. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/scarletina-bolete https://images.on-this.website/12797_99228368363528f6a9ef00.jpgScarletina Bolete Found in parks and deciduous woodlands. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ring-ouzel https://images.on-this.website/12797_16317890524ca5983aab79e.jpgMale Ring Ouzel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blackbird-juvenile https://images.on-this.website/12797_11832068084c6c251c4aa1b.jpgJuv Blackbird https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo11599684.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18800750604e2d58d5d68b8.jpgNightingale https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8850240.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2533160334d722366d97e3.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/senegal-parrot https://images.on-this.website/12797_5603022275b01529ea67ee.jpgSenegal Parrot. Colourful Parrot found in wooded areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/tawny-pipit https://images.on-this.website/12797_13363072665d5a7f7fe94c0.jpgTawny Pipit Bird of the arid plains in Bulgaria and Romania https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-winged-kite https://images.on-this.website/12797_144148012969aefb05def04.jpgBlack Winged Kite So beautiful in flight - spectral! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876106.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12577090869aead418007f.jpgSwallow Tailed Bee Eater A Bee Eater of the open savannah, quiet and unobtrusive flying short distances to hunt flying insects. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/grey-kestrel-pair https://images.on-this.website/12797_156375142169aead06cfacd.jpgGrey Kestrel pair Usually found singly - first time for us to find a pair - especially posing photogenically. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876087.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_74242564169aead2be7fa7.jpgPurple Glossy Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767108.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_106907289635e7c269ee22.jpgRing Ouzel Glorious autumn colours. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/balkan-green-lizard-lesvos https://images.on-this.website/12797_8131056554dfb70639b0d0.jpgBalkan Green Lizard (Lesvos) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/green-wood-hoopoe https://images.on-this.website/12797_9339462135ba0ebcf299e0.jpgGreen Wood Hoopoe. Gregarious birds of open woodland. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-footede-falcon-female https://images.on-this.website/12797_17024806556474c1f7eb52a.jpgRed Footed Falcon - female. Sunbathing. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45025832.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2049764588621cb358aa329.jpgHair Ice The very unusual Hair Ice is formed when the air temperature is just below freezing but the ground remains just above. This phenomenon only occurs because of the the presence of the fungi Exidiopsis effusa which is normally invisible and grows inside fallen wood. All living, metabolising fungi produce carbon dioxide, this acts to push water out of wood which would then normally just freeze as a simple crust of ice, but the Exidiopsis effusa causes this water to freeze into thin hair-like strands. In order to achieve this it is thought that this fungi produces some kind of "re-crystallisation inhibitor" which acts to stabilise and prolong the delicate hair-ice structure, thereby stopping it collapsing into a simple ice crust - quite remarkable! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9992926.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21342426554dcd835aa2e91.jpgMiddle Spotted Woodpecker Lesvos 2011 A pair of Middle Spotted Woodpeckers chose to build their nest on an extremely busy road junction in the middle of a village near Parakela These birds are normally quite shy but the traffic didn't seem to bother them. We parked up and watched them for several minutes, took a few shots and then left them to it, I hope they were successful in raising their young. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/giant-house-spider https://images.on-this.website/12797_16068574995e9b0d8f4af1b.jpgGiant House Spider Fearsome looking spider. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/golden-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_1333151933621b8219b43ca.jpgGolden Waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bluebell-reflections https://images.on-this.website/12797_10565162955378af473658f.jpgBluebell Reflections A bank of Bluebells reflected in a small mountain pond near Howey, Mid Wales. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21721030.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_179182202953bda7ff497b1.jpgPuffin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/garden-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_1282247944c568cdb17271.jpgGarden Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009620.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1662237446621b8285377d3.jpgVelvet Shank https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22008794.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_80140422553e0de753d97d.jpgFemale Kingfisher Kingfishers are actually brown in colour: The birds colour, as we see it, is caused by the interaction of the ambient light with a pigment in its feathers and then the reflection back is seen by us as visible blues and greens. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/desert-lark https://images.on-this.website/12797_8553797364c558e74697f1.jpgDesert Lark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-crowned-gonolek https://images.on-this.website/12797_196365634765b267303b44d.jpgYellow Crowned Gonolek Fairly common resident, found in thickets and scrub. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/turkeytail https://images.on-this.website/12797_1724904270621b66cbdecc0.jpgTurkey Tail https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bark-bonnet https://images.on-this.website/12797_750380817621b824c22b88.jpgBark Bonnet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10772466.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11913165014dff6c15a9e37.jpgFemale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509214.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18666040615d5a7f436d4d8.jpgEuropean Roller, A colourful and very shy bird which is widespread in Bulgaria and Romania but still difficult to approach. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21577051.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_214478701453ac378705048.jpgAdult https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9976926.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11045040364dcc363983c7d.jpgLittle Bittern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/giant-funnel https://images.on-this.website/12797_797697697621b821767f45.jpgGiant Funnel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wood-pigeon https://images.on-this.website/12797_53250484962fa563b37593.jpgWood Pigeon River Usk in shade under Willows. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18864521.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8566923351fff03231c4b.jpgBlack Headed Bunting Lesvos https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7189656.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6423386944cc2e46497d20.jpgSanderling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489339.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_91648071365b26692c0483.jpgEgyptian Plover Striking bird, typical habitat, sand banks in large rivers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/purple-swamphen https://images.on-this.website/12797_4644361674c5570ba44d07.jpgPurple Swamphen https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757788.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18665301084c5570f70b7f2.jpgSmall Minivet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/1st-winter-ring-ouzel https://images.on-this.website/12797_20518400945272a514f2447.jpg1st Winter Ring Ouzel A probable male bird as the crescent is just visible, on females the crescent is not usually discernible. Elan Valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/crossbill-m-f https://images.on-this.website/12797_9414007424ebd57ff90ec6.jpgCrossbill M + F https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080833.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15801490784fc76c89b9d01.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/mountain-ringlet-butterfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_6346137025d5a7f5e77b8b.jpgBalkan Ringlet Butterfly Found at elevations in Romania. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo35313622.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8664898425b2f7aec6cb50.jpgBanded Demoiselle Found on the Llynfi brook as it exits Llangors Lake. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cobalt-crust https://images.on-this.website/12797_1382426248621cad5f220e8.jpgCobalt Crust https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369435.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_95688709968443cdef3dd0.jpgAlpine Swift https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wallcreeper https://images.on-this.website/12797_12093351995d5a7f81a1afa.jpgWallcreeper This colourful little bird of vertical cliff faces in high altitudes is sought out by many - a super mega in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-cup https://images.on-this.website/12797_1319746502621caef4f0221.jpgBrown Cup https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523213.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_25896539556a64c6783280.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo38454292.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5366445055ce95b594400e.jpgCommon Quail. Very unusual to see these birds away from a crop field! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10828070.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5032346344e0312f464847.jpgFemale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo37297550.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15165749725c49b9b1e5018.jpgWaxwing Another adult bird. The best id features that distinguish males from females are; Males have bright 'L' shaped yellow and white markings on their primaries, in females these are much more subdued and also often incomplete. Males have a solid black bib but the female's bib is faded at the bottom and is generally smaller. Males have a much broader yellow tail band and have in general more red waxy tips to their wings than females. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/early-grey-moth https://images.on-this.website/12797_16116272285e9b0dcdb7597.jpgEarly Grey Moth As its name suggests, on the wing in late March. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15860641.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_42027768850278d788975e.jpgSpotted Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775129.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17029062904c5690bb0485f.jpgFieldfare https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/african-bush-buck https://images.on-this.website/12797_4823846605b0145f8dd82e.jpgAfrican Bush Buck. A shy animal of the Savannah that is getting quite scarce in The Gambia. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285654.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2102253351555a197880eae.jpgSub Alpine Warbler Kavaki, near Petra https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20512256.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1235742760531b2b2b84786.jpgStone Curlew https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/purple-glossy-starlings https://images.on-this.website/12797_78928236665b266e6c8df5.jpgPurple Glossy Starlings Common and gregarious, (possible Greater Blue Eared Starling on the left of flock). https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087822.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3563778636474c1f4eacc1.jpgRed Backed Shrike. Quite common some years. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo48002451.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11999505456385f5799f90a.jpgRiver Caerfanell. A tributary of the River Usk in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/tawny-flanked-prinia https://images.on-this.website/12797_13782816165b266e595673.jpgTawny Flanked Prinia Common resident of grassy and bushy habitats. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/painted-lady https://images.on-this.website/12797_41650586259ac050840bdc.jpgPainted Lady Migrant butterfly, widespread and abundant in some years. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767113.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_405284960635e7c2e14e0c.jpgRing Ouzel Gorgeous silver fringing to the feathers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087821.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2738158036474c1f329ebd.jpgRed Backed Shrike. Female. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/gatekeper-male https://images.on-this.website/12797_16001402505d484ad852176.jpgGatekeeper (Male) Seen at Kenfig nature reserve near Bridgend, Glamorgan - rarely seen in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876023.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12982673969aeacdf5a3a3.jpgBlack Crake Small crake seen often among Lilly Pads. This one was walking, unusually across a dirt track. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876021.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_172924754269aeacdd8e4f1.jpgBearded Barbet Common breeding resident, a large colourful bird which is very partial to fig trees. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876028.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_163501629169aeace523b53.jpgBlue Bellied Roller Common roller species also highly attracted to bush fires. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876047.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_146027555169aeacfe3a985.jpgGreen Turaco https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876077.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_125093566569aead1d6b0f1.jpgOsprey https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876080.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_75462200869aead20ceb02.jpgOsprey https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pels-fishing-owl https://images.on-this.website/12797_14213223169aead22a7e24.jpgPels Fishing Owl Uncommon and rarely seen owl, roosts by day in riverside trees, hunts from low perches at night https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876051.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_116504420469aead03e5426.jpgGrey Headed Kingfisher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876052.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_48669208269aead045d348.jpgGrey Headed Kingfisher Secretive bird of wooded and cultivated areas feeding on insects, migrates north with the rains where it hunts in a variety of habitats. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876053.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_31578749769aead051189e.jpgGrey Headed Kingfisher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876061.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_183406275269aead0ca83c2.jpgLizard Buzzard As the name suggests sits patiently, usually in palm trees, watching for lizard and snake movements. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876103.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_97619769469aead3d980dd.jpgShikra Very similar looking to our Sparrowhawk but hunts lizards and small snakes - often soars high. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876111.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_133362764069aead4636532.jpgWhite Crested Helmet Shrike Gregarious within the species, often found in flocks and more approachable than most shrike species - lovely birds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876120.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_96697138569aead56086a6.jpgYellow Fronted Tinker Bird The monotonous call of these birds, a series of Poop Poop Poop delivered about once a second, provides the backdrop sound to the savannah. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/one-of-the-two-iconic https://images.on-this.website/12797_19854508046474c1de12738.jpgOne of the two iconic birds of Lesvos. Fairly common on rivers and ponds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/raddes-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_6503655494c558bfb2a742.jpgRaddes Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/rede-backed-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_8249513056474c1f1ed35a.jpgRed Backed Shrike. Quite common some years. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pearl-spotted-owlet https://images.on-this.website/12797_193530302469aead219d050.jpgPearl Spotted Owlet Well distributed small owl of wooded savannah, partially diurnal, often calls by day, hunts small animals on the ground below perch. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876079.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_201916101969aead1fe0066.jpgOsprey Lovely to see when spectacularly hunting fish. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hadada-ibis https://images.on-this.website/12797_12809104569aead09e35c9.jpgHadada Ibis Fairly common birds of streams and other water courses. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876095.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_191244882769aead374960e.jpgRed Billed Hornbill Common bird of wooded savannah. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo48230220.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_124807007763dd3710ae7d7.jpgCuckoo Male on edge of woods in setting sun. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087849.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13882898516474c214e1751.jpgWoodchat Shrike. Widespread shrike on Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/chinese-water-deer https://images.on-this.website/12797_35938938357ff8315d6e76.jpgChinese Water Deer Scenting the wind. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/river-caerfanell https://images.on-this.website/12797_7622148459a293121ec64.jpgRiver Caerfanell The Caerfanell originates up on the Beacons near Craig Y Fan Du and flows down what we call the 'Glyn', over a few waterfalls, into Talybont reservoir. It then races down into Talybont village and passes under the road bridge at the White Hart pub and meets the River Usk just up - stream from the main River Usk road bridge at the end of Station Road. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/clouded-yellow https://images.on-this.website/12797_210196574959ac0414a03b4.jpgClouded Yellow This is a scarce and difficult to find migrant in the Brecon Beacons. This male was seen briefly at Talybont Reservoir. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876031.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_56970784169aeace81440d.jpgBlue Cheeked Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876040.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_178116301069aeacf172879.jpgGlossy Starlings Lesser Blue Eared top right. Bronze Tailed middle left. Purple Glossy bottom right. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876069.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_70567074269aead15237cd.jpgNorthern Carmine Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876084.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_186468717369aead26299cc.jpgPied Kingfisher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876025.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_144716351369aeace143d70.jpgBlack Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/northern-black-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_49727298569aead10826c6.jpgNorthern Black Flycatcher Common and widespread but Easily missed and another first for me. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/northern-carmine-bee-eater https://images.on-this.website/12797_43194066069aead1156c7a.jpgNorthern Carmine Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876071.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_153502820369aead1725746.jpgNorthern Carmine Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876072.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_136405221869aead180016e.jpgNorthern Carmine Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876073.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_123477580169aead18b6999.jpgNorthern Carmine Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876110.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_150537321969aead452cda5.jpgViolet Turaco Similar habits to the Green Turaco - a fruit eater of gallery forests. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876035.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16184370169aeacec7c8b6.jpgBronze tailed Glossy Starling One of a highly colourful and iridescently plumaged family of Starlings An attempt by me to isolate the salient features of these birds is in a recent blog post on the front page. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/variable-sunbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_50276389269aead422604f.jpgVariable Sunbird Another common sunbird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876020.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_143478699669aeacdca36d3.jpgAfrican Spoonbill Not as colourful as the European Spoonbill, lacking a crest and without much colour. However, in nice light and in flight any birds can look better. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876032.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_40068124369aeace8f3cc6.jpgBlue Spotted Wood Dove One of the many doves to be seen. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bronze-tailed-glossy-starling https://images.on-this.website/12797_117082068069aeacea3a359.jpgBronze tailed Glossy Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876050.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_97586743869aead03111f8.jpgGreater Blue Eared Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pygmy-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_145032366369aead2f46247.jpgPygmy Kingfisher Smallest kingfisher, very easy to miss, inhabits forests hunting insects. When diving into water to bathe is lightning quick. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876094.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_67076491069aead35e1d8d.jpgPygmy Sunbird https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876098.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_120312430969aead39d168d.jpgRufous Crowned Roller Unobtrusive birds which perch motionless in trees, waiting for prey on the ground below. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/scarlet-chested-sunbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_150093873569aead3acc743.jpgScarlet Chested Sunbird Another common and attractive bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876112.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_152081919669aead4861ddb.jpgWestern Reef Egret Common Egret of rivers and lakes. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876122.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_76227323269aeb3566f205.jpgWhite Throated Bee Eater. Highly gregarious and elegant in flight, these intra African migrants are the only Bee Eaters with a black crown. They have a very pleasing and far carrying melodious call. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876125.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_183822667669aeb4cb1b99c.jpgSenegal Parrot Common birds found in small flocks. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-heron https://images.on-this.website/12797_27004015869aeace052830.jpgBlack Heron Nicknamed 'The Umbrella Bird' after its fishing method. They form a canopy with their wings which attracts fish to the shade provided, but also allows these birds to see clearer down into the water. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/glossy-starlings-bathing https://images.on-this.website/12797_11210559569aead40335e3.jpgGlossy Starlings Bathing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876113.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_32510326769aead4ba777f.jpgWhimbrel Many Whimbrel winter along river banks and flooded grassy areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876124.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_38924231869aeb357dc796.jpgWhite Throated Bee Eater. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876089.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_120045605769aead2e3f469.jpgPurple Glossy Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lesser-celandine https://images.on-this.website/12797_4099664075e9b0d8a8de21.jpgLesser Celandine Ubiquitous flower of early spring. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876748.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13159477569aed610d3cfb.jpgSenegal Thick Knee Common bird found near any body of water. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/grey-kestrel https://images.on-this.website/12797_82849704569aead05d3aa1.jpgGrey Kestrel Common small raptor usually found singly in wooded savannah, perches on trees hunting prey below - unlike our Kestrel , it never hovers! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13183054.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2972824874e8f54210f23a.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15079341.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12847509814fc736aaced4d.jpgMale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876036.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_189495845069aeaced67a5a.jpgBrown Necked Parrot Uncommon bird of wooded savannah and declining in numbers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285347.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1090800280555a17c997928.jpgMasked Shrike Napi Valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/scops-owl-nocturnal-and-very https://images.on-this.website/12797_16809049996474c1fd11fdd.jpgScops Owl. Nocturnal and very common Owl. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767103.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1284589982635e7c1fc3f27.jpgRing Ouzel Beautiful setting amongst the turning Rowan leaves. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876018.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21710226569aeacda1f124.jpgAfrican Harrier Hawk Common raptor with double jointed ankles, which allow it to winkle out prey from dense palm trees and other awkward situations. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27400878.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1738624829573072a7d192b.jpgMale Bluethroat Watching something on the ground. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876743.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12297034969aed609ae15b.jpgGuinea Baboons Shy and elusive animals, shunning humans, barking like dogs when they are uneasy. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876742.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_92590090869aed607c9fdd.jpgGreenshank Another fairly common wader. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876744.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21437251769aed60ad983b.jpgLittle Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-billed-storks https://images.on-this.website/12797_198140836669aed6133093e.jpgYellow Billed Storks Quiet, shy and gentle birds inhabiting damp areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876056.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_155300518969aead078cd9d.jpgGrey Kestrel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876075.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_149868253369aead1b4bb80.jpgOriole Warbler Large and colourful but still difficult to pin down, usually inspects palm fronds for insects. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876117.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_102838924369aead50950ae.jpgWhite Crested Helmet Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876116.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7250895069aead4fe4c44.jpgWhite Crested Helmet Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087795.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9084508886474c1d6332d7.jpgCretzschmar's Bunting. Bird of the dry rocky areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24785458.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20600996575597c79b18d8b.jpgMale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087790.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13327715606474c1cd725a9.jpgBlack Winged Stilt. Elegant wading bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876060.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_200611267269aead0bed299.jpgKlaas's Cuckoo Gorgeous! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-headed-gull https://images.on-this.website/12797_1175862164c56aa56316cf.jpgBlack Headed Gull https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/melodious-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_172483825069aead0fc813e.jpgMelodious Warbler Fairly common visitor from October to April. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009563.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_905251427621b821beceb9.jpgGolden Waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876070.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3616669169aead164b77e.jpgNorthern Carmine Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greyish-eagle-owl https://images.on-this.website/12797_136945824469aead087952c.jpgGreyish Eagle Owl A large owl with conspicuous ear tufts, uncommon on forest edges and wooded grasslands. Calls at dawn and dusk, sometimes seen on dirt roads at night hunting small animals and birds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876067.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_102277630469aead124a4eb.jpgNorthern Carmine Bee Eater A large Bee eater of the open savannah, partial to locusts and grasshoppers. Viewable in most months of the year but can be frustratingly difficult to locate. Close views of these enigmatic birds had been a big target of mine for a number of years. Finally achieved this year thanks to my friend who is a top bird guide in The Gambia. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blue-cheeked-bee-eater https://images.on-this.website/12797_149296849869aeace7509a0.jpgBlue Cheeked Bee Eater Another large Bee eater, widespread and common. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/african-golden-oriole-fem https://images.on-this.website/12797_148138480869aeacd93a573.jpgAfrican Golden Oriole (Fem) Fairly widespread and common birds moving north to breed during the rains. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876093.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_136071579769aead34d1178.jpgPygmy Sunbird https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876109.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16577373269aead448d40c.jpgVieillots Barbet A much smaller Barbet, again partial to fig trees. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-cheecked-cordon-bleu https://images.on-this.website/12797_187012709669aead382936d.jpgRed Cheecked Cordon-bleu Common little bird found in most places. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876101.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_113715838769aead3c3e4cd.jpgSenegal Batis (F) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/senegal-batis-m https://images.on-this.website/12797_179157009969aead3ce27bc.jpgSenegal Batis (M) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876118.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_187668370769aead533b5ef.jpgWhite Crowned Robin Chat Locally common found in thickets and other scrubby areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/xcrimson-basker https://images.on-this.website/12797_72616078169aed604641d0.jpgCrimson Basker Vibrant dragonfly only one seen. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876859.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_111187141069aefb0716d2e.jpgBlack Winged Kite Stunningly beautiful raptor, ghost-like with ruby red eyes. One of my favourites. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/dark-chanting-goshawk https://images.on-this.website/12797_192770435469aeacee84835.jpgDark Chanting Goshawk Conspicuous raptor that perches openly on trees and posts, hunts small prey in wooded savannah. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876041.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_141560693569aeacf598f84.jpgGoliath Heron Massive heron - the largest, twice the size of our Grey Heron but still quite shy. Strictly tied to water courses, never leaves water even when moving from one area to another. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-rumped-waxbills https://images.on-this.website/12797_47741620669aeace444579.jpgBlack Rumped Waxbills Gregarious birds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/small-copper https://images.on-this.website/12797_43343159459ac05c6ec096.jpgSmall Copper This lovely small butterfly is declining fast throughout Britain. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pygmy-sunbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_91178538569aead3113c85.jpgPygmy Sunbird Uncommon intra African migrant, probably my favourite sunbird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830013.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_135779951166168cedda8bd.jpgMale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830004.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_73504615366168757dc783.jpgMale Cuckoo In an evening light. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830007.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_142544389066168ce56d997.jpgMale Cuckoo Late spring in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/young-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_1710687419558c4ec46bd11.jpgYoung Kingfisher Dull smokey coloured feet indicate a young bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876092.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_118747051669aead3319075.jpgPygmy Sunbird https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/temmincks-stint https://images.on-this.website/12797_3042948166474ce9c49d78.jpgTemmincks Stint Uncommon wader. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/twite https://images.on-this.website/12797_119904867756a64e31cbfbc.jpgTwite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087843.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2041289206474c20f47c4d.jpgWhite Stork. Iconic bird, probably throughout Europe. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087816.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_307504276474c1ef45c5e.jpgMasked Shrike. Found in Olive groves across Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27401586.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_860862403573076a9e652c.jpgMale Bluethroat Nice spot view. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/long-eared-owl https://images.on-this.website/12797_1252048663555a159978443.jpgLong Eared Owl Adult Male. Papiana, Skala Kalloni https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/long-crested-eagle https://images.on-this.website/12797_12858009669aead0d52773.jpgLong Crested Eagle Uncommon Eagle which perches openly in wooded savannah hunting mainly rodents. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767120.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2132759876635e7c3b59a8f.jpgRing Ouzel Gorgeous silver fringing to the feathers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009553.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_777995089621b820c216ef.jpgFly Agaric https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cep https://images.on-this.website/12797_167476010363528f67cc356.jpgCep Cep or 'Penny Bun'. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19766468.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10184339285278cc0a25648.jpgMale Ring Ouzel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876019.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_66078386169aeacdad7999.jpgAfrican Scops Owl Small and highly nocturnal owl, starts to call as the light fades, hunts prey on the ground but also takes flying insects. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/conical-brittlestem https://images.on-this.website/12797_11270582621b825365e0a.jpgConical Brittlestem https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47711337.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7087006966352988848cab.jpgFragile Brittelgill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blue-breasted-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_23768968569aeace611a9e.jpgBlue Breasted Kingfisher Sometimes accommodating birds allowing fairly close approach. Mainly inhabits mangroves and other wooded areas, feeds on insects and other small prey. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009613.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1495182594621b8278c3809.jpgSulphur Tuft https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876074.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_159196962669aead19924d9.jpgNorthern Carmine Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876749.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_102319361969aed611f2763.jpgStriped Kingfisher Kingfisher of the dry savannah exists away from water. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/spotted-crake https://images.on-this.website/12797_8487704036474c204ac2cd.jpgSpotted Crake. Unobtrusive bird of waterways. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50663126.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_197063632765e88f38999dc.jpgWillow Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767121.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1117064113635e7c3d6eb75.jpgRing Ouzel Natural framing. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087804.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18663951186474c1e1a8694.jpgJay. Different to our birds in the UK, with a black cap. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580434.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14927760195086b85f6beff.jpgMarsh Harrier https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-puffball https://images.on-this.website/12797_2447080226352a0a0f06fd.jpgCommon Puffball. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7086364.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9383019844cbb20df70c84.jpgBearded Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-rumped-waxbill-and-red https://images.on-this.website/12797_202350100669aeace28eea1.jpgBlack Rumped Waxbill and Red Cheecked Cordon-bleu Communal drinking and bathing is common, https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pleated-inkcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_20747531976352a23851b9f.jpgPleated Inkcap Found in unimproved grassland. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/orange-tip-female https://images.on-this.website/12797_20066753895ccf25379432e.jpgOrange Tip, Female The females rely on camoflage for protection, at rest their moss green and lichen-like wing markings blend in highly effectively with plants like cow parsley and garlic mustard, the latter being one of their principal food sources. They fly very infrequently in the open and they don't need warning markers on their wings. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/african-green-pigeon https://images.on-this.website/12797_6623075235ba0eb4e3e924.jpgAfrican Green Pigeon. Lovely colourful pigeon. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18823471.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_95159058751fa81fc1b3df.jpgWater Rail https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/milkcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_1603499548621b82454d137.jpgMilkCap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610466.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_141754005062ce9339367f9.jpgGreat Snipe Uncommon bird even on Lesvos, a big rarity in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876747.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_51453273069aed60f3a3a6.jpgYellow Billed Oxpeckers Always found around large animals where they feed on the ticks that plague them. Tolerated by cattle and donkeys etc because they know they are removing these horrible arachnids. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lilac-bonnet https://images.on-this.website/12797_267703513621b8238a5d1c.jpgLilac Bonnet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/grey-phalarope https://images.on-this.website/12797_134937101456a6506a67a5b.jpgGrey Phalarope https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830006.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1687170725661688f73e52b.jpgMale Cuckoo. Male in the rain with hairy caterpillar after guts removed. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47973553.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16300478663836558dbd24.jpgSplendid waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/scurfy-deceiver https://images.on-this.website/12797_16026757866352a570ef0ea.jpgScurfy Deceiver https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009661.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1176235624621b89f055e3f.jpgStump Puffballs https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830014.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_63029285566168cef9a828.jpgFemale Cuckoo Late spring in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/parrot-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_1908363467621b824d8756f.jpgParrot Waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18891682.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20528932295204a977a9e14.jpgLittle Ringed Plover https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19827753.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_182723639852850672bf362.jpgNorthern Grey Shrike Just pounced on something. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775342.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13686244644c569269b5009.jpgMale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49187177.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_27145622964886c91ddec3.jpgShort Toed Eagle Lesvos https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489389.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_43281810465b266dd034d1.jpgOsprey Large iconic and spectacular fish eating raptor, migrates across the palearctic, wintering in West Africa. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hen-harrier https://images.on-this.website/12797_67992851164ad7a2967678.jpgHen Harrier Juv male bird - North Norfolk. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/parasol https://images.on-this.website/12797_54970978463567eef99b10.jpgShaggy Parasol https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wood-blewit https://images.on-this.website/12797_323508940621b82873bee3.jpgWood Blewit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9092372.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11669903344d87c37693e5b.jpgHawfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774817.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19732395014c568dde29c34.jpgDipper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-throated-pipit https://images.on-this.website/12797_14964136996474c1f8f3833.jpgRed Throated Pipit. Bird of damp fields. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489361.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_142923781965b266b76157f.jpgGreen Backed Heron Common resident of river margins. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/scarlet-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_159097438063835e1e5b2ed.jpgScarlet Waxcap Vivid example. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo48228932.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1988422963da75e043317.jpgGreen Wood Hoopoe. Gregarious birds of open woodland. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767107.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1711715150635e7c2445b90.jpgRing Ouzel Glorious autumn colours. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bay-bolete https://images.on-this.website/12797_339852047621b81e277a1c.jpgBay Bolete Found in Conifer plantations and near Birch. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47725347.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15440353463567ef1e8d5c.jpgParasol Can grow to 30cms. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50663129.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_98739526665e8913a6ac5f.jpgWillow Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31597727.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_359898365593d5be7796be.jpgSquacco Heron. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/holly-parachute https://images.on-this.website/12797_549925331621b81f80d2e2.jpgCommon Bonnet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/sulphur-tuft https://images.on-this.website/12797_1874021273621b8263827a0.jpgSulphur Tuft https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47973551.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_117600968963836556b02cb.jpgScarlet / Splendid waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489407.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_208010186465b266f29221d.jpgRose Ringed Parakeets Common in flocks in savannah-like habitats. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/africam-paradise-whydah https://images.on-this.website/12797_61971606865b26690a6dee.jpgAfricam Paradise Whydah Remarkable bird of the open savannah, tail is twice as long as the body. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46911959.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_86452697362fa604ae6721.jpgGoldfinch Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489415.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6623703765b266fba4d9e.jpgShikra Sparrowhawk-like bird with similar habits. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009566.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_253417997621b8222161eb.jpgHolly Parachute https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/artists-bracket https://images.on-this.website/12797_1651640445621b66c3e59cf.jpgArtists Bracket https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489448.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_133321679065b26727cf5d0.jpgWoodland Kingfisher Hunts dry grassy and wooded areas, feeds on insects like grasshoppers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489292.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_41045846965b26658027ba.jpgAfrican Jacana Beautiful and delicate bird of Lilly ponds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47972984.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_168531166263835e1ad1b2a.jpgPink Waxcap Ready to open up. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/marsh-mongoose https://images.on-this.website/12797_174882217465b2670f39b0b.jpgMarsh Mongoose Mediun size Mongoose, hunts waters edge, feeding on rodents and birds eggs etc etc https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/entoloma-sp https://images.on-this.website/12797_788132753621b82011bc1d.jpgEntoloma sp https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45008103.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1978745116621b65d490e70.jpgPuffballs sp https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489348.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21596540165b266a2dfc0c.jpgGiant Kingfisher Largest Kingisher, 18 inches in length. As big as some small herons, feeds on fish and small crabs. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876016.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_202683250269aeacd800eed.jpgAbyssinian Roller Common roller species found in open country and attracted to bush fires where it feeds on displaced grasshoppers and other small animals. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/golden-ringed-dragonfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_130925286959ac0ed9cf9b8.jpgGolden Ringed Dragonfly The UK's longest dragonfly, Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wigeon https://images.on-this.website/12797_15510915064c56a212dfaf9.jpgWigeon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9943492.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16233825324dc9913e204c0.jpgRuppell's Warbler Lesvos 2011 Kavaki, just north of Petra, is a well -known historical nesting site for these beautiful warblers. It is a habitat of low scrub which also can attract other warblers such as Subalpine, Orphean and Barred, all of which were present when we visited on a beautiful sunny morning in April. I noticed that a male Ruppell's Warbler was using a particular bush top to sing from but there were too many people around on this visit to get a photograph. I didn't mention this bird's behaviour to anyone for fear of disturbance. When we returned early another morning there was a crowd of Dutch birders watching a Barred Warbler which was distant, so with no chance of a photograph, I decided to make my way down to the Ruppell's Warbler bush that I had noticed on my first visit. I set up my gear and within 5 minutes he was at the top of the bush, giving spectacular close views, I couldn't believe my luck! A little bit of planning sometimes gives great results. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/llangasty-church https://images.on-this.website/12797_111573580256e5459c87b29.jpgLlangasty Church In the moonlight beside Llangors Lake. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15441060.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14807034594ff346ee852a4.jpgCommon Hawker Exuvia,with emergence cavity and breathing tube. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489307.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_212536070565b2666dc8ca7.jpgBlack Coucal Very uncommon Coucal in The Gambia, wet season breeding visitor. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489438.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_157845623465b2671a186d5.jpgAfrican Wattled Lapwing Common throughout in damp grassy areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-winged-black-tern https://images.on-this.website/12797_838489563555a1331e8166.jpgAvocets Kalloni Saltpans https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489426.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_145910831965b2670a4ef19.jpgStriped Kingfisher Found widely in dry savannah woodlands. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285326.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1701087521555a179b17f58.jpgMasked Shrike Napi Valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-headed-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_12025999614dcc2caa03af1.jpgBlack Headed Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285637.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_126026683555a195a95d0d.jpgSquacco Heron Tsiknias River, Kalloni https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44850260.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_184148958361f8034e1d827.jpgCommon Crossbill Male. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21174061.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_376235684537a1aac7b07f.jpgWillow Warbler The classic sound of spring, their song of descending notes can be heard almost everywhere. Often misidentified with the Chiffchaff, if not heard singing. Classic ID features; light coloured legs, blunt light coloured bill and broad creamy supercillium. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/1st-year-male-crosbill https://images.on-this.website/12797_12707021764ebd57dd36eca.jpg1st Year Male Crosbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/broad-billed-roller https://images.on-this.website/12797_150495990763da75dde1a2f.jpgBroad Billed Roller. Seen sporadically during our visit. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47900607.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_141730196263736d440e40b.jpgPnk Waxcap Stunning mushroom. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44716900.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_195817916961d84b8cd57fa.jpgMale Penduline Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087812.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3355419416474c1e987bf4.jpgLesser Whitethroat. A few seen here and there. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7982010.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7464711104d062eceb7569.jpgWaxwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19802982.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20760402985280ed22ac611.jpgMale Penduline Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/western-bluebill-female https://images.on-this.website/12797_111046004865b2671d514b2.jpgWestern Bluebill, Female Uncommon and unobtrusive birds, hard to see usually. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-foot-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_99627722263835dc93caa7.jpgYellow foot Waxcap Uncommon waxcap - Hygrocybe flavipes https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cushion-bracket https://images.on-this.website/12797_1291871126621b66c9ecb0c.jpgCushion Bracket https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50827720.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17053189716615170e17969.jpgBlackcap Top five singer of the summer migrants to the UK. Once seen is unmistakeable but song can be confused with Garden Warbler to the unpractised ear. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44716904.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_43492918261d84b92ebac2.jpgMale Penduline Tit Beautiful and charismatic. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696954.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_96409275859ac0e8cc28d2.jpgEmerald Damselfly Female Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388470.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_83107882057ff8288290bf.jpgBearded Tit, Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/audouins-gull https://images.on-this.website/12797_1063091474563384cb7bf63.jpgAudouins Gull https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo36459707.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13198235925baf9c6e0d0a6.jpgSouthern Hawker. Male on the Camlais stream, Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/green-woodpecker https://images.on-this.website/12797_15244849064c5688ca45570.jpgGreen Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009551.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1924964111621b82087c372.jpgFly Agaric https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/gatekeeper https://images.on-this.website/12797_121742968562e7d39c8df93.jpgGatekeeper Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080804.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18702985784fc76bfbe78ac.jpgRed Backed Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087786.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5554381256474c1ca1b297.jpgBlack Stork More associated with water than the White Stork. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009558.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1874798164621b82141914c.jpgFly Agaric https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489353.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_148369263765b266abaf748.jpgGrasshopper Buzzard Intra African Migrant, ihabits dry scrubby savannah during the rains, moves south and west in the dry season. Attracted to bush fires, feeds mainly, as its name indicates, grasshoppers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489451.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_126790532765b2672c981fc.jpgYellow Billed Oxpecker Found around cattle, feeding on ticks. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49740341.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_132421564164e33fac05bf7.jpgGreat Crested Grebes https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087834.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5024369756474c20319276.jpgShort toed Snake Eagle. Beautiful Eagle of dry rocky habitats, lives up to its name on a diet of snakes. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hunstanton-cliffs https://images.on-this.website/12797_84615041556b87dbaa2fc2.jpgHunstanton Cliffs The cliffs at Hunstanton are west facing sea cliffs, rising up to 18M high and extending 1.3K NNE from Hunstanton Promenade to St. Edmunds Point, Old Hunstanton. The geology features three distinctive formations of marine origin - the Carstone Formation (orange) at the cliff base, followed above by the Hunstanton Formation (red) formerly known as the Red Chalk, and the Ferriby Chalk (white) extending to the cliff-top. Fossils can be found in the white chalk which has fallen on to the beach through natural erosion of the cliff https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46911626.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_201437433262fa5746e4baa.jpgLittle Egret River Usk, Brecon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bird-hide-at-llangors-lake https://images.on-this.website/12797_126636743352667d9772bf9.jpgBird hide at Llangors Lake https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo23745935.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1791932588550aa5696d4e7.jpgFemale Hawfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-crake https://images.on-this.website/12797_176676611165b919d0b278a.jpgBlack Crake Frequents swampy areas, marshes, water margins etc. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/rufous-crowned-roller https://images.on-this.website/12797_48689043363da75e1b53db.jpgRufous-crowned Roller. Least frequently seen Roller. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9957866.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10769564674dca88867f240.jpgKruper's Nuthatch Lesvos 2011 Our first target bird was Kruper's Nuthatch and we arrived very early morning at the historical nesting area of Achladeri pinewoods to avoid the birding tour companies which seem to invade this area as the day goes on. This strategy paid off because we had the woods to ourselves for some time. Nightingales were singing everywhere - the best alarm clocks in the world. Almos immediately, a pair of Kruper's appeared and flew very close to us, feeding on the ground within ten feet from us and flying to and from their nesting stump. This species is found throughout the Lesvos pinewoods and we were able to locate another pair later that day in a different location. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47711345.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8763816366352a367296e0.jpgBrown Roll Rim From below showing the rolled rim. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767118.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_225270258635e7c376dbf9.jpgRing Ouzel Great light in the autumn. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-necked-grebe https://images.on-this.website/12797_154620770364e33fad1d69a.jpgRed Necked Grebe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9957828.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15343612554dca85eec5748.jpgCinereous Bunting This iconic bird of Lesvos proved to be more difficult to photograph because it breeds on remote boulder strewn slopes on the western side of the Island. We drove through the mountain village of Agra into Cinereous Bunting country and stopped near a prominent rock on the roadside because there was a small pull-in nearby. We could hear Cretzchmar's Bunting singing and also saw five Blue Rock Thrushes flying on the slopes below us. On this first visit we heard Cinereous Buntings and saw them about 100 yds away. While our backs were turned a bird landed on the rock 20 ft away, I was so surprised that I completely missed the shot, much to my dismay. We drove on to Ipsilou Monastery and saw other birds but only distantly. We thought our chance had gone. We visited the rock again but had no luck whatsoever with the Bunting, however, we did see Bonnelli's Eagle, Short Toed Eagle and Long Legged Buzzard there. The following week we decided to give it one more try, the day was quiet and we were about to leave when suddenly a Cinereous Bunting landed right in front of us on top of the rock. My hands were shaking but I made sure that I took advantage of this very rare opportunity. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757693.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7527658204c556fe6ce440.jpgGreen Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489282.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_58602755565b2664c448ba.jpgAbyssinian Roller Colourful and long tailed member of the Roller family. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo14440328.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18208739554f702d0348b40.jpgWren https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/curlew-sandpiper https://images.on-this.website/12797_2650620134c56a1afbd00f.jpgCurlew Sandpiper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876088.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_117232803369aead2d3ec2c.jpgPurple Glossy Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/splendedt-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_1407727801621b8268bb4f7.jpgSplendid Waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-bee-eaters https://images.on-this.website/12797_163370399669aed60c3f531.jpgLittle Bee Eaters Common but attractive small Bee Eaters, often seen in grasslands perching in pairs or groups on long grass stems. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/long-tailed-glossy-starling https://images.on-this.website/12797_23065919169aead0f04f7b.jpgLong Tailed Glossy Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876123.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18204109169aeb35722011.jpgWhite Throated Bee Eater. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876086.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_115714822769aead29d525f.jpgPurple Glossy Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009556.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1912038991621b8212dbddb.jpgFly Agaric https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876085.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_197773796569aead27c0043.jpgPurple Glossy Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/shaggy-incap https://images.on-this.website/12797_1660310635621b82714574a.jpgShaggy Incap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830012.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_110143620966168cec97a9d.jpgMale Cuckoo Late spring in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46911961.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_62230371962fa604ec4922.jpgYellowhammer Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21721005.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_165846873153bda7b0a406a.jpgPuffin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/malabar-pied-hornbills https://images.on-this.website/12797_16980316244c557065a3cd8.jpgMalabar Pied Hornbills https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45025840.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_137125808621cb35b07d7a.jpgHair Ice https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47900606.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_128607399563736c9a753e5.jpgViolet Coral Really rare fungi. Obvious where it gets its name. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767109.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1033469730635e7c286452d.jpgRing Ouzel Glorious autumn colours. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/splendid-sunbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_98452308865b2666859755.jpgSplendid Sunbird One of many tiny colourful Sunbirds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greater-honeyguide-juvenile https://images.on-this.website/12797_57967350165b266b13deb9.jpgGreater Honeyguide, juvenile Fairly common woodland birds, famed for its interacting relationship with humans regarding bees. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19641804.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_113271804152669c6be97a0.jpgSiberian Rubythroat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wesern-grey-plantain-eater https://images.on-this.website/12797_59953779265b267211e861.jpgWesern Grey Plantain Eater Common bird, can be quite confident with humans. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-bearded-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_2374305934ead9e56505fe.jpgFemale Bearded Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bluebells-in-coed-cefn-wood https://images.on-this.website/12797_14178833965aff0eb64f5f7.jpgBluebells in Coed Cefn Wood. This Bluebell wood is near Crickhowell in the Brecon Beacons national park. Shot using an f22 aperture to create a 'Starburst' effect. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610481.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_114497699762ce935772686.jpgRose Coloured Starlings Passage migrants from mid to late May on Lesvos, sometimes seen in very large flocks. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830010.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_59823368866168ce991fd6.jpgMale Cuckoo Late spring in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876034.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_46836494069aeaceb162ca.jpgBronze tailed Glossy Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876076.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_44021769869aead1c83236.jpgOsprey Widespread and spectacular fish-eating raptor, found on almost every continent. Many birds winter in Senegal and The Gambia https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876078.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_88619961369aead1e93fe5.jpgOsprey https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-white-pelican https://images.on-this.website/12797_177139902769aeacf78e335.jpgGreat White Pelican https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876083.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_194488457569aead2424d39.jpgPied Kingfisher The most common kingfisher, quite large and very conspicuous. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greater-blue-eared-starling https://images.on-this.website/12797_157329657769aead01cbacd.jpgGreater Blue Eared Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/beautiful-sunbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_103449160069aeacde81a90.jpgBeautiful Sunbird Commonly found among flowering trees and shrubs, lovely birds as are all sunbirds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876108.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_174533004569aead437cf12.jpgVariable Sunbird https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/senegal-batis-f https://images.on-this.website/12797_42637363169aead3b85ddd.jpgSenegal Batis (F) Birds of wooded savannah and thorn bushes, arboreal feeders but sometimes flycatcher-like hunters. Small and difficult to pin down. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bruces-green-pigeons https://images.on-this.website/12797_89792457169aed60344b5b.jpgBruce's Green Pigeons Attractive birds found in wooded savannah in small flocks, but are decreasing in numbers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876046.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_112327782369aeacfbe6018.jpgGreen Turaco Secretive and very attractive Turaco inhabiting gallery forests, where they feed on fruit, sometimes with patience can be seen coming to drink from water pots, https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876114.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20835265769aead4db69a8.jpgWhite Crested Helmet Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876059.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_43581082069aead0aeefc2.jpgKlaas's Cuckoo Quiet and unobtrusive small colourful cuckoo only about six inches in length. Moves north with the rains. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-billed-stork https://images.on-this.website/12797_21682672865b2672e09c23.jpgYellow Billed Stork Quite common in aquatic areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44716899.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3262777361d84b8b7989d.jpgMale Penduline Tit Comical little birds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/clouded-funnel https://images.on-this.website/12797_10252471426368fa2f427ea.jpgClouded Funnel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009542.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_741425879621b81f61e16d.jpgCollared Parachute https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greater-honey-guide-juv https://images.on-this.website/12797_18937190669aeacf98a275.jpgGreater Honey Guide Juv Found across wooded areas, fames for guiding humans to wild bees nest for honey collection https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-sunbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_211315489769aeacede3429.jpgBrown Sunbird A very uncommon bird of riverside trees like mangroves, quiet and secretive - a first sighting for me. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/speckled-pigeon https://images.on-this.website/12797_109763839469aead3e521c1.jpgSpeckled Pigeon Attractive pigeon, feeds on tracks for insects. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876097.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_150723878669aead38df64b.jpgRose Ringed Parakeet Found in raucous flocks which are not usually popular with locals. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54903640.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_139676800569b82895f11fe.jpgBlack Winged Kite Stunningly beautiful raptor, ghost-like with ruby red eyes. One of my favourites. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greater-painted-snipe https://images.on-this.website/12797_196757865069aeacfabc360.jpgGreater Painted Snipe Widespread yet easy to miss unobtrusive bird of ponds and flooded rice fields. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54964455.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_106015034769cfc2fbd25ae.jpgNorthern Carmine Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876043.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_207806477669aeacf8943a4.jpgGreat White Pelicans Huge birds with voracious appetites, common across the country but still spectacular when flying in a squadron. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876746.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_27076645169aed60d63db7.jpgLittle Bee Eaters https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lesser-blue-eared-starling https://images.on-this.website/12797_120381028569aebaaea7087.jpgLesser Blue Eared Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo54876048.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_183118944769aeacffd3d63.jpgGreen Wood Hoopoe Gregarious and common birds of wooded areas usually flying in noisy flocks. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/summer-bolete https://images.on-this.website/12797_36998350063528f6e8e4db.jpgSummer Bolete Found in grassland. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/porcelain https://images.on-this.website/12797_711075707621b824feaef6.jpgPorcelain https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18758873.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_125581120651f13ea3e5601.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50518148.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_75380557865b7a3f37490a.jpgRed Throated Bee Eaters Found in open savannah breeds colonially in stream, river and quarry bankings. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20360562.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_97846790352fa104e5b6c0.jpgSiberian Chiffchaff Grey/Brown head and thick buff supercillium. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44716905.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_211010120861d84b9470312.jpgMale Penduline Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/meadow-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_1624516469621b823f1f2de.jpgMeadow Waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo48002447.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_657374006385f5731a6ae.jpgRiver Caerfanell. A tributary of the River Usk in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/agaricus-sp https://images.on-this.website/12797_10932487296368f8564c999.jpgAgaricus sp Field mushroom. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/west-african-crocodile https://images.on-this.website/12797_79152739465b2671ba0603.jpgWest African Crocodile Smaller more shy and less aggressive than the Nile Crocodile. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759395.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2785702704c5595f7d9330.jpgBlack Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47900610.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_147498886463736f577f283.jpgScarlet Waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45020942.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_210536143621cad7596cce.jpgJelly Ear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-kinghfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_6299863495596d91490de0.jpgMale Kinghfisher Underexposed by one and two third stops. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009526.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1783717758621b81d9cf669.jpgBlusher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20360563.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_98276846552fa106214a54.jpgSiberian Chiffchaff Warm Buffy brown ear coverts and presence of Buff at breast side and flanks. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/spurrd-thighed-tortoise https://images.on-this.website/12797_838712556474ce9b17441.jpgSpur Thighed Tortoise. Found across the island. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13512769.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11472381324ebd58036609a.jpgFemale Crossbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9976350.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_750496994dcc2ca471291.jpgBlack Headed Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45020969.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_240495351621cad7a04c3e.jpgKing Alfred's Cakes https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489434.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_66640880365b267151d904.jpgVieillot's Barbet Common resident in thorny scrub in the savannah. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47972986.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7938356863835e1c9272b.jpgPink Waxcap Such a delicate colour. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo14810751.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3355092364fa81222509a3.jpgDotterel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087841.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3773798706474c20c6c24e.jpgStonechat. Much blacker than our birds in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-fronted-tinker-bird https://images.on-this.website/12797_50649839165b267327bc25.jpgYellow Fronted Tinker Bird Common resident in wooded grasslands. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/kidney-spot-ladybird https://images.on-this.website/12797_12044344505e9b0dcfc775d.jpgKidney Spot Ladybird Quite rare in our area. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009582.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1037254519621b82422ef9a.jpgMeadow Waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/richards-pipit https://images.on-this.website/12797_10794730884c5570dab6af8.jpgRichards Pipit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/violet-coral https://images.on-this.website/12797_4714941663736b4ef20b4.jpgViolet Coral Really rare fungi. Obvious where it gets its name. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo51132808.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1984276008664dc186c6168.jpgFemale Cuckoo Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-babbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_66178748365b26681207e4.jpgBrown Babbler Noisy, common and gregarious birds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/orange-tip https://images.on-this.website/12797_19907908435cb1f0e95e80e.jpgOrange Tip, Male Male; Orange Tips are the earliest Butterfly to emerge from a Pupa in the spring, as opposed to other early spring Butterflies, like Peacock, that have overwintered as adults. These butterflies are very distateful to predators, such as birds, tasting of bitter mustard oils accumalated from their food plants in the caterpillar stage. The orange wing markings serve as a warning. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610462.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_83888207762ce932e94690.jpgCinereous Bunting Birds of remote inhospitable rocky areas on Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/goldfinch https://images.on-this.website/12797_14002473884c568f6e86e4a.jpgGoldfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-cheeckes-cordon-bleu https://images.on-this.website/12797_6229444955b0151219256b.jpgRed-cheeked Cordon-bleu. Pretty little birds, common throughout. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/sacred-ibis https://images.on-this.website/12797_6040754046104151817c76.jpgSacred Ibis Found around various little ponds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/long-eared-owl-chick https://images.on-this.website/12797_12400359816474c1eb8824d.jpgLong Eared Owl chick. Can be found with some effort. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/rusulla-syvestris https://images.on-this.website/12797_1871915191621b82610c353.jpgRusulla syvestris https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13856111.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15024821764efb3737d61cd.jpgBittern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580439.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18147322865086b87a83843.jpgMarsh Harrier https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47725346.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_180082238263567ef0ca0f1.jpgParasol https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brick-tuft https://images.on-this.website/12797_1919440158621b81ed2931a.jpgBrick Tuft https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo48002448.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11621174376385f574d9412.jpgRiver Caerfanell. A tributary of the River Usk in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489340.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20190769565b26694bcef6.jpgEgyptian Plover Striking bird, typical habitat, sand banks in large rivers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767105.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_397410206635e7c2227ef1.jpgRing Ouzel Glorious autumn colours. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/raspberry-slime https://images.on-this.website/12797_527263902621cb0c056c5c.jpgRaspberry Slime https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/conifer-blueing-bracket https://images.on-this.website/12797_818945328621b66c651905.jpgConifer Blueing Bracket https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-backed-nifgt-heron https://images.on-this.website/12797_93164509165b26722b1a92.jpgWhite Backed Night Heron Uncommon and highly secretive bird of well vegetated waters. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44716907.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_112993386761d84b975df81.jpgMale Penduline Tit They really tear these reedmace heads apart in their relentless search for seeds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009615.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_357280272621b827b86830.jpgSulphur Tuft https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bald-ibis https://images.on-this.website/12797_3093001004c558e46b9aca.jpgBald Ibis https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/birch-bolete https://images.on-this.website/12797_9683303446368f25a54277.jpgBirch Bolete https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087839.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7397179746474c2095834b.jpgSquacco Heron. Gorgeous, possibly the most attractive heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hairy-curtain-crust https://images.on-this.website/12797_2064123520621cad6a7d664.jpgHairy Curtain Crust https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/trooping-funnel https://images.on-this.website/12797_1014889816621b81ef034ed.jpgTrooping Funnel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/rufous-bush-robin https://images.on-this.website/12797_112242197262ce9355e8577.jpgRufous Bush Robin Bird of dry scrubby areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489365.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_44363538865b266bcbc90f.jpgKlass's Cuckoo Females are a more bronze colour and are quiet and unobtrusive. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/marsh-harriers https://images.on-this.website/12797_14349819724ead9ee9eec04.jpgMarsh Harriers Silhouetted against the evening sky https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/gs-woodpecker https://images.on-this.website/12797_12912985405126040ec18d5.jpgG.S. Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47711327.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_172792727563528f60bac08.jpgBay Bolete Found in Conifer plantations and near Birch. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13512763.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13954980404ebd57ecd390f.jpgMale Crossbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-necked-parrot https://images.on-this.website/12797_113923544865b26687a40da.jpgBrown Necked Parrot Unobtrusive and uncommon, found up high in tree canopy. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/witches-butter https://images.on-this.website/12797_1057233601621cad99a6922.jpgWitches Butter https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/beardet-barbet https://images.on-this.website/12797_43069877065b7985a0d23b.jpgBeardet Barbet Colourful resident found in open woodland. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13856113.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10811386144efb37457dd34.jpgBittern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759256.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15327155224c5590195c3f4.jpgLittle Stint https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087827.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19441830506474c1fb99f81.jpgRufous Bush Robin. Frequents dry dusty habitats. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50518147.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_107544976965b79ac739c2d.jpgGiant Kingfisher Largest Kingisher, 18 inches in length. As big as some small herons, feeds on fish and small crabs. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767110.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1668253756635e7c2a21e0f.jpgRing Ouzel Glorious autumn colours. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pearl-bordered-fritillary https://images.on-this.website/12797_20286766375d5a7f65de487.jpgPearl-bordered Fritillary https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44716897.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_55513644961d84b88e3ade.jpgMale Penduline Tit One of three birds wintering in a reedbed on an old abandoned airfield in Weston Super mare, Somerset, England. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010387.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_332939845193b43a94654.jpgCetti's Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50518145.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_156908889465b7985b1b2f7.jpgGiant Kingfisher Largest Kingisher, 18 inches in length. As big as some small herons, feeds on fish and small crabs. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo6810772.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16348166094ca5984992cf1.jpgMale Ring Ouzel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29968096.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1934524772586d0812e4edd.jpgWaxwing. Adult male, strong bib, primary angles showing and broad tail band. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/goldeneye https://images.on-this.website/12797_16523674544c56a1bf02fe7.jpgGoldeneye https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16958725.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_108870165450c60feb40ed4.jpgWaxwings https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080841.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5252662684fc76cbc6ac9e.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489414.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_63034048465b266fa05196.jpgSenegal Thick Knee Common around aquatic habitats. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo34901820.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18554109485b014b370e363.jpgBlack Crowned Chagra. Only two seen, a Shrike-like bird that can turn up anywhere, you just have to be lucky. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087805.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17101871136474c1e2bb926.jpgKruper's Nuthatch. Must see bird on Lesvos, common in the Corsican pinewoods but still difficult to locate and photograph. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009611.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1619688089621b827653bc8.jpgSnowy Waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/snakeskin-browny https://images.on-this.website/12797_1470321062621b827318502.jpgSnakeskin Browny https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-african-paradise-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_48679466363da75dc4a780.jpgMale African Paradise Flycatcher. Much longer tail than female. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285809.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_38744780555a1a693dc69.jpgWhite Winged Black Tern Kalloni Saltpans https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21362959.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20983416935391e6056a4d5.jpgYellowhammer A classic farmlamd bird which can be heard singing their distinctive song from tree tops. 'A little bit of bread and no cheeeeese'. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/talybont-on-usk https://images.on-this.website/12797_137731968559778b323f811.jpgTalybont on Usk. Storm clouds over Craig yr Wenallt near the popular village of Talybont on Usk. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610482.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_28773345362ce9359bb969.jpgRuddy Shelduck Attractive duck, can be found near any water. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080812.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14335163394fc76c27ccfad.jpgRed Backed Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/plain-prinia https://images.on-this.website/12797_1744061154c5570a12271c.jpgPlain Prinia https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767115.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1427003427635e7c30a3f31.jpgRing Ouzel Gorgeous silver fringing to the feathers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/african-paradise-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_74475662665b2665a7680d.jpgAfrican Paradise Flycatcher A male bird giving a rare close up. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49088471.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4116091736474ce96d5662.jpgRed Rumped Swallow. Common Swallow of the Mediterranean and Aegean. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44850261.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_150167946161f8034f54f5f.jpgCommon Crossbill Male. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_167948897553e0de1d5c2eb.jpgMale Kingfisher Kingfishers need to catch between ten and twenty small fish every day to remain healthy, 60% of their bodyweight. They have polarizing vision to help them see through the water and they also have the ability to correctly calculate the perceived angle difference that refraction of light passing through water gives. When they dive they have a membrane which closes over their eyes to protect them before making contact with the water, catching their prey under water is then achieved by touch. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523200.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_35601333256a64c282d584.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/collared-parachute https://images.on-this.website/12797_1391009125621b81f2d927f.jpgCollared Parachute Delicate and tiny mushrooms https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009528.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_136165770621b81dd77b16.jpgAmethyst Deceiver An attractive and edible mushroom found in small groups in deciduous woodlands. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/indian-darter https://images.on-this.website/12797_21427403364c556ffb98488.jpgIndian Darter https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15860640.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_144351678850278d72696e7.jpgSpotted Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49187176.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_208406531964886bbb3e2a0.jpgShort Toed Eagle Lesvos https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010408.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11263152525193b4d33a7be.jpgNorthern Grey Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087791.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4505042356474c1cf1729b.jpgCinereous Bunting. One of the iconic birds of Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-wattle-eye https://images.on-this.website/12797_19655923765b2668a34041.jpgCommon Wattle Eye Common in lightly wooded areas, not in deep forests. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19536839.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13530513695256babe93095.jpgLong Billed Dowitcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brahminy-kite https://images.on-this.website/12797_8562667074c556f8c42599.jpgBrahminy Kite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/gregarious-birds-of-open-woodland https://images.on-this.website/12797_189207977863da75df1e44c.jpgGreen Turaco. Shy and highly arborial bird. Beautiful colours, especially in flight when bright scarlet under-wings contrast with its lime green body. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489429.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_90159380465b2670dba318.jpgSwallow Tailed Bee Eater Widespread but not overly common, very attractive with its obviouly forked tail. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610483.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_79750494762ce935c07160.jpgScops Owl Common across Lesvos https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610464.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_169313329162ce933384856.jpgGreat Snipe Uncommon bird even on Lesvos, a big rarity in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46611259.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_115782784362ceaefe32783.jpgRed Backed Shrike Very Common Shrike. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610459.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_65460134162ce9327d52b2.jpgCirl Bunting Fairly common on Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610456.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14484947762ce9320e74d5.jpgBlack Stork Huge and impressive birds, mostly seen around water. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610486.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_112272871862ce93638f874.jpgSpur Winged Plover Quite rare bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46611255.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_31723648362ceaef7a9bf0.jpgGreater Flamingo Seen in quite large groups sometimes on Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610471.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_179699371862ce934600e5a.jpgLittle Owl Seen across lesvos https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610477.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_136277277362ce935116794.jpgMasked Shrike Bird of the Olive groves and bushy areas on Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46611257.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_208519358062ceaefae4fc9.jpgLittle Stint Common Wader. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767102.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1459632087635e7c1dc89c2.jpgRing Ouzel Beautiful setting amongst the turning Rowan leaves. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blue-cheecked-bee-eater https://images.on-this.website/12797_194586113865b2667c98947.jpgBlue Cheeked Bee Eater Lovely member of the Bee Eater family, numerous in some areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/booted-eagle https://images.on-this.website/12797_12055043705193b48a156d8.jpgBooted Eagle https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/night-heron https://images.on-this.website/12797_9208540804dcc339abe255.jpgNight Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/levaillants-green-woodpecker https://images.on-this.website/12797_1078671274c558e95966da.jpgLevaillants Green Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580084.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15143227635086a37003cf0.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-fronted-canary https://images.on-this.website/12797_25113554865b267316a9fe.jpgYellow Fronted Canary Common resident. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767119.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_605384520635e7c395741f.jpgRing Ouzel Lovely rich autumn colours. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-bellied-paradise-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_68423920265b26661b9c3a.jpgRed Bellied Paradise Flycatcher Lovely looking birds of Gambian forests. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/velvet-shank https://images.on-this.website/12797_482091567621b82808bbe5.jpgVelvet Shank https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5776251.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1710508184c56a203bfe68.jpgTufted Duck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pied-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_13294529904c55709c210b5.jpgPied Kingfisher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo52513637.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_129244934267504415be694.jpgBarred Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15860906.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19956426875027b24379971.jpgPied Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009554.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_222768678621b820ea2fde.jpgFly Agaric https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-roll-rim https://images.on-this.website/12797_15504623776352a3652fb99.jpgBrown Roll Rim Found in roadside grass, woods etc very common but deadly poisonous. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489315.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_174206076665b266768e171.jpgBlack Winged Stilt Common but attractive bird found across the region. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15540689.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_176222818050002054dcadc.jpgCream Coloured Courser https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010429.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3325404535193b5af46965.jpgRed Rumped Swallow https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-avadavat https://images.on-this.website/12797_8164045985193b3fd241c6.jpgRed Avadavat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15441061.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20432862494ff346f5794f3.jpgCommon Hawker Newly emerged.. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/water-rail-chick-checking-wings https://images.on-this.website/12797_122541713451fa78f8469a8.jpgWater Rail chick checking wings https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21723862.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_51699578553bea7d554973.jpgPuffin in flight Shot handheld with a Canon 1D Mk 2 + Canon 17-40 F4.0 lens. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-breasted-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_15279939164c558c40a8f0a.jpgYellow Breasted Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo40623201.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17769068955df0c086d5ce2.jpgCommon Buzzard https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45025846.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1313697317621cb35d48f27.jpgHair Ice https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pala-monkeys https://images.on-this.website/12797_154320565665b266ded5e59.jpgPatas Monkeys Least common monkey seen on the trip. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/short-eared-owl https://images.on-this.website/12797_8196420414d7223725d2bb.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo14810738.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10653592714fa811b77bde5.jpgDotterel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/grasshopper-buzzard https://images.on-this.website/12797_43507678865b266a9ccb58.jpgGrasshopper Buzzard Intra African Migrant, inhabits dry scrubby savannah during the rains, moves south and west in the dry season. Attracted to bush fires, feeds mainly, as its name indicates, on grasshoppers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523347.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_104024936756a65017dae99.jpgCurlew https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010336.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20075540085193b3b04dc59.jpgBlue Rock Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/caspian-terns https://images.on-this.website/12797_1387672725b014c39affb0.jpgCaspian Terns. Seen around all waterways. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46611256.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_84517710862ceaef963c1b.jpgKentish Plover Fairly common wader. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/redpoll https://images.on-this.website/12797_12305612844c568fe375a47.jpgRedpoll https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/barred-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_1863948329675044154a215.jpgBarred Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/terek-sandpipers https://images.on-this.website/12797_9495401004c55710f37889.jpgTerek Sandpipers https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/grey-woodpecker https://images.on-this.website/12797_8742791415b014d4d041df.jpgGrey Woodpecker. Quite common Woodpecker. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-backed-shrike-female https://images.on-this.website/12797_193451453262ceaefc8ffe9.jpgRed Backed Shrike, Female Very Common Shrike. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775018.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17886143504c568fd42b26c.jpgMarsh Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/juv-swallows https://images.on-this.website/12797_8068729784dee82c32c712.jpgJuv Swallows https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26002579.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15757144425633858a85b4f.jpgBlue Rock Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-backed-woopecker https://images.on-this.website/12797_201606835165b26682ef740.jpgBrown Backed Woopecker Small unobtrusive Woodpecker, easily overlooked. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759281.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1550678274c55923289da2.jpgCitrine Wagtail https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-winged-bishop https://images.on-this.website/12797_151660989765b26673e6712.jpgBlack Winged Bishop Found on the edges of cultivated fields. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20512246.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2032439411531b2a50d8dbb.jpgHoubara Bustard Bird of deserts and sandy plains. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-billed-cuckoo https://images.on-this.website/12797_4640615464c55934d6f0d4.jpgYellow Billed Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/robin https://images.on-this.website/12797_19162531444c5690fb1193d.jpgRobin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greater-flamingos https://images.on-this.website/12797_63236020562ce9331b8922.jpgGreater Flamingos Seen in quite large groups sometimes on Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580304.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5152907645086af7f8a72f.jpgSpoonbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark https://images.on-this.website/12797_5767383304c556f46b0149.jpgAshy Crowned Sparrow Lark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21577105.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_48117509553ac42188f017.jpgSedge Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757721.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19334348724c55703fa50f0.jpgLittle Egret https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/spur-winged-ploverlapwing https://images.on-this.website/12797_1082116106474c206dbde2.jpgSpur Winged Plover/Lapwing. Elegant bird found near water. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/rooting-shank https://images.on-this.website/12797_855988755621b82573b342.jpgRooting Shank https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/dfoktfyhklr https://images.on-this.website/12797_840738004531c7e0b885da.jpgCettis Warbler. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/shikra https://images.on-this.website/12797_395216004c5570ebda4a6.jpgShikra https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610479.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_60945602162ce93547f4ff.jpgPurple Heron Shy Heron, hard to get in the open. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/siskin https://images.on-this.website/12797_872255344d99ecb0c1f76.jpgSiskin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610469.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_180484656662ce9341f2939.jpgLittle Bittern Skulking bird, typical Bittern- like behaviour. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cretzschmars-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_23837942162ce9324eba73.jpgCretzschmar's Bunting Bird of rocky and dry areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47711329.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_152165639163528f657f163.jpgBrown Birch Bolete As the name indicates, strictly associated with Birch trees. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010412.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11535727255193b51184137.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757636.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9670547894c556f4df040d.jpgAshy Drongo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5961467.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6228607614c6c253a73aea.jpgWren https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26625564.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_25184835856c0a157de573.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/turtle-dove https://images.on-this.website/12797_1107511840555a1993aedc9.jpgTurtle Dove Kavaki, near Petra https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610470.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_52376628562ce93441106e.jpgLittle Bittern Skulking bird, typical Bittern- like behaviour. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/purple-rumped-sunbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_8360590244c5570aeb596c.jpgPurple Rumped Sunbird https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/alder-bracket https://images.on-this.website/12797_236133608621b66c178bfa.jpgAlder Bracket https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-crested-helmet-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_22716385963da75e50c64a.jpgWhite Crested Helmet Shrike. Very rare and stunning bird, only seen once in a location known only to our guide. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/rufous-treepie https://images.on-this.website/12797_17840756694c5570e86b210.jpgRufous Treepie https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372281.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_781494778572f4f947653e.jpgMale Bluethroat Tail cocked behind the head. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/crossbill https://images.on-this.website/12797_41531203161f8034a2748d.jpgCommon Crossbill Female, They get into various contorted positions in their search for pine cone seeds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44716903.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21396049461d84b917e87a.jpgMale Penduline Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759392.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_229121334c5595e9f4085.jpgBlack Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8446980.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15410432944d4589964754a.jpgCoal Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-redstart-with-caterpillar https://images.on-this.website/12797_5197941015027bb9e778d1.jpgCommon Redstart with Caterpillar https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/emerald-damselfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_112826474359ac0e71e439f.jpgEmerald Damselfly Male Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/crimson-backed-sunbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_13274488354c556fbe27c6b.jpgCrimson Backed Sunbird https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44850258.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_76185353361f8034b6e810.jpgCommon Crossbill Female. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080716.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12085839124fc7697e6f587.jpgBarn Owl Hunting over a grazing meadow near the coast. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580280.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11798347385086ab07d0fd1.jpgFemale Kingfisher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13512766.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10163012824ebd57fb1b4af.jpgFemale Crossbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010433.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5951466975193b5c3ce885.jpgEuropean Roller https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-egrets https://images.on-this.website/12797_14916458714c568e33edf5d.jpgLittle Egrets https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610461.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_111584303962ce932cc1214.jpgCollared Pratincole Unusual wader usually found in damp meadows. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/kestrel https://images.on-this.website/12797_1205423556563386270a4ed.jpgKestrel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10715476.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1726946364dfcd3f96b2b5.jpgMiddle Spotted Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-egret https://images.on-this.website/12797_205664697462ce933e8a1da.jpgGreat Egret Quite common on Lesvos and getting that way in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/scarlet-elf-cup https://images.on-this.website/12797_587961682621cad812bcf2.jpgScarlet Elf Cup https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44716898.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4684582061d84b8a4aa0a.jpgMale Penduline Tit Reedmace seed heads caught in the strong wind. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21173675.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_318409716537a18973b922.jpgTree Pipit These can be heard first with their distinctive flight calls and then their song sung from a tree top branch. They often parachute down to the ground calling as they drop. Can be confused with Meadow Pipit if not heard calling/singing. Classic ID features; Heavier bill than Meadow Pipit, pale submoustachial stripe, lower mandible and legs pink, less bodly streakd back than Meadow Pipit, much finer streaking to the flanks than breast. Hint of a dark eyestripe, distinctive white belly. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-redstart-juvenile https://images.on-this.website/12797_5453138154c69894901728.jpgBlack Redstart (Juvenile) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49088470.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21328605066474ce9547d65.jpgRed Footed Falcon. Graceful and dextrous falcon seen in mid to late April. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/false-puffball https://images.on-this.website/12797_310182427621cb0be562e3.jpgFalse Puffball https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759260.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20431097004c55902ee4569.jpgRed Footed Falcon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/tufted-duck https://images.on-this.website/12797_3690061284c56a1fdde425.jpgTufted Duck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/chicken-of-the-woods https://images.on-this.website/12797_1626602901621b66c91f5b4.jpgChicken of the Woods https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18758881.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_29276862451f1407c6042e.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19714310.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10958662375272a4df059ce.jpgFemale Ring Ouzel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7187318.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11671692744cc2a2745c22c.jpgSnow Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757743.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6766063644c5570727c305.jpgMarsh Harrier https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/adamawa-turtle-dove https://images.on-this.website/12797_36746720765b2664e11faa.jpgAdamawa Turtle Dove Very Rare bird of forests found only in S E Senegal and E Gambia. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/collared-pratincole https://images.on-this.website/12797_81271788462ce932abcf38.jpgCollared Pratincole Unusual wader usually found in damp meadows. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo12167594.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11933091464e4d69b521d31.jpgSiskin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/senegal-coucal https://images.on-this.website/12797_214258822965b266f67b3ff.jpgSenegal Coucal Common bird found in a variety of habitats. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bullfinch https://images.on-this.website/12797_664469504c568f41af891.jpgBullfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/turnstone https://images.on-this.website/12797_13279780885086b28397676.jpgTurnstone https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo48230221.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_111931113463dd3711c7d0a.jpgCuckoo Male on edge of woods in setting sun. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo41242652.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5125307435efc8e75706b6.jpgRose Coloured Starling Adult male with overall pinkish wash and glossy black crest. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009564.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_286214860621b821ecdb54.jpgHolly Parachute https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489370.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_100616591065b266c29908f.jpgLittle Bee eater Very common bird found frequently in pairs or larger groups in The Gambia, perches on grass stems and low bushes. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7748394.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5494988164ceec5ab6df72.jpgFieldfare https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15081886.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13402223744fc77fc9434a1.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/african-mourning-dove https://images.on-this.website/12797_1512266065b014cbceb406.jpgAfrican Mourning Dove. Very common dove. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo12167542.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_24472244e4d6973c0b4d.jpgBlackcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo42384079.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_151561411360840bc40b937.jpgJay Hiding acorns in ant hills. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774826.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6811298384c568dfc284af.jpgKingfisher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/green-ververt-monkey https://images.on-this.website/12797_11241444305b01777994b50.jpgGreen Ververt Monkey. Common primate in The Gambia. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/orange-peel https://images.on-this.website/12797_359154148621f4b75ebe78.jpgOrange Peel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo52065641.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_197846223166e054bf0af97.jpgYellow Wattled Lapwing India. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489305.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_23901290265b2666a77cab.jpgBlack and White Casqued Hornbill Large Hornbill, strictly arborial. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/22-spot-ladybird https://images.on-this.website/12797_728767725ed910073eb64.jpg22 Spot Ladybird First one of these in our garden. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489359.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_138716242265b266b551244.jpgGreen Turaco Elusive and beautiful, inhabits lowland gallery forest canopies, feeding on fruit. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-crowned-robin-chat https://images.on-this.website/12797_4312189265b266ff198b1.jpgWhite Crowned Robin Chat Similar behavious to the Snowy Crowned. Longer tailed with no orange collar. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-necked-weavers https://images.on-this.website/12797_194817429265b2671401409.jpgBlack Necked Weavers Along with the Village Weaver, quite common throughout https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285503.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_593487025555a18722abfb.jpgRed Backed Shrike Sigri https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610473.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_161922095962ce9349969ff.jpgLesser Grey Shrike Least common of the Shrikes on Lesvos, quite a rarity in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767101.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_685896066635e7c1c274b1.jpgRing Ouzel Beautiful setting amongst the turning Rowan leaves. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489297.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_53607218265b2666067e42.jpgAfrican Pygmy Kingfisher Smallest Kingfisher, feeds away from water - Beautiful little bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489436.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17022669665b267173a7dc.jpgViolet Turaco Attractive fruit eating turaco, spend it's time in the tops of fig trees etc. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-throated-leaf-love https://images.on-this.website/12797_127067182865b267339bcd7.jpgYellow Throated Leaf love Common, sometimes found in groups. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26625474.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2579232656c09176f169a.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/puffin https://images.on-this.website/12797_74916454053bda77579362.jpgPuffin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9321892.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10239136334d9b662288142.jpgSiskin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9529628.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7784707364dac782644115.jpgGrasshopper Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo41242653.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_898757935efc8e81ea2d5.jpgRose Coloured Starling Adult male with overall pinkish wash and glossy black crest. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greenfinch https://images.on-this.website/12797_5666184034c568f9174971.jpgGreenfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26676228.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_59356790956c86ee88c162.jpgBarn Owl Surveying her patch. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo52639067.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_809647750679e1c3dc2605.jpgCrossbill A female in a small deciduous bush. Strong winter sun lighting her up. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13913728.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1370618184f05c516c260a.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-brambling https://images.on-this.website/12797_109051051858231b5d15dd9.jpgFemale Brambling. Notice the grey neck. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20712957.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_824642337533bf05771ead.jpgMale Ring Ouzel Craig Cerrig Gleisiad, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_4066280034c556facb3848.jpgBrown Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/alpine-chough https://images.on-this.website/12797_15070948864c558e32daa48.jpgAlpine Chough https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13560657.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16695952974ec2c56c0888f.jpgMale Crossbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489288.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_147989503365b266537b785.jpgAfrican Green Pigeon Attractive multi coloured bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/fan-tailed-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_20434534754c556fcb1dc50.jpgFan Tailed Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372299.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1400550929572f4fecaa003.jpgMale Bluethroat They frequently sat out in the open feeding. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bald-ibis-1 https://images.on-this.website/12797_5055325654c558e3c8d88f.jpgBald Ibis 1 https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372268.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_61189401572f4f5a01af6.jpgMale Bluethroat Unconcerned by me. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7086380.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4115824454cbb20fea7a7a.jpgGoldcrest This Goldcrest landed at my feet, exhausted and starving after coming in off the North Sea to the beach at Holme Next the Sea. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7982016.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20677823094d062ed8cb63f.jpgWaxwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-billed-quelia https://images.on-this.website/12797_180890578865b266ef053be.jpgRed Billed Quelia Uncommon dry season visitor to the Gambia. In some parts of the world it is found in astronomical numbers with flocks in the millions. They can devastate crops and are hated by farmers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/jelly-ear https://images.on-this.website/12797_1210998370621cad6d8c252.jpgJelly Ear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/grey-heron https://images.on-this.website/12797_4211256074cbb2107e15e9.jpgGrey Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757707.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14956898934c55700d3c6ef.jpgIndian Pond Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-crossbills https://images.on-this.website/12797_115811447661f803479a893.jpgCommon Crossbills Feeding together. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo48002449.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21053411286385f5768ca6f.jpgRiver Caerfanell. A tributary of the River Usk in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757696.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21099237264c556ff1388a3.jpgGreen Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767123.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1318868351635e7c40199f8.jpgRing Ouzel Gorgeous silver fringing to the feathers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo34902036.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_110958055b014e5c7319b.jpgHoopoe. One or two seen, typical behaviour. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7644288.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8555524274ce6e31924a61.jpgWaxwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523396.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_132090063856a650bd2abb0.jpgTree Sparrow https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15079340.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10486647214fc736a0aaa9d.jpgMale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19803065.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13960013925280ee9dc2369.jpgMale Penduline Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50518146.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11532520965b7985d58cc8.jpgSpotted Honeyguide Scarce and inconspicuous found in evergreen and gallery forests. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010427.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13295125765193b58d9456e.jpgNightingale https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830005.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17112771666168758c1c0d.jpgMale Cuckoo Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610465.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_139760479662ce9336076c4.jpgGreat Snipe Uncommon bird even on Lesvos, a big rarity in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830015.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_184227296866168cf126ed8.jpgMale Cuckoo Late spring in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45024935.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1545260921621cb24bde89b.jpgJelly Ear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/gull-billed-tern https://images.on-this.website/12797_13957550074c556ff5b7a4e.jpgGull Billed Tern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19515142.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15593379295252d4520593e.jpgRed Breasted Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49088858.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16114490536474d822316e7.jpgWood Sandpiper. The most common wader on Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-sandpiper https://images.on-this.website/12797_20038231276474c1d19589c.jpgCommon Sandpiper. Delicate little wader found on rocky shores. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/willow-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_5123477604c568d23a8f0c.jpgWillow Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21152237.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2722936195378bfcca6017.jpgPied Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/western-bluebil-male https://images.on-this.website/12797_131889574265b2671e6fbb7.jpgWestern Bluebill, Male Uncommon and unobtrusive birds, hard to see usually. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759781.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1382111884c559a8936e53.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/taiga-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_9415195744c558c213c910.jpgTaiga Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo37297551.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8371078355c49b9b3ae7dd.jpgWaxwings They like to perch together. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ashy-wood-swallows https://images.on-this.website/12797_5486190444c556f5f1cb8a.jpgAshy Wood Swallows https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-red-footed-falcon https://images.on-this.website/12797_44020604264886bba22add.jpgMale Red Footed Falcon Lesvos https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blackening-brittlegill https://images.on-this.website/12797_1169787447621b825cb938a.jpgBlackening Brittlegill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brancaster-staithe-harbour https://images.on-this.website/12797_95078917756a76ef39a509.jpgBrancaster Staithe Harbour https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405240.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5578651034ead9ec549f5c.jpgIsabelline Daurian Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-billed-oxpecker https://images.on-this.website/12797_21438791165b2672996d7e.jpgYellow Billed Oxpecker Found around cattle feeding on ticks. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489290.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_79061654965b266549ecff.jpgAfrican Grey Hornbill One of a number of Hornbills found in The Gambia. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20512254.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_830833857531b2b0fa884d.jpgStone Curlew https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388466.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_172407592557ff818b257b0.jpgBearded Tit, Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523188.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_548565356a64bdb312c8.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/oystercatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_8981037794fc76bbd29bd5.jpgOystercatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/marsh-harrier https://images.on-this.website/12797_18641125854c557078a0d5d.jpgMarsh Harrier https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19536842.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15262199945256bb2b051ed.jpgLong Billed Dowitcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/barn-swallow https://images.on-this.website/12797_7279275368443ce2704aa.jpgBarn Swallow https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369440.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_177265143868443ce39d33d.jpgBlack Headed Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369443.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_72638371968443ce797181.jpgCetti's Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369444.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_135017173368443ce902134.jpgCinereous Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369454.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_163599096368443cf413429.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369455.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_180134368368443cf4ba066.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369469.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17917115068443d0392c8c.jpgKruper's Nuthatch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369470.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_92001538868443d05bbf87.jpgKruper's Nuthatch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369484.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_117754671268443d1b25e27.jpgNightingale https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369485.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15501225268443d1c5c993.jpgPurple Herons Silhouetted https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369486.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18653847768443d1daeb66.jpgPurple Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369516.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_65050818468443d3c6bba3.jpgSwallowtail Butterfly https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-lace-web-spider-male https://images.on-this.website/12797_2850047085e9b0d9122276.jpgBlack Lace Web Spider, Male Found scuttling across my kitched floor. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489402.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_111045804965b266ed34b88.jpgRed Billed Hornbill Most common hornbill very vocal with a comical chuckling call which intensifies up to a crescendo, others may join in until it sounds like ridiculous raucous laughter. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369445.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_86781965068443cea0f558.jpgCinereous Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/spotted-redshank https://images.on-this.website/12797_6363484135086b2707d79b.jpgSpotted Redshank https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010449.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19254994945193b6ec80fca.jpgWoodchat Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-belted-bracket https://images.on-this.website/12797_133866072621b66cabc9b6.jpgRed Belted Bracket https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/llangors-lake https://images.on-this.website/12797_18285586455edec415e2e6.jpgLlangors Lake Sunset. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/fibrecap https://images.on-this.website/12797_1229528222621b8202ecf03.jpgFibrecap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580082.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11544386455086a3697e356.jpgBarn Owl Wouldn't want to be a Vole or Mouse living there!! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/isabelline-wheatear https://images.on-this.website/12797_10863230444c559013cd5b0.jpgIsabelline Wheatear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo40885697.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12238973645e41616ed3800.jpgCettis Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ruppells-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_4936408664dc9914409a62.jpgRuppell's Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-white-egret https://images.on-this.website/12797_18756307444dcc333323e70.jpgGreat White Egret https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cinereous-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_11642717544dca85f2d94aa.jpgCinereous Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10092016.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11266164194dd2c0e2edd4e.jpgBlack Stork https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10092012.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14346024344dd2c0c1ea390.jpgBlack Winged Stilt https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-bittern https://images.on-this.website/12797_2536731474dcc36327152d.jpgLittle Bittern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9993520.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9559999504dcd8848510a5.jpgCretzchmar's Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9993522.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8509190344dcd884c0f1ec.jpgCretzchmar's Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ruff https://images.on-this.website/12797_191589544dd2c17fde7dd.jpgRuff https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-stork https://images.on-this.website/12797_9391246884dd2c0ee3f5f7.jpgWhite Stork https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo40885998.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7356517175e4162e5dc644.jpgCettis Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/long-eared-owlet https://images.on-this.website/12797_91556833868443d0f1e1f0.jpgLong Eared Owlet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610457.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_51496507562ce93235e7a4.jpgBlack Headed Bunting Common migrant in May on Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13183051.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4249450244e8f54156c638.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19515523.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18396890635252dbc92ad5d.jpgPectoral Sandpiper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775219.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_707382004c5691337470a.jpgWhinchat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080778.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12986745124fc76b651ae69.jpgMarsh Harrier Sat in her favourite Hawthorn bush. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24522255.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13451229305575e2263da89.jpgRed Kite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46611254.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_48081520862ceaef5af2e6.jpgCretzschmar's Bunting Bird of rocky and dry areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-breasted-waterhen https://images.on-this.website/12797_5674697804c557115ef314.jpgWhite Breasted Waterhen https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/praying-mantis-india https://images.on-this.website/12797_18983067974c58384ba4468.jpgPraying Mantis (India) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010413.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20838003655193b519b045e.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24284741.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1950984983555a13c7ded48.jpgBlack Stork Tsiknias River, Kalloni area https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22099727.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17009728153ef53a6a4edd.jpgJuv Female Kingfisher See the flesh coloured area of the lower mandible highlighted by the sun. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9976734.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7800895834dcc33388a2a6.jpgLittle Bittern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/chough https://images.on-this.website/12797_101218432257d17503cc934.jpgChough Wary. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/daurian-redstart https://images.on-this.website/12797_11208323614c558bb4b2aaa.jpgDaurian Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10400382.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14790301004de7eb770c9af.jpgGreat Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-hen-harrier https://images.on-this.website/12797_9122709964ead9e9b86016.jpgFemale Hen Harrier When she saw me she threw her right wing up and banked away over the reedbeds. I never saw her after that. Thankfully I managed a few shots of this gorgeous bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo40887507.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17479288515e416f4593094.jpgMarmoras Warbler Blorenge Mountain, Wales https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774961.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_149064884c568f620fd8a.jpgGoldfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759391.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7550204184c5595e4831e5.jpgBlack Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo41197646.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19146895015eb2f24f7d7c2.jpgZebra Spider - Female Photographed on one of my props. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/golden-plover https://images.on-this.website/12797_87779047150a1173e377bb.jpgGolden Plover https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757754.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10755564094c5570911844b.jpgPallid Harrier https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/trumpeter-finch https://images.on-this.website/12797_990499756531b29613b670.jpgTrumpeter Finch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wood-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_6377000394c568d27d72cc.jpgWood Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010319.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15767306685193b37d9a80b.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo12167600.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12740325214e4d69baa9715.jpgRedstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/northern-wheatear https://images.on-this.website/12797_649312964c56912e17c4b.jpgNorthern Wheatear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10999696.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8319419934e0e049c2ab01.jpgJuvenile Peregrine Falcon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/small-minivet https://images.on-this.website/12797_18931921494c5570f0d6878.jpgSmall Minivet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo30491449.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_132593958058cbfb1a1a76f.jpgBlack Grouse The Lyre shaped tail showing. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo42081841.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14462327125fa813f1d3d91.jpgMale Ring Ouzel. Elan Valley, Mid Wales, Autumn passage. Feeding on Rowan berries. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo14027260.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11015838004f1ecccd7f5cb.jpgBullfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo42085596.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14845613505fafba438fcf6.jpgMale Ring Ouzel. Elan Valley, Mid Wales, Autumn passage. Feeding on Rowan berries. Best time to photograph these birds is when they are feeding on the berries of the turning Rowan trees in Autumn. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20560137.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_170305791453246c83d6f74.jpgGreat Spotted Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo28947594.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21748060857d175b9a70c6.jpgChough Their beaks are nearly always dirty. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo40886299.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20561432065e41640151ac0.jpgCettis Warbler Lesvos https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759044.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20341592254c558eb4821fb.jpgSardinian Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/spotted-honeyguide https://images.on-this.website/12797_145840957765b26700918a4.jpgSpotted Honeyguide Scarce and inconspicuous found in evergreen and gallery forests. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7086818.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17321722354cbb254baa693.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/mugimaki-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_20838588564c558bdf38dcc.jpgMugimaki Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285180.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1424325206555a17086c37e.jpgLong Eared Owl Chick Papiana, Skala Kalloni https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775024.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3758213364c568fdea9385.jpgRedpoll https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-northern-diver https://images.on-this.website/12797_94049048154806e6fe9fcf.jpgGreat Northern Diver. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405229.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17108731564ead9e808fb2c.jpgGrey Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo30491472.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_76266000258cbfbe327b3e.jpgBlack Grouse Example of Lyre shaped tails in evidence. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/stretching https://images.on-this.website/12797_18801202284c56c3d055ef5.jpgStretching. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10568918.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21305287614df38bf02050b.jpgJuv Swallows https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24284738.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1511429174555a13afe2733.jpgBlack Stork Tsiknias River Kalloni area https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo14638307.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1369855664f8dd1aab6c7b.jpgChiffchaff https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285074.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2064221216555a165c4966f.jpgLittle Egret Tsiknias River Kalloni https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wire-tailed-swallow https://images.on-this.website/12797_4930544614c55713335a21.jpgWire Tailed Swallow https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/osprey https://images.on-this.website/12797_9836948224c569c2d941cb.jpgOsprey https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-fronted-plover https://images.on-this.website/12797_801965095b01542fade00.jpgWhite-fronted Plover. Very uncommon, seen only in one location. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509312.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20348749075d5a7f725b4ef.jpgSombre Tit Widespread throught the Balkans - although it can still be difficult to see. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26712441.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_195344329956cd97981b282.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285436.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_361177390555a1822a1034.jpgRed Backed Shrike Sigri https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/orphean-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_16686901062ce93532e42d.jpgOrphean Warbler Skulking Warbler hard to see. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7982002.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20858917164d062ec1d6f4a.jpgWaxwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10092028.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8882262244dd2c13684f8e.jpgBlack Tailed Godwit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285468.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_127408345555a18438e143.jpgRed Backed Shrike Sigri https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18823341.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_45964800951fa76feca944.jpgWater Rail chick https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/plum-headed-parakeets https://images.on-this.website/12797_20035536134c5570a8a2b3e.jpgPlum Headed Parakeets https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18864561.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_165290554351fff4f73a2d3.jpgLittle Owl Lesvos https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19536841.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18831828185256bb09237fd.jpgLong Billed Dowitcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21624029.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_164807859353b132efd5507.jpgWhinchat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hawfinch https://images.on-this.website/12797_115209279851fffc3e1fe13.jpgHawfinch Forest of Dean https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372259.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_979014500572f4f224f16f.jpgMale Bluethroat Singing. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/long-taild-glossy-starling https://images.on-this.website/12797_159987446565b266c67430e.jpgLong taild Glossy Starling Common Starling, found almost anywhere. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/sparrowhawk https://images.on-this.website/12797_7762579024d752b6520bde.jpgSparrowhawk https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo34889022.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10165270875aff102d1fd5e.jpgBluebells in Coed Cefn Wood. Footpath through the Bluebell woods. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19797028.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1175232397527ff97fbce64.jpgMale Penduline Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/tumbling-afon-tarell https://images.on-this.website/12797_60330464351ee9de13039c.jpgTumbling Afon Tarell https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19194189.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_320344061522c39d332bf4.jpgNightjar https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5776245.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7765986534c56a1e000524.jpgMandarin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285307.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_413341492555a177e14562.jpgMasked Shrike Napi Valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-backed-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_12152751904c55923b648f7.jpgRed Backed Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo30491473.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_35845485358cbfc0401770.jpgBlack Grouse Prime example of a dominant adult male, showing red eye combs, white wing bars and lyre shaped tail. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21151929.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3534012895378afe1a1b97.jpgBluebells Bluebells, interspersed with Stitchwort carpeting the woodland floor in the Irfon valley. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8850252.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12738516214d722384b1cd1.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-rumped-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_11101528344c558c46a7b13.jpgYellow Rumped Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15860670.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_187728812250279128a91f9.jpgLinnet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24284717.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_253384647555a138477d86.jpgBlack Stork Tsiknias River Kalloni area https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo14658877.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14374345664f927f7585259.jpgAdult Peregrine https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7748392.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12414966304ceec5a4e0381.jpgFieldfare https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010343.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6452045065193b3bf6b875.jpgBlue Rock Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/elisaes-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_11288031354c558bc07d14a.jpgElisaes Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo17040229.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_71180419050d70a1d01a74.jpgWaxwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-eared-wheatear https://images.on-this.website/12797_1926066749555a13e77753c.jpgBlack Eared Wheatear Kavaki, Petra https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10092032.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21297838584dd2c17125469.jpgCurlew Sandpiper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/large-red-damselflies https://images.on-this.website/12797_6013762825b1a5a4030359.jpgLarge Red Damselflies. Pair. Camlais brook, Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31597757.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1705132843593d5c23874e4.jpgWhite Stork. Up to twenty birds in the fields every night, hunting for food. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010436.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12281298285193b6435312f.jpgSardinian Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/nightjar https://images.on-this.website/12797_2018607886522c37e795c2b.jpgNightjar https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20360565.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_67343748252fa108a28677.jpgSiberian Chiffchaff Warm buffy brown ear coverts and Black legs and bill. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/willow-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_238192960502fdbb619ad4.jpgWillow Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/tree-pipit https://images.on-this.website/12797_13014139204c5691c5418a8.jpgTree Pipit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/sub-alpine-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_16989175825193b67a13243.jpgSub Alpine Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cettis-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_239620168531c7f41ca3a7.jpgCettis Warbler. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405243.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13263892654ead9ed7b35bf.jpgIsabelline Daurian Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010440.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19955622505193b665c5070.jpgSerin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/siberian-rubythroat https://images.on-this.website/12797_13237012084c558c097d5f2.jpgSiberian Rubythroat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/water-rail https://images.on-this.website/12797_18972826844c568e5eccade.jpgWater Rail https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774586.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15085401944c5688f3455a1.jpgTreecreeper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo34902047.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14534983425b014fbd7869a.jpgLong Tailed Nightjar. Close-up of cryptic plumage. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31598487.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_772521227593d68bf9bf25.jpgRufous Bush Chat. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bullfinch-juvenile https://images.on-this.website/12797_10677388204c6c25239d713.jpgBullfinch Juvenile https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cattle-egret https://images.on-this.website/12797_5629502405193b3d26d55e.jpgCattle Egret https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9993490.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19109079594dcd87709a8e6.jpgLittle Crake https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010425.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6169829125193b57bacdd8.jpgNightingale https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19797021.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1720502566527ff953a9a57.jpgMale Penduline Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24522271.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15486286505575e326c6bba.jpgRed Kite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo35051993.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2392021965b0e7fa293aa9.jpgMale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/citrine-wagtail https://images.on-this.website/12797_8569170184c55922e41578.jpgCitrine Wagtail https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26527155.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_157173235856a76f074ec64.jpgBrancaster Staithe Harbour Brancaster was an old Roman port, known as Branodunum, the most northerly of a chain of fortifications along the east coast. 'Staithe' means landing place, or quay. It was once a smuggling centre with locals shipping in goods from France illegally to avoid paying taxes. The nearby village of Burnham Thorpe was the birthplace of Norfolk’s most famous hero, Lord Nelson. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523277.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_114079804856a64e4570646.jpgTwite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767111.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1891242684635e7c2bcb9c6.jpgRing Ouzel Great to get these close ups of what is normally a very shy bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21152238.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6496295805378bfea1ccc5.jpgPied Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759782.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1096299154c559a8d9bbe9.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010423.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19441306835193b563d469c.jpgEgyptian Mongoose https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/berthelots-pipit https://images.on-this.website/12797_1729629979531b297c854f6.jpgBerthelot's Pipit Ubiquitous on Lanzarote. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080731.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4785030294fc769f430600.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-common-redstart-with-rat https://images.on-this.website/12797_7441423385027bba4e7cc4.jpgFemale Common Redstart with Rat Tailed Maggot https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372288.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2127584121572f4fbc55551.jpgMale Bluethroat Lovely throat pose. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/storm-clouds-above-the-afon https://images.on-this.website/12797_157498364751fe7741dc2bc.jpgRiver Hepste, Llia Valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080835.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16030863944fc76c9b0a086.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bonellis-warbler-chick-lesvos https://images.on-this.website/12797_1387163077593d5a36beea6.jpgEastern Bonellis Warbler Chick. Never thought I'd see one of these! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775213.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12470627644c56912963262.jpgNorthern Wheatear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47972967.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_39810441863835dcb589a2.jpgYellow foot Waxcap Uncommon waxcap - Hygrocybe flavipes https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31597699.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1183809695593d5bacf21b4.jpgNight Heron. In flight, heading for its roost. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/stock-dove https://images.on-this.website/12797_15578126774d48330ebe2a2.jpgStock Dove https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31598205.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1485110846593d62b249ce4.jpgShort Toed Eagle. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20792794.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11430675105347db55df58d.jpgFemale Merlin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19803313.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13088917285280f7e3406c2.jpgMale Penduline Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-spotted-woodpecker-juvenile https://images.on-this.website/12797_8746756454c5c4e0840242.jpgGreat Spotted Woodpecker Juvenile https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405218.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19427603564ead9e37e0c08.jpgBarn Owl Hovering in typical fashion. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47973550.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1715443360638365558cb83.jpgScarlet / Splendid waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405227.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10615037934ead9e6e2287c.jpgCormorant Classic heraldic wing-drying pose https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285253.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1103478057555a174a0ac83.jpgLong Eared Owl Chick Papiana, Skala Kalloni https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18523873.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_207735748951d582d50ea3f.jpgBullfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49088579.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10827529136474d124ef79c.jpgRed Footed Falcon. Beautiful bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo36355671.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14889983655ba0f02f9378d.jpgBearded Barbet. Most Common Barbet, still quite difficult to see. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo37297552.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14263980555c49b9b61f3c3.jpgWaxwings https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774963.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7707519544c568f683af20.jpgGoldfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405245.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14221895794ead9ee62c242.jpgLittle Grebe Fishing for Sticklebacks https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775361.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3598565654c56929d8c59c.jpgWaxwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/goliath-heron https://images.on-this.website/12797_23186288765b266a6c40d8.jpgGoliath Heron. The largest Heron, found in lakes, rivers and mangroves. Impressive bird with a wingspan of nearly eight feet and a height of five feet. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388480.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_156909703757ff849f0dc72.jpgPectoral Sandpiper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580307.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4835197535086af949ea89.jpgSpoonbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10827626.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9920333524e0311e4cd5a6.jpgFemale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580305.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21332854435086af86abfb2.jpgSpoonbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10999704.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3367735284e0e04a74a235.jpgJuvenile Peregrine Falcon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26002582.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_643451490563385bda6c02.jpgFirecrest https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-spider-hunter https://images.on-this.website/12797_584816154c55704507c6e.jpgLittle Spider Hunter https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759265.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11601285944c5590500844a.jpgSpur Winged Plover https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24284802.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2020455081555a146fc0f47.jpgCommon Tern Kalloni Saltpans https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372295.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1832345414572f4fdb436be.jpgMale Bluethroat On the grassy track. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-billed-chough https://images.on-this.website/12797_16779089194c558ead67131.jpgRed Billed Chough https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24996979.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_126227284055aea0dd89cc6.jpgFemale Kingfisher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774573.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3738672764c5688c3d91ff.jpgGreat Spotted Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080809.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8037878464fc76c14d01a3.jpgRed Backed Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo17312956.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_443107285120addc315ba.jpgNorthern Wheatear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009555.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_162264943621b82115b857.jpgFly Agaric https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13183056.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9353626714e8f542c1fc5e.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010443.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2492292565193b68eb620c.jpgWhite Stork https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372284.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1370992384572f4fa784f8e.jpgMale Bluethroat Inquisitive. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21721055.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15406577953bda88279f99.jpgPuffin in flight https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509323.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1393408035d5a7f7bc0351.jpgSquacco Heron Common in wetlands in the Balkans. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285375.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_858488042555a17e3b23f5.jpgNightingale Tsiknias River, Kalloni https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo23809403.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_172874499355143d2bf3443.jpgFemale Northern Grey Shrike. Classic pose. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759070.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13047531974c558ed23e710.jpgShore Lark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580330.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19502670215086b2773636e.jpgSpotted Redshank https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo12167564.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2583751304e4d698d88486.jpgGoldfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285018.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1391120420555a15e95ba8b.jpgGlossy Ibis Tsiknias River, Kalloni https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/sgwd-gwladus https://images.on-this.website/12797_212170482359f335cc1d0c3.jpgSgwd Gwladus River Nedd. Waterfall Country. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523183.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_76695396956a64bb47e50f.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo41197647.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7901876105eb2f250dc662.jpgZebra Spider - Male Photographed on one of my props. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo41206542.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5903055405ec1495c24df5.jpgBullfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo41206513.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10385392855ec148e50ea28.jpgChiffchaff https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523394.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7796320756a650a6ac58c.jpgRuff https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21362956.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1808471155391e5c4973db.jpgWhinchat Bird of open spaces usually on elevated ground, possibly female can be confused with Stonechat but males like this are pretty distinctive. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/puffin-in-flight https://images.on-this.website/12797_5016353153bda83b4ac4f.jpgPuffin in flight https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759289.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11719424444c55934471085.jpgBlack Skimmers https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo33210563.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_73348986659e221fe02705.jpgRock Thrush 1st winter male bird found in Pwll du quarry, near Blaenavon, Gwent, October 2017 https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9353080.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18299215124d9f6d6a4bb9b.jpgDipper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/sedge-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_771414127519b7a82e9956.jpgSedge Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19536840.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15015814735256bae9681e5.jpgLong Billed Dowitcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405226.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3649414924ead9e65272c9.jpgCormorant This individual sat drying its wings after a lengthy fishing session at Holme next the Sea https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo36190171.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10442408615b91410ecf9b1.jpgOtter River Usk, Brecon Beacons. Please see Blog for story. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757652.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10458919174c556f7f09589.jpgBlack Kite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/linnet https://images.on-this.website/12797_17343869504c568fba33fc6.jpgLinnet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775132.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5709557764c5690c13b691.jpgMistle Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo23486431.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_144085029554d769c294e98.jpgLittle Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13512762.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10768840894ebd57e82e4fc.jpgMale Crossbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/afon-tarell-running-over-a https://images.on-this.website/12797_207525465651ee9e2a33c63.jpgAfon Tarell running over a limestone pavement https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49139231.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_43544465648432dd20b73.jpgWhite Throated Robin. Extremely rare bird which has almost mythical status on Lesvos. Very few reports since Greek records began. On the whole of the Greek mainland and including the Greek archipelago all the sightings have been on Lesvos. This is because of Lesvos's close proximity (5 miles) to the Turkish mainland where there is sporadic breeding. A hugely exiting find for myself and Susan. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10821776.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7777005674e024f69a9a18.jpgFemale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39882270.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21302785045d81053dd9653.jpgBlack Tailed Skimmer. Llangors Lake. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39882215.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4246234095d8102d69bbf9.jpgRuddy Darter. Male. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-merlin https://images.on-this.website/12797_21076807705347db168c74c.jpgFemale Merlin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5961464.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20232838984c6c2528c993b.jpgGarden Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7644316.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10119636384ce6e33cd2769.jpgWaxwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388474.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_176596436957ff8367d4abe.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/chinese-bulbul https://images.on-this.website/12797_8841504284c558ba6b9d2a.jpgChinese Bulbul https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8446968.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11573732094d458990b26cb.jpgBrambling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/1st-winter-male-desert-wheatear https://images.on-this.website/12797_50896656752ad9abb3dac1.jpg1st winter male Desert Wheatear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7086804.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5596015684cbb253cc15ca.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lavender-waxbills https://images.on-this.website/12797_3096866545b014ef3c9a2d.jpgLavender Waxbills. Common but endearing little birds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-browed-reed-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_8485565164c558b94bba75.jpgBlack Browed Reed Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/mongolian-lark https://images.on-this.website/12797_5175907914c558bdaaaa08.jpgMongolian Lark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9976016.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19547489294dcc27804a3a6.jpgCetti's Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/water-rail-feeding https://images.on-this.website/12797_85198924551fa7811375e2.jpgWater Rail with worm https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/dotterel https://images.on-this.website/12797_21356112804fa8119b896d8.jpgDotterel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20512247.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_179159058531b2a74d2b78.jpgHoubara Bustard Looking for food. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pheasant-tailed-jacana https://images.on-this.website/12797_19644313954c5570981f40b.jpgPheasant Tailed Jacana https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bearded-tit-female https://images.on-this.website/12797_97484574357ff820fa6778.jpgBearded Tit, Female https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22177242.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5220826653f9f8dcbc05d.jpgLittle Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-throated-rock-thrush https://images.on-this.website/12797_14350325984c558c3393ed3.jpgWhite Throated Rock Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9976736.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8702625384dcc333e3f95b.jpgLittle Bittern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19911957.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21393893515291ea920e635.jpgBrecon and Monmouth Canal. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/jerdons-leafbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_443384c557023e4be3.jpgJerdons Leafbird https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo17339898.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_61073914451260402b7e18.jpgSparrowhawk https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blackcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_9090773894c6c2aef86848.jpgBlackcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13276736.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12564349294e9b41ab64886.jpgRaven https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080847.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19662741814fc76cdf9ba1c.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757661.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20612357034c556f95ab5cf.jpgBrahminy Kite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/water-rail-chick-in-long https://images.on-this.website/12797_130881005551fa7479d9424.jpgWater Rail Chick in long grass https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5961586.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20024254814c6c2afd130c5.jpgRobin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19536838.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1575497285256ba8b4b45f.jpgLong Billed Dowitcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blackening-waxcap-witches-hat https://images.on-this.website/12797_1583802109621b822a86a1b.jpgBlackening Waxcap (Witches Hat) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18758874.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_101406388351f13ebf8eddf.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bearded-tit-male https://images.on-this.website/12797_213991165757ff814882da3.jpgBearded Tit, Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24284926.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2031945716555a152304f2b.jpgCitrine Wagtail Kalloni Saltpans https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24284871.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1139806642555a14dc6d05a.jpgCinereous Bunting Ipsilou Monastery https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo30491474.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_166615046758cbfc25085b7.jpgBlack Grouse Strutting around the Lek. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/reed-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_12381110384c568cf924b6d.jpgReed Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-breasted-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_19765011795252d430bf05b.jpgRed Breasted Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/grey-squirrel-with-half-a https://images.on-this.website/12797_21257275494c56c3c4c7054.jpgGrey Squirrel, (with half a tail missing) stealing fruit as usual. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580306.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4646210885086af8dddbc8.jpgSpoonbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9092368.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8245871434d87c36b29e31.jpgHawfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/gadwall https://images.on-this.website/12797_7340444075252d34c2db2b.jpgGadwall https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20512253.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1396510684531b2aebb8f23.jpgStone Curlew Moving away. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-skimmers https://images.on-this.website/12797_8791552924c55933801e65.jpgBlack Skimmers https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080719.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12882973464fc7699aa349e.jpgBarn Owl Floating like a ghostly apparition over the marshes. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bar-winged-flycatcher-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_13786458334c556f642924a.jpgBar Winged Flycatcher Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31598201.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1278487337593d62962f0e3.jpgRufous Bush Chat. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405222.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13560204134ead9e4c82d1a.jpgMale Bearded Tit In the reedbeds on the most famous walk in birding - the East Bank at Cley. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405219.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3842465744ead9e3c01bb1.jpgBarn Owl Owls are able to elevate from the ground extremely quickly because of the large surface area of their wings, which is shown here. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27850389.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_789237668575b0ec57c834.jpgMale Cuckoo Anticipating a Meadow Pipit attack. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405217.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_210600134ead9e320791b.jpgBarn Owl I spent several evenings watching two Barn Owls hunting in rough pastureland and reedbeds. This bird can plainly be seen carrying two voles, normally I see them eat one then hunt for another. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/stone-curlew https://images.on-this.website/12797_3634977464c559066ad040.jpgStone Curlew https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pallid-harrier https://images.on-this.website/12797_20938109944c55902aa9bbd.jpgPallid Harrier https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405244.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21228260034ead9ede3000a.jpgIsabelline Daurian Shrike Posing and flying to and from Bramble bushes, completely unconcerned about me. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405235.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10279655534ead9ea4140a9.jpgFemale Hen Harrier https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo23087954.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7451631415474aac4c2ce6.jpgPentwyn Reservoir Or Dolygaer Reservoir as it is known locally, reflecting the Beacons, these clear reflections dont happen very often. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/snowy-beacons https://images.on-this.website/12797_6767434424d0631bc6d03c.jpgSnowy Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080756.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17441451694fc76ab4df07d.jpgCurlew https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/spottted-dove https://images.on-this.website/12797_6763775004c5570fe828fe.jpgSpottted Dove https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cirl-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_5618267884dcd8757bfbd4.jpgCirl Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/owlet https://images.on-this.website/12797_170635915853ac35d68bb9c.jpgOwlet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/osprey-struggling-to-land-trout https://images.on-this.website/12797_72376644f82fce06bde9.jpgOsprey struggling to land Trout https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759393.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4633401044c5595ef031d0.jpgBlack Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5822886.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1249418534c5c4e105fc89.jpgGreat Spotted Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8349448.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8410098474d3ac93bd60e4.jpgLong Tailed Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-browed-bulbul https://images.on-this.website/12797_13558996904c55711be497a.jpgWhite Browed Bulbul https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/teal https://images.on-this.website/12797_13571429804c56a1b47b797.jpgTeal https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759784.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_253475384c559a97e7bc2.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/knot https://images.on-this.website/12797_20763506554cc2a253413ef.jpgKnot https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19515134.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7574750065252d3efe96df.jpgLittle Grebe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/barn-owl https://images.on-this.website/12797_102586381951261c423d37a.jpgBarn Owl Perched on his favourite branch in the evening gloom. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-bluethroat https://images.on-this.website/12797_2131249379572f4effe3977.jpgMale Bluethroat Silhouetted in the morning sun. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ruddy-shelduck https://images.on-this.website/12797_662709930555a18901a0e6.jpgRuddy Shelduck Mesa https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757811.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11393639244c55713ec70a3.jpgYellow Wattled Lapwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/whimbrel https://images.on-this.website/12797_20336270684c56a2c64544e.jpgWhimbrel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13560655.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4836283324ec2c5681ba6c.jpgMale Crossbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/whinchat https://images.on-this.website/12797_11057548684c56913a22e1e.jpgWhinchat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/chesnut-flanked-white-eye https://images.on-this.website/12797_6217859124c558ba1b670f.jpgChesnut Flanked White eye https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo6354024.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17768857954c8a7f534a50e.jpgWryneck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-colubus-monkey https://images.on-this.website/12797_16895741575b0151528c4c3.jpgRed Colubus Monkey. Attractive primate seen in small groups. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo30491469.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_178597537258cbfb825db07.jpgBlack Grouse Typical posturing. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/agama-lizard https://images.on-this.website/12797_9834856785b014f56309de.jpgAgama Lizard. This is a common Lizard.in The Gambia https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/reed-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_63434880753ac41d9507fc.jpgReed Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cinerious-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_970906557593d625b947ee.jpgCinerious Bunting. Agra old road. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10821772.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9393380844e024f5c13a4f.jpgFemale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/adult-male https://images.on-this.website/12797_97466609853ef536cdfe5d.jpgMale Kingfisher Fiercly defending one of his primary perches https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15132834.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18857609314fcdf3f1cd17a.jpgWood Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/holly-blue https://images.on-this.website/12797_113510272059ac04bfb17c8.jpgHolly Blue Seen less frequently than the Common Blue. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20360567.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_98065160352fa109f927b0.jpgSiberian Chiffchaff Olive green only in wing and tail areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/southern-hawker https://images.on-this.website/12797_12504514614ff346e5713ca.jpgCommon Hawker Just after emergence, with wings folded. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19714309.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4039086015272a4c5f3935.jpgMale Ring Ouzel Elan Valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24284823.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_934000548555a148fad259.jpgCommon Tern Kalloni Saltpans https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5758788.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11233289214c558c2e67d89.jpgWhite Throated Rock Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-crossbill https://images.on-this.website/12797_4194513534ebd57e2d41f4.jpgFemale Crossbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509287.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13696356305d5a7f607cd1e.jpgNightingale Common in Bulgaria and Romania - singing literally everywhere. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/swallowtail-butterfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_14316550755d5a7f7db66b3.jpgSwallowtail Butterfly Common in the Balkans. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509337.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17045422965d5a7f8720a59.jpgWryneck Widespread in Bulgaria and Romania. the Wryneck is an annual passage migrant to the UK in small numbers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo14810761.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_945588424fa8125700995.jpgDotterel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/llanhamlach-church https://images.on-this.website/12797_11720512835c5eb8021a269.jpgLlanhamlach Church A snowy scene of Llanhamlach Church with the Brecon Beacons in the distance. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285714.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2119143244555a19f27fab8.jpgWhite Stork Tsiknias River, Kalloni https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13183057.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16862659124e8f543a2a4b9.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/houbara-bustard https://images.on-this.website/12797_2083031119531b2a2eeeddc.jpgHoubara Bustard Elusive and wary. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24783326.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4981235665596d8efde806.jpgFemale Kingfisher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405231.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19662917834ead9e8bd87da.jpgGrey Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo6810762.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11370807724ca59824baff7.jpgMale Ring Ouzel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pied-wagtail https://images.on-this.website/12797_20446461134d4832f73ae67.jpgPied Wagtail https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18823401.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_148255851251fa78d9b3e10.jpgWater Rail feeding https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/sardinian-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_2795826914c558eba92d15.jpgSardinian Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/crimson-winged-finch https://images.on-this.website/12797_11694688984c558e6b4929b.jpgCrimson Winged Finch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18865819.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_87572206751fffe8d702e9.jpgJuvenile Peregrine Falcon Powys https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285049.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1617569495555a162283a72.jpgKrupers Nuthatch Achladeri Forest https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo17312957.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10525262955120ade4cb6bf.jpgNorthern Wheatear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010359.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20802345965193b3eb29fee.jpgCrag Martin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13512765.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2566766824ebd57f6760b3.jpgMale Crossbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/barn-swallows https://images.on-this.website/12797_1241382534dd2c1096a8de.jpgBarn Swallows https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo6810764.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12839160464ca5982c5870a.jpgMale Ring Ouzel Elan Valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31598262.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1331921982593d64063c299.jpgRuddy Shelduck. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo23440000.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_153584159754c914234f27a.jpgMale Crossbill Foraging amongst the leaf litter. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31597673.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_838033317593d5b743576c.jpgNight Heron. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/juv-female-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_189793670153ef53113f5ba.jpgJuv Female Kingfisher In pristine condition. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759261.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12659969324c559033a438f.jpgRed Footed Falcon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405221.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17239481464ead9e46df419.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13287208.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1597541534e9c45becda0c.jpgMale Crossbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/middle-spotted-woodpecker https://images.on-this.website/12797_18294270244dcd836155242.jpgMiddle Spotted Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22016516.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_28310297453e272396a015.jpgMale Kingfisher Unwanted feather just removed. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/usk-valley https://images.on-this.website/12797_36639042559cd41d734e99.jpgUsk Valley Taken from Allt yr Esgair https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509221.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17502938705d5a7f4506c7a.jpgEuropean Roller, Colourful, but very shy bird, widespread in Europe, but still difficult to approach. This is how they are usually seen! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29713141.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2790754635832ec13b5f38.jpgShorelark. Feeding continously. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010418.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11852319305193b536c61b5.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo37297548.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10629192205c49b9ae126a4.jpgWaxwing Amongst the Mistletoe - crest right up. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo37297549.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7178209245c49b9b00aae6.jpgWaxwing Lovely subtle colours. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bird-hide-at-llangorse-lake https://images.on-this.website/12797_98384048352667d1d62575.jpgBird hide at Llangorse Lake https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405220.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20300693114ead9e4275871.jpgBarn Owl I've nicknamed this owl Mr Spock - you can see why. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo25491246.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_76582830655ef359926583.jpgLlangors Lake Last rays. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pallass-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_17493520724c558bf128ff7.jpgPallas's Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29713193.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6645681365832ec6579006.jpgShorelark. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19194174.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1273878404522c39614a257.jpgNightjar https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/sunset-over-llangors-lake https://images.on-this.website/12797_750595996552ea6fdd5337.jpgSunset over Llangors Lake. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/balkan-green-lizard https://images.on-this.website/12797_952222419555a13fd9d2c3.jpgBalkan Green Lizard Kalloni Saltpans https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5781303.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6368927674c56f52038b10.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/eastern-crowned-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_7939693934c558bba5f179.jpgEastern Crowned Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/small-heath https://images.on-this.website/12797_4876832445b4d9e83e3c7e.jpgSmall Heath Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523392.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_33828238856a650927455d.jpgRedshank https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greater-flameback https://images.on-this.website/12797_20419523434c556fe0eab9e.jpgGreater Flameback https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19640489.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_135093499252667d583bbe6.jpgBird hide at Llangors Lake https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31597656.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2009506029593d5b2f2a250.jpgNight Heron. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/eleonoras-falcon https://images.on-this.website/12797_1288306134563385a1127f4.jpgEleonoras Falcon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010452.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13576997865193b70745073.jpgWoodlark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/woodchat-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_10691629374e2d58afc224b.jpgWoodchat Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-little-bittern https://images.on-this.website/12797_16282474593d5aa9944df.jpgMale Little Bittern. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24284854.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2020496833555a14bdb9f75.jpgCommon Tern Kalloni Saltpans https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31597744.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1131458682593d5c0a0fc55.jpgWhiskered Tern. Plucking grubs from the long grass. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610485.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_52400707662ce936154ff5.jpgWhite Stork Most common Stork on Lesvos, favours dry meadows. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22052126.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_63458819953e61a957b241.jpgFemale Kingfisher Quite remarkable colour difference between this female and the male. Apparently females and young show more green than males. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774582.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2937198864c5688e543339.jpgTreecreeper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8850258.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1017911944d7223908ccbe.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-tern https://images.on-this.website/12797_18476059194dd2c1212395d.jpgCommon Tern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/calandra-lark https://images.on-this.website/12797_4435484895193b4176cd13.jpgCalandra Lark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/orange-cheecked-waxbill https://images.on-this.website/12797_12777308245b014fe2145fe.jpgOrange Cheeked Waxbill. Pretty bird, usually seen in small flocks. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-ring-ouzel https://images.on-this.website/12797_48921655250a10c82ab6ae.jpgMale Ring Ouzel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo6354012.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1168448664c8a7f431ec92.jpgWryneck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-red-backed-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_301801522593d5acd49614.jpgMale Red Backed Shrike. In the heat of the day on an Alexander plant. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-capped-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_16121200034c556f6e91661.jpgBlack Capped Kingfisher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9322054.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14114757004d9b69c897ee4.jpgSparrowhawk https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_16950665015086aafc7f0ec.jpgFemale Kingfisher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo30491439.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_158637529358cbfaf71ffb8.jpgBlack Grouse A yearling male showing brown wing feathers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greater-flamingo https://images.on-this.website/12797_1950662598593d5a8c668ab.jpgGreater Flamingo. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/tree-sparrow https://images.on-this.website/12797_14434842264c56911a6f18a.jpgTree Sparrow https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-spotted-woodpecker https://images.on-this.website/12797_18606674444de7e7816061c.jpgGreat Spotted Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/owl https://images.on-this.website/12797_20582381815b0154fd991de.jpgAfrican Scops Owl. Common Owl. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/stonechat https://images.on-this.website/12797_11959837875027b4b2ca0ec.jpgStonechat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31597654.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1176207438593d5b0e8b66b.jpgNight Heron. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-ringed-plover https://images.on-this.website/12797_11519698784dd2c1770c28c.jpgLittle Ringed Plover https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo11750756.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4160167794e36b63667a1e.jpgFemale Common Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/waxwings-feeding https://images.on-this.website/12797_126710346750cf16d0b46b2.jpgWaxwings feeding https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775639.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16173528894c569c22ed22d.jpgJay https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bearded-tit-pair https://images.on-this.website/12797_1493695524ead9e5dcc551.jpgBearded Tit pair These must be one of the smartest birds in Britain https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-heron https://images.on-this.website/12797_8312317364c5570391e1f8.jpgLittle Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/dunraven-bay-and-cliffs https://images.on-this.website/12797_96345758759c013fc2e481.jpgDunraven Bay and cliffs Steep and dramatic cliffs above an eroded limestone pavement. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31597651.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1957706394593d5aeb8e5a3.jpgNight Heron. These birds, active by night, sit out in the early morning sun before heading for their roosts in the local conifer plantations. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757749.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19438631914c5570829fbdf.jpgOrange Headed Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/golden-oriel https://images.on-this.website/12797_3207506105193b4e2f17d2.jpgGolden Oriel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509238.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_941227285d5a7f4d45672.jpgHawfinch Male Hawfinch in a woodland stream in Bulgaria. Small flocks of these shy birds can be seen in most woodlands in Bulgaria and Romania. Much more common than in the UK https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo28947568.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8564298557d1756a98dc5.jpgChough Alert. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13856109.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_37707894efb372742f78.jpgBittern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/desert-sparrow https://images.on-this.website/12797_17337914144c558e7c0790b.jpgDesert Sparrow https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27850391.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1112055525575b0f1062a4d.jpgMale Cuckoo Resting. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080725.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7645357494fc769cc9492f.jpgBarn Owl Hunting over a grazing meadow near the coast. Backlit by the evening sun. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32899391.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_74473459159c01434cafe7.jpgDunraven Bay and cliffs SSSI bay only reached by steep steps. Lovely vista when the tide is out. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20560140.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_171838773353246cd009b51.jpgGreat Spotted Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/meadow-pipit https://images.on-this.website/12797_7718848664c5691a84a1a1.jpgMeadow Pipit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759785.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_312824184c559a9e33058.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/vine-snake-india https://images.on-this.website/12797_17280087144c5838637667b.jpgVine Snake (India) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405247.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2840180214ead9ef020a84.jpgYellowhammer Positively glowing in strong afternoon sunshine. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo33210564.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_188989410059e2222039e2a.jpgRock Thrush 1st winter male bird found in Pwll du quarry, near Blaenavon, Gwent, October 2017 https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/desert-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_1819901909531b2b4b24473.jpgDesert Shrike Race, Koenigi. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/river-usk-tumbling-its-way https://images.on-this.website/12797_97320594951fe7718c565f.jpgRiver Usk tumbling its way to Brecon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21173720.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1334640156537a18d14dd7c.jpgWhitethroat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13183058.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14190160504e8f5443525bb.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372263.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_994397295572f4f387445b.jpgMale Bluethroat Perched for about a minute. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19766466.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20826272625278cbd49a666.jpgMale Ring Ouzel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/atlantic-grey-seals-on-the https://images.on-this.website/12797_9789347374c56c40d32ea6.jpgAtlantic Grey Seals on the North Norfolk Coast https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/green-bee-eater https://images.on-this.website/12797_796741344c556febc8a54.jpgGreen Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blackbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_3860126134d45898ae95a4.jpgBlackbird https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509316.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1831218525d5a7f75a57e6.jpgShort Toed Eagle Widespread throught the Balkans. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509245.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19919017235d5a7f4f54c23.jpgHawfinch Juvenile bird in Bulgaria. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31597686.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1227466590593d5b919e94a.jpgNight Heron. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/purple-heron https://images.on-this.website/12797_11776517334dcc337db9938.jpgPurple Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo34902046.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3019336845b014f8c2dd6e.jpgLong Tailed Nightjar. Common throughout The Gambia, but typically difficult to see in daytime. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010431.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19786881945193b5bf8e3f2.jpgEuropean Roller https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774731.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16651945084c568cf26b5d9.jpgReed Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18758875.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_24931364351f13f00c072c.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775048.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7557705434c56900f90286.jpgYellowhammer https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-ring-ouzel-1 https://images.on-this.website/12797_4260269395272a54e741e4.jpgFemale Ring Ouzel (1) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18861207.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_131040315851ffb43574fd8.jpgHoopoe Extremadura, Spain https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo35401571.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13028477625b379e0fb25d8.jpgBroad - bodied Chaser Male at Llangors Lake. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29713221.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19968412215832ec8532960.jpgShorelark. On the shore line, typically. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285749.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1207975094555a1a299ba65.jpgWoodchat Shrike Napi Valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/chesnut-crowned-sparrow-lark https://images.on-this.website/12797_20704000465b014c657855e.jpgChesnut-backed Sparrow Lark. Bird of scrubby open areas, uncommon. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080850.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19958603304fc76cf1f30e8.jpgShort Eared Owl This bird disappeared one evening while I was watching it, I looked over a five bar gate and it was perched on a post about fifty feet away, what a bird! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405233.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7342797614ead9e975bb96.jpgFemale Hen Harrier While watching the Barn Owls this bird flew past, quartering the reedbeds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brent-goose https://images.on-this.website/12797_8199103095252d24f6d5e0.jpgBrent Goose https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19802520.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17610679215280e0650dc1c.jpgMale Penduline Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24284947.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1762586540555a1546dce8c.jpgCitrine Wagtail Kalloni Saltpans https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5758778.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20452445474c558c1041e1b.jpgSiberian Rubythroat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16742335.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_112023880150a10c8764835.jpgMale Ring Ouzel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19766467.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16312604995278cbf03fc33.jpgMale Ring Ouzel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/shag https://images.on-this.website/12797_73589025456338648f2108.jpgShag https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18861741.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9441352851ffcba28405b.jpgEuropean Bee Eater Cyprus https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696585.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_196337844359ac0464d9f4d.jpgCommon Blue Fairly widespread butterfly. Female. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greater-coucal https://images.on-this.website/12797_948579094c556fdae6ca0.jpgGreater Coucal https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19797012.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1612761400527ff920f15b8.jpgMale Penduline Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372265.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1038166468572f4f4b410fd.jpgMale Bluethroat White spot showing a bit more. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blackening-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_1827123948621b82284ecf2.jpgBlackening Waxcap (Witches Hat) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/both-neaudd-dolygaer-and-ponsticill https://images.on-this.website/12797_3949636234c56c9f083dcd.jpgBoth Neaudd, Dolygaer and Ponsticill reservoirs viewed from Pen Y Fan https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13183047.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9759393194e8f540b5597e.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/magpie-robin https://images.on-this.website/12797_2965067604c55705e98e5e.jpgMagpie Robin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7086354.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5669773454cbb20d226a8a.jpgBearded Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/fallow-deer-stag-in-the https://images.on-this.website/12797_11024605054c56c3648c4ff.jpgFallow Deer Stag in the Forest of Dean. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759780.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18766205894c559a849d62a.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21173659.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1224183112537a18793c920.jpgCommon Buzzard This bird was misidentified by a local birder as a Honey Buzzard some weeks ago. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo37297547.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17828075815c49b9ac11444.jpgWaxwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080781.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20121319124fc76b72dd851.jpgMarsh Harrier This bird came flying over the bushes, what a sight! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/puffballs-sp https://images.on-this.website/12797_1364735812621b65d37bf0d.jpgPuffballs sp https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405237.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8259540694ead9eaf3f804.jpgIsabelline Daurian Shrike A rare eastern visitor to Britain, I've only ever seen one before and that was twenty years ago, also in Norfolk. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo40425078.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1191240935dc95393944b3.jpgAbyssinian Roller The Gambia https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/juv-great-spotted-woodpecker https://images.on-this.website/12797_5230835184e7de962b1f75.jpgJuv Great Spotted Woodpecker One of the juvenile birds reared in my garden now showing her female plumage, with just a small amount of her red crown feathers remaining. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-white-pelicans https://images.on-this.website/12797_19308910465b015092569f9.jpgGreat White Pelicans. Big flocks seen overhead on occasions. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cormorant https://images.on-this.website/12797_14577991334ead9e75500de.jpgCormorant https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/barn-owl-male https://images.on-this.website/12797_211428885051ffe77b58a77.jpgBarn Owl (Male) Llangorse Lake, Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-ring-ouzel-1 https://images.on-this.website/12797_8810666115272a4f812957.jpgFemale Ring Ouzel Elan Valley. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-throated-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_2652857924c55712dca2b4.jpgWhite Throated Kingfisher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010334.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5611074295193b3aa300aa.jpgBlue Rock Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo36190188.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9035706835b914157e4bac.jpgOtter River Usk, Brecon Beacons. Please see Blog for story. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21017336.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_427777255367b07c9ef01.jpgMale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010399.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2308503025193b474264b9.jpgCrested Lark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo38386571.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1103949705cdfe09a8e79a.jpgBrimstone. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo12167558.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14162100904e4d69868d028.jpgChiffchaff https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9092364.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1734747684d87c35fcf984.jpgHawfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8850234.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8559247174d72235a0a5ba.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8899424.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12901946134d752b6b2b38a.jpgSparrowhawk https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/winner-flying-off https://images.on-this.website/12797_1072485534f82fcfc9976f.jpgOsprey https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20792787.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5927669305347db2f993ce.jpgFemale Merlin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24522261.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11346170915575e27c3215d.jpgRed Kite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26625475.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_110653091256c091884b404.jpgBarn Owl She's totally relaxed, not aware of me. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-hawfinch https://images.on-this.website/12797_200732823355085cee1ad17.jpgMale Hawfinch Feeding in the ground litter. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21577050.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_45521072253ac376388328.jpgAdult https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lanceolated-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_8284658244c558bce3f17e.jpgLanceolated Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/axure-damselflies https://images.on-this.website/12797_19538735695b1a59f428dda.jpgAzure Damselflies Pair. Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/variable-damselfy https://images.on-this.website/12797_20722341585b2f7b8e6a886.jpgVariable Damselfy Llangasty meadows, Llangors Lake. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39764526.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20634582625d761eab0dcb6.jpgSouthern Hawker Male. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo35401572.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17266986675b379f6582b7c.jpgEmperor Dragonfly. Male at Llangors Lake. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo40425088.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10975121175dc9548d66551.jpgPurple Glossy Starling The Gambia https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080785.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8315043474fc76b8b12fd5.jpgMarsh Harrier She really liked this Hawthorn bush. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19827755.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1670951175528506af9187c.jpgNorthern Grey Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/striped-necked-terrapin-lesvos https://images.on-this.website/12797_13146255834dfb708d06ebf.jpgStriped Necked Terrapin (Lesvos) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10828852.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8173375094e0314cf679a6.jpgFemale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26625473.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_129703198756c091674643f.jpgBarn Owl I think this is a female, there are some spots on the flanks, but this is not always diagnostic. However, the 'Buffy' coloured bib around her throat is the deciding factor in the ID. She's heard the shutter but not treating it as a threat. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759032.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2060920274c558ea53cbe6.jpgMousiers Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ospreys-fighting-over-fish https://images.on-this.website/12797_8977047624f82ff7cc208f.jpgOspreys fighting over fish. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8484860.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17056448624d4832fe94b8c.jpgRobin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405232.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10454210094ead9e935fe64.jpgGrey Heron With what I believe to be a Rudd https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/skylark https://images.on-this.website/12797_9303031624c5691b687f76.jpgSkylark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7086396.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9075080584cbb2114658c7.jpgLittle Egret https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hairy-dragonfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_14091899165b2f7b46bbc9f.jpgHairy Dragonfly Llangasty meadows, Llangors lake https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/striped-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_8959214215b015241676ef.jpgStriped Kingfisher. Found in dry Savannah, feeds on grasshoppers and other small invertebrates. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759786.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8678882384c559aa41a797.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5758979.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13018006874c558e65d9760.jpgCream Coloured Courser https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/baya-weavers https://images.on-this.website/12797_16564021384c556f6b432fc.jpgBaya Weavers https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/grey-wagtail https://images.on-this.website/12797_8175177044d9f6d7674b4e.jpgGrey Wagtail https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/raven https://images.on-this.website/12797_6897283124e9b419ca7620.jpgRaven https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21880241.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_110758766953ce7038c5639.jpgPied Wagtail https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13560659.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13900457424ec2c5700fb68.jpgFemale Crossbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18823399.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_113414766351fa78999f2b5.jpgWater Rail chick https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10715474.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11808666004dfcd3f43207c.jpgMiddle Spotted Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/gryphon-vultures https://images.on-this.website/12797_1133358005193b4f834390.jpgGriffon Vultures https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/serin https://images.on-this.website/12797_10388822854c558ec170201.jpgSerin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lesser-whitethroat https://images.on-this.website/12797_10667549084fc76b4b697e1.jpgLesser Whitethroat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696594.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_57471521959ac04d5b4708.jpgHolly Blue Seen less frequently than the Common Blue. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ringlet https://images.on-this.website/12797_13575471365b4d9ea0485c7.jpgRinglet Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010451.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7417320545193b6f61d587.jpgWoodchat Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bronze-mannakins https://images.on-this.website/12797_19886033965b014b91d9156.jpgBronze Mannikins. Common birds usually seen in flocks. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/intermediate-egret https://images.on-this.website/12797_8544790494c55701d23b4e.jpgIntermediate Egret https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hunstanton-sunset https://images.on-this.website/12797_18149338456a76f15d5386.jpgHunstanton Sunset https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080800.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13213065584fc76bea895c5.jpgRed Backed Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29967592.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_492633237586c34cfa90b5.jpgWaxwing. Feeding on Rose Hips. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18758876.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_213150293451f13f241fa8f.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/malabar-trogon https://images.on-this.website/12797_17537721284c55706d0054e.jpgMalabar Trogon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27906255.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_26568362357600e0b76a67.jpgMale Cuckoo In the rain. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo17441693.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_791683317513733c5c9262.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/afon-tarell-winding-its-way https://images.on-this.website/12797_166028757251fe789c2115c.jpgAfon Tarell winding its way to Brecon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20360564.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_161873081252fa1073b4592.jpgSiberian Chiffchaff Buff/Brown upperparts. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087809.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3754069756474c1e61c94a.jpgLesser Grey Shrike. Least common of the four shrikes seen on Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo23486430.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_166517700354d7699467a01.jpgLittle Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18865560.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_198108846651fffd3d0fa8e.jpgHawfinch Forest of Dean https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/adult https://images.on-this.website/12797_112986608553ac35b011af3.jpgAdult after a bath https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29713088.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4236326715832ebc3b77ea.jpgShorelark. 'Horns' just showing. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24783357.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10817610345596d97b7f5ea.jpgMale Kinghfisher Underexposed by one and two third stops. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/juv-common-redstart https://images.on-this.website/12797_6804699094e4d5f38f002b.jpgJuv Common Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bar-tailed-godwit https://images.on-this.website/12797_8040631195086b23e54d38.jpgBar Tailed Godwit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10704068.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5725762744dfb706bacfc9.jpgBalkan Green Lizard (Lesvos) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-crowned-chagra https://images.on-this.website/12797_5702999644c558e4cc7b18.jpgBlack Crowned Chagra https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388469.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_195765757957ff8263cd2d8.jpgBearded Tit, Female https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/swallow-tailed-bee-eater https://images.on-this.website/12797_16494678495b01537d4c15e.jpgSwallow-tailed Bee-eater. Seen infrequently - beautiful! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/isabelline-daurian-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_831813224ead9ecb541e2.jpgIsabelline Daurian Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-penduline-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_5688844165b01557dc9a0d.jpgYellow Penduline Tit. Rare, seen only once. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774941.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12824367494c568f356a768.jpgBullfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/juvenile-peregrine-falcon https://images.on-this.website/12797_14952175374e0e049126afe.jpgJuvenile Peregrine Falcon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405239.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18950168824ead9ebecdfbf.jpgIsabelline Daurian Shrike Catching Wasps https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo34901803.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9269125185b014a4b79df0.jpgAbyssinian Roller. Beatiful Roller, typically shy and wary. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080699.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11102419234fc76908e7bc3.jpgBarn Owl Hunting over a grazing meadow near the coast. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/mole https://images.on-this.website/12797_509210851502a702047959.jpgMole https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/field-vole https://images.on-this.website/12797_6676620264e5b6b7ca8161.jpgField Vole https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405242.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7914702854ead9ed19d1bb.jpgIsabelline Daurian Shrike Gorgeous subtle tones to the plummage. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/goldcrest https://images.on-this.website/12797_14607219184cbb20ef37f59.jpgGoldcrest https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8262738.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3930117544d2e0f2da2702.jpgLong Tailed Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774571.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16033223284c5688bbcf30a.jpgGreat Spotted Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19515122.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6850540125252d2e75207c.jpgGrey Plover https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10999712.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6371559424e0e04b18aaef.jpgJuvenile Peregrine Falcon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9092362.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7688395234d87c359d8043.jpgHawfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/tawny-eagle https://images.on-this.website/12797_25192551165b267124fc0b.jpgTawny Eagle Moves souuth in the dry season, hunts on the wing or from perches. A carrion feeder sometimes robbing other birds of their food. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/a-frozen-mon-brecon-canal https://images.on-this.website/12797_16280572404d0631b6d64c4.jpgA Frozen Brecon and Monmouth Canal https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brahminy-starling https://images.on-this.website/12797_18882235464c556f9a23f7a.jpgBrahminy Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/egyptian-grasshopper-lesvos https://images.on-this.website/12797_10925777124dfb707127165.jpgEgyptian Grasshopper (Lesvos) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-crake https://images.on-this.website/12797_18225699634dcd876b407c0.jpgLittle Crake https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/woolly-necked-stork https://images.on-this.website/12797_8800158584c557138e91cd.jpgWoolly Necked Stork https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/house-sparrow https://images.on-this.website/12797_13578662104c6c2af6cc485.jpgHouse Sparrow https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hummin-bird-hawk-moth https://images.on-this.website/12797_17155309315d5a7f4b21607.jpgHumming Bird Hawk Moth Annual visitor to the Uk - common in Europe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15079343.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5621092104fc736b59a475.jpgMale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo36190159.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18408163905b9140caeda48.jpgOtter River Usk, Brecon Beacons. Please see Blog for story. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372292.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_861673930572f4fca49a0a.jpgMale Bluethroat Such attractive birds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo14551382.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10532247494f82fcec64bee.jpgOspreys fighting over fish https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-hawker https://images.on-this.website/12797_15341908114ff34705b4609.jpgCommon Hawker Just after emergence, breathing tube again showing. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lesser-spotted-eagle https://images.on-this.website/12797_6419668744c5592377bb56.jpgLesser Spotted Eagle https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7189652.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19081401604cc2e45f84a3d.jpgSanderling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19827754.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_88591562252850691c1bef.jpgNorthern Grey Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19515120.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13954438235252d2c811621.jpgCurlew https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/turnstones https://images.on-this.website/12797_10061008714cc2e47d17c4b.jpgTurnstones https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo6354050.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19377134194c8a7f6d943a3.jpgWryneck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774875.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17236359734c568e6fe32e5.jpgWater Rail https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13856107.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6978816994efb371513c76.jpgBittern You can see why they are able to hide so well. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775120.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18242225054c5690aac05cc.jpgFieldfare https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo17678942.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_202470647651642a4d2a53a.jpgFemale Ring Ouzel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/redwing https://images.on-this.website/12797_13600157984ee9ceabb0128.jpgRedwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-waxbill https://images.on-this.website/12797_18533571455193b402b37cc.jpgRed Avadavat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010439.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16192158325193b6627e376.jpgSerin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010397.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11808742985193b459ac0fc.jpgCorn Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010417.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3381255525193b526ed1f7.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010404.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8806939095193b4a66145d.jpgLittle Egret https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-capped-babblers https://images.on-this.website/12797_5227704025ba0eb9916665.jpgBlack Capped Babblers. Common birds found in gardens. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_8517132254c568f7894a9e.jpgGreat Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509167.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20580643535d5a7f3446189.jpgEuropean Bee-eater Romania. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/adder-moving-off-annoyed-at https://images.on-this.website/12797_19626755254c56c354393c8.jpgAdder moving off, annoyed at being disturbed. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bronze-winged-jacana https://images.on-this.website/12797_15809640954c556fa75af1f.jpgBronze Winged Jacana https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/juv-spotted-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_895253089540b1381530eb.jpgJuv Spotted Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8349458.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20976449734d3ac95c6c931.jpgTreecreeper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-egret https://images.on-this.website/12797_7837171184c568e386ca92.jpgLittle Egret https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/whiskered-tern https://images.on-this.website/12797_18894958764dd2c1274f84d.jpgWhiskered Tern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47831561.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_580350236368fc6d906c2.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/palm-nut-vulture https://images.on-this.website/12797_11628047295b01503781e94.jpgPalm Nut Vulture. Common Vulture of The Gambia. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29967613.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1317740440586c3550996ff.jpgWaxwing. Probable 1st winter, straight lines on primaries. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372303.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1443010846572f500205469.jpgMale Bluethroat Typical pose. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696633.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_115426682859ac05fa13922.jpgSmall Copper This lovely small butterfly is declining fast throughout Britain. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-grey-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_11056459564c56927c5909d.jpgGreat Grey Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080691.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8024259044fc768e989862.jpgBarn Owl Hunting over a grazing meadow near the coast. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39764378.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2189493115d7618c490e90.jpgSmall White One of the common butterflies in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696916.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_148156716859ac0dc433156.jpgBlue Tailed Damselfly Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pied-wheatear https://images.on-this.website/12797_7287998675d5a7f69c43aa.jpgPied Wheatear Bulgaria, widespread on rock outcrops on the coasts. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/caspian-and-royal-terns https://images.on-this.website/12797_20484183035b0153afb59d2.jpgCaspian and Royal Terns. Both very common. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ruddy-darters https://images.on-this.website/12797_7356914325d8102d184515.jpgRuddy Darters. Mating, Llangors Lake. First evidence of breeding in the Brecon Beacons for twenty years. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10259162.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13842933674ddffa6310d30.jpgCommon Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo6810770.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13408147274ca59841f3060.jpgMale Ring Ouzel Elan Valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32899351.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18287734259c0141ba48ac.jpgDunraven Bay and cliffs Steep and dramatic cliffs above an eroded limestone pavement. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/mandarin https://images.on-this.website/12797_1889870624c568e45a799f.jpgMandarin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489296.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8019391565b2665eb2f42.jpgAfrican Pygmy Kingfisher Smallest Kingfisher, feeds away from water - Beautiful little bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/european-mink-with-rainbow-trout https://images.on-this.website/12797_4048492134c56c3fbe1c7a.jpgNorth American Mink with Rainbow Trout on the River Usk near Brecon. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo14440326.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21264631324f702cfcb2415.jpgGoldcrest https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-crested-grebes https://images.on-this.website/12797_84347247564e33faa87bc9.jpgGreat Crested Grebes Courting display. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8268014.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21366658174d2f4aa6b424d.jpgSparrowhawk https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/royal-tern https://images.on-this.website/12797_15061397595b0151d59fe22.jpgRoyal Tern. Very common Terns. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ashy-drongo https://images.on-this.website/12797_13762324624c556f5469478.jpgAshy Drongo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/crag-martin https://images.on-this.website/12797_13492742675193b3e53a2fd.jpgCrag Martin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388479.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_81915069057ff84636e9c2.jpgLittle Egrets Territorial Spat. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/vinous-throated-parrotbill https://images.on-this.website/12797_17809357234c558c279e64c.jpgVinous Throated Parrotbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/jungle-babbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_6902227734c55702953cd2.jpgJungle Babbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24284788.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1221162414555a14453bcb8.jpgBlack Winged Stilt Tsiknias River https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523388.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5074063856a650799e609.jpgGrey Phalarope https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo33215376.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_110548733359e2a5db68d0f.jpgRock Thrush 1st winter male bird found in Pwll du quarry, near Blaenavon, Gwent, October 2017 https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/monarch-butterfly-cape-may-usa https://images.on-this.website/12797_2079740994c5838429348b.jpgMonarch butterfly (Cape May, USA) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22016517.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_194513389353e27255ebd1a.jpgMale Kingfisher Disgorging fish pellet. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775040.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1788954574c568ffb4b69d.jpgSiskin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/starling https://images.on-this.website/12797_5882049544cf5551d64573.jpgStarling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/usk-valley-from-allt-yr https://images.on-this.website/12797_183974437259778affb017c.jpgUsk Valley from Allt yr Esgair. The river Usk meandering beneath storm clouds near the village of Scethrog. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/egyption-vulture-flying https://images.on-this.website/12797_11549229294c55919c1060b.jpgEgyptian Vulture https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20713849.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1122025594533c21c8e9f85.jpgMale Ring Ouzel Craig Cerrig Gleisiad, Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo38195413.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4021064605ccf288659c57.jpgOrange Tip, Female Wing markings before rest. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/levant-sparrowhawk https://images.on-this.website/12797_18507973595d5a7f57bcbdc.jpgLevant Sparrowhawk Widespread in Romania. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-siberian-thrush https://images.on-this.website/12797_6028761134c558c161677e.jpgMale Siberian Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/spur-winged-lapwing https://images.on-this.website/12797_6953483405b0152f31ea6a.jpgSpur-winged Lapwing. Common in marshy areas in The Gambia. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/egyptian-geese https://images.on-this.website/12797_47501457156a650249164e.jpgEgyptian Geese https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5781300.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17387387404c56f5130ac6f.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/corn-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_15668288355193b453b71da.jpgCorn Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509309.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19282556525d5a7f6da382e.jpgPurple Heron Widespread in Bulgaria and Romania - always a difficult bird in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/orange-headed-thrush https://images.on-this.website/12797_20989651494c55708cd0013.jpgOrange Headed Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pnk-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_100897418363736aa428e7f.jpgPnk Waxcap Uncommon and beautiful mushroom. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/redshank https://images.on-this.website/12797_9312882025086b264cbecc.jpgRedshank https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/slendid-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_53299444163836551b5bbd.jpgSplendid Waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/splendid-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_14824172166368fad9781b9.jpgScarlet Waxcaps https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47972988.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_34049326063835e1f7e8f1.jpgYellow foot Waxcap Stunning. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/scarlet-waxcaps https://images.on-this.website/12797_210785653563736edcc8685.jpgScarlet Waxcaps https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9353074.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15969538364d9f6d5cac0bf.jpgDipper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pink-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_18542367563736aa2d5ef0.jpgPink Waxcap Uncommon and beautiful mushroom. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lizard https://images.on-this.website/12797_15769831695b014f2a695a7.jpgAgama Lizard. Frequently seen on walls in the Farukunu gardens. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pink-waxcaps https://images.on-this.website/12797_64448740463736aa5a1914.jpgPink Waxcaps Great to find a number of these. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/avocet https://images.on-this.website/12797_14675595364ccd79685bc1d.jpgAvocet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wren https://images.on-this.website/12797_16095901234c6c2534a4d6f.jpgWren https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/peacock https://images.on-this.website/12797_143966587559ac052367e55.jpgPeacock Athough widespread, one of our most beautiful butterflies. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9529684.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20587847034dac78a57abea.jpgGrasshopper Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-stint https://images.on-this.website/12797_13043159314dd2c17b56449.jpgLittle Stint https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo35316421.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4662086715b2f8b7aec047.jpgBeautiful Demoiselle Female demoiselle on the Llynfi brook as it exits Llangors Lake. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080722.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10721038864fc769b68eb19.jpgBarn Owl Hunting over a grazing meadow near the coast. Backlit by the evening sun. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372272.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_42321757572f4f7027f5f.jpgMale Bluethroat Great pose. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15900998.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1725156775502a693d0e778.jpgAdult Peregrine https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-grebe https://images.on-this.website/12797_9644547634c568dea846c7.jpgLittle Grebe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5796352.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6382688444c58484eb8e57.jpgBlack Redstart (Juvenile) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10772462.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1026583204dff6c0f80903.jpgFemale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774744.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5839710914c568d1126534.jpgWhitethroat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19515536.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10961433995252dbf06a859.jpgPectoral Sandpiper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285213.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_410106230555a1726518f4.jpgLong Eared Owl Chick Papiana, Skala Kalloni https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-darter https://images.on-this.website/12797_139844899659ac0d8d3cc8a.jpgBlack Darter A female Black Darter, showing cellophane-like wings. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696906.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5075588759ac0d4e5c0d5.jpgBeautiful Demoiselle Seen on the River Arrow in Herefordshire. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44716901.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_173316365561d84b8e39846.jpgMale Penduline Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-legged-partridge https://images.on-this.website/12797_20782434064fc76c4d56b5c.jpgRed Legged Partridge French introduction to the UK. Most common Partridge. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/african-jacana https://images.on-this.website/12797_8719112745b014a1d41b01.jpgAfrican Jacana. Common but beautiful bird of Lily ponds and marshes. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26712423.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_45847083356cd97507f865.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774578.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3428785474c5688d6992e9.jpgNuthatch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_6517109844c558bd5d3f6b.jpgLittle Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7982014.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7897052084d062ed47010a.jpgWaxwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/chiffchaff https://images.on-this.website/12797_17902752584e63c5b56e113.jpgChiffchaff https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/flame-throated-bulbul https://images.on-this.website/12797_16800550904c556fd1a21b1.jpgFlame Throated Bulbul https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/liberty-cap https://images.on-this.website/12797_1009282669621b8233c0a58.jpgLiberty Cap (Magic Mushrooms) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-vented-bulbul https://images.on-this.website/12797_3946255694c5570cae221b.jpgRed Vented Bulbul https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/osprey-with-fish https://images.on-this.website/12797_8453828764c55902593be1.jpgOsprey with fish https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/kentish-plover https://images.on-this.website/12797_2137653031531b2aa914911.jpgKentish Plover. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774987.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3859685404c568f98d2e0e.jpgHawfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/klasss-cuckoo https://images.on-this.website/12797_16494898065b014e988276f.jpgKlass's Cuckoo. Beautiful emerald green Cuckoo, very small - 18cms. Sadly only seen once on the trip. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/curlew https://images.on-this.website/12797_18594087184ccd7a52b9d9c.jpgCurlew https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49187174.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_170069635864886bb85384a.jpgLong Eared Owl Lesvos https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blue-bellied-rollers https://images.on-this.website/12797_15211272065b014b0ebfaf3.jpgBlue Bellied Rollers. Commonest Roller seen. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/chinese-hill-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_12432812544c558bae416b3.jpgChinese Hill Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/redwing-on-holly https://images.on-this.website/12797_188381748050aa57e811fba.jpgRedwing on Holly https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7815308.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14723435094cf554fdec185.jpgStarling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/running-spider https://images.on-this.website/12797_11027915985e9b0d952a9ac.jpgRunning Spider In my wife's flower pots. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080763.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14547269164fc76aee4cd2e.jpgGrey Partridge Not so common, the original English Partridge. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/dryads-saddle https://images.on-this.website/12797_967208888621cad6253e1a.jpgDryads Saddle https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-little-bittern https://images.on-this.website/12797_1662363465593d5a516dab0.jpgFemale Little Bittern. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27372277.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2013001828572f4f83ee189.jpgMale Bluethroat In the reeds, typical view. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/waxwing https://images.on-this.website/12797_10658597504ce7d69041f2a.jpgWaxwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757651.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4775204224c556f798b7e1.jpgBlack Kite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757641.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11752154924c556f5b88008.jpgAshy Drongo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/scops-owl https://images.on-this.website/12797_2046856239555a191ca40dc.jpgScops Owl Kalloni Mini Soccer Pitch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610467.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_182227487762ce933bd76a8.jpgGreat Snipe Uncommon bird even on Lesvos, a big rarity in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/flamingoes https://images.on-this.website/12797_2102185126555a15c2c7561.jpgFlamingoes Kalloni Saltpans https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26712433.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14835562656cd9779218d3.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/star-agama https://images.on-this.website/12797_356502985555a18f3c5ee2.jpgStarred Agama Napi valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/keeled-skimmer-f https://images.on-this.website/12797_20361544045b51ed06da5f6.jpgKeeled Skimmer (F) Camlais brook, Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18866909.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_40068906352000472f4017.jpgShort Eared Owl Lincolnshire https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bruces-green-piogeon https://images.on-this.website/12797_19813856975b014b646c686.jpgBruce's Green Pigeon. Another beautiful Pigeon. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696623.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_155835634159ac05e20b29f.jpgSmall Copper Beauty and the Beast! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18891685.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_205777135204a9d0ae1d2.jpgLittle Ringed Plover https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/snow-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_18953220934cc2a266085cf.jpgSnow Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cut-throat-finch-flock https://images.on-this.website/12797_37268782265b2668eac579.jpgCut Throat Finch flock Striking birds, found in the dry season in the south of their range, inhabits thorny type scrub and small trees. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/eremomela https://images.on-this.website/12797_18043799885b01552db0e8b.jpgYellow-breasted Apalis. Very rare, small and highly active bird of gallery forest and Savannah thicket. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/senegal-thick-knee https://images.on-this.website/12797_18270651115b0152c4b37f5.jpgSenegal Thick-knee. Common on the sand banks of rivers and lake shores. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24284697.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1462205926555a1356caa79.jpgBlack Headed Bunting Sigri Fields https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696587.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_169203016059ac047be72c8.jpgCommon Blue Fairly widespread butterfly. Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39882214.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19897372105d8102d426289.jpgRuddy Darters. Mating, Llangors Lake. First evidence of breeding in the Brecon Beacons for twenty years. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blue-tailed-damselfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_101488011559ac0da781906.jpgCommon Blue Damselfly Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-clubtail https://images.on-this.website/12797_18709504885d5a7f3d7e4b8.jpgCommon Clubtail Common Clubtail feasting on Scarlet Darter. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47831563.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1695673556368fdee5ead0.jpgSnowy Waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-cuckoo https://images.on-this.website/12797_10114981225367b0b3de456.jpgMale Cuckoo Being mobbed relentlessly, the Meadow Pipits were even pulling his tail. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-fronted-black-chat https://images.on-this.website/12797_13825862895b0154d75148a.jpgWhite-fronted Black Chat. Very uncommon, seen only once. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7187316.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9519960794cc2a26c3c90a.jpgSnow Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/milking-bonnet https://images.on-this.website/12797_557046097621b824743fe5.jpgMilking Bonnet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/star-agama-lesvos https://images.on-this.website/12797_15193515834dfb70866fa7c.jpgStar Agama (Lesvos) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo41183391.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5276015365e9b0d9712470.jpgRunning Spider Photographed on one of my props. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/scarlet-splendid-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_1013730921638365532e255.jpgScarlet / Splendid waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27428161.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9228953765731a3b0d01c4.jpgMale Bluethroat Typical reedbed view. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-darters https://images.on-this.website/12797_210785588759ac0d7389c43.jpgBlack Darters A pair exhibiting the classic heart shape mating form, the female is underneath. Seen on Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/llyn-brianne-reservoir https://images.on-this.website/12797_212734756759bfed9180017.jpgLlyn Brianne Reservoir Llyn Brianne Reservoir. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/long-tailed-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_12313124624c55705015275.jpgLong Tailed Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/sri-lankan-frogmouth https://images.on-this.website/12797_9154052374c557107284f7.jpgSri Lankan Frogmouth https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-saddle https://images.on-this.website/12797_1317516657621cad924b9b7.jpgWhite Saddle https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696902.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_28893520359ac0d1cb9e92.jpgBanded Demoiselle Seen on the River Arrow in Herefordshire. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19536843.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13386839385256bb532bffc.jpgLong Billed Dowitcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13856108.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19883197564efb371ec1c43.jpgBittern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19194160.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_593689229522c383ec7bdb.jpgNightjar https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47711339.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1964539411635299f6ebf38.jpgFalse Chanterelle. Easily confused with the true Chanterelle. These mushrooms appear in the autumn usually in Conifer plantations. They are a different colour to the true Chanterelle being more golden and darker in the centre of the cap. (Please check before picking). https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ringed-plover https://images.on-this.website/12797_4493508785086b26bd0f1f.jpgRinged Plover https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/european-bee-eater https://images.on-this.website/12797_197542396151f13e5b93d19.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cut-throat-finch https://images.on-this.website/12797_48986692265b2668cb54b1.jpgCut Throat Finch Striking birds, found in the dry season in the south of their range, inhabits thorny type scrub and small trees. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080684.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21288315344fc768d05e391.jpgBarn Owl Hunting over a grazing meadow near the coast. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-cuckoo https://images.on-this.website/12797_6114868174dff6bf8b0d8d.jpgFemale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/azure-winged-magpie https://images.on-this.website/12797_20993677285193b3234bad2.jpgAzure Winged Magpie https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo6354022.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13678920534c8a7f4ee0766.jpgWryneck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509302.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7365802355d5a7f67aece5.jpgPenduline Tit At it's nest in a reed bed, remarkable constructions. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9529630.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12013744834dac782b5e32b.jpgGrasshopper Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19781850.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_626936214527cf8f2a3859.jpgNorthern Grey Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759267.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10487977284c55906061725.jpgSpur Winged Plover https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39767582.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12518264115d762a800da28.jpgEmerald Damselfly. Llangors Lake, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7086360.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14271344084cbb20d8e62f6.jpgBearded Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830003.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_93324418266168756c9a83.jpgMale Cuckoo In an evening light. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/baobab-tree https://images.on-this.website/12797_63400085965b266654ac17.jpgBaobab tree. Common tree in the Gambia, home to various birds and animals. Provides food and medicine for many people. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lizard-buzzard https://images.on-this.website/12797_122076681065b266c51ce7e.jpgLizard Buzzard Perches for long periods in elevated positions in various habitats. Feeding on snakes, lizards and insects. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blue-spotted-wood-dove https://images.on-this.website/12797_146837200765b2667e13b03.jpgBlue Spotted Wood Dove One of the many beautiful doves seen in The Gambia https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29713255.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13904798795832ecac66fd1.jpgShorelark. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/northern-white-faced-owl https://images.on-this.website/12797_68842188065b266d21fa55.jpgNorthern White-faced Owl Nocturnal and crepuscular, feeding on small rodents etc. Roosts by day, usually in bushes and trees, often quite conspicuously. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388477.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_48585104557ff83eb19079.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388471.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_149281279357ff82b01410d.jpgBearded Tit, Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388487.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_206265569957ff854bda41c.jpgCommon Snipe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-snipe https://images.on-this.website/12797_103504423657ff85099072d.jpgCommon Snipe Preening, showing rufous tail. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-necked-falcon https://images.on-this.website/12797_200122725365b266efe2d75.jpgRed Necked Falcon Uncommon raptor, found typically around palm trees. Active at dusk catching small birds in the air. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/monitor-lizard https://images.on-this.website/12797_41393031965b266cf036d6.jpgMonitor Lizard Sizes range from less than a foot up to six feet. Possesses powerful claws and tail. Typical carnivorous lizard eating almost anything small. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489423.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_139087285165b26704b30b0.jpgSpur Winged Lapwing Very common bird found in all areas near water or damp fields. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50518143.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_73426651065b79858dfeb1.jpgAfrican Wattled Lapwing Common throughout in damp grassy areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489311.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17256093765b2667282d06.jpgBlack Headed Lapwing Birds of dry grassy areas with bare earth, active early, late and at night. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489422.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_192464013665b26703672b9.jpgSpotted Thick Knee Bird of dry and wooded savannah, larger and much less common than the Senegal Thick Knee. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489342.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_50625643565b26698b80f4.jpgEgyptian Plover Striking bird, typical habitat, sand banks in large rivers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489420.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_162414770765b267020a5bd.jpgSpotted Thick Knee Bird of dry and wooded savannah, larger and much less common than the Senegal Thick Knee. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489375.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_151726643865b266c9cd77b.jpgLong Tailed Nightjar Migratory but sometimes also sedentary, movements poorly understood. Inhabits light woodland often roosts communally during the day. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo48002450.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2065320786385f5780d5ef.jpgRiver Caerfanell. A tributary of the River Usk in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489363.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_128075049765b266ba055fd.jpgHammerkop Prehistoric looking bird, favouring aquatic habitats. Common and widespread. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/african-darter https://images.on-this.website/12797_132484979165b2664f31eec.jpgAfrican Darter Ubiquitous bird of Gambian rivers https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489378.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_27726531365b266cb89c24.jpgLong Tailed Nightjar Migratory but sometimes also sedentary, movements poorly understood. Inhabits light woodland often roosts communally during the day. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489374.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_57316576665b266c7e8411.jpgLong Tailed Nightjar Usually migratory but sometimes sedentary, movements poorly understood. Inhabits light woodland and often roosts communally during the day. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489442.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_83935132765b2671f99c54.jpgWestern Bluebil, Male Uncommon and unobtrusive birds, hard to see usually. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489387.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4388446165b266da70900.jpgOriole Warbler Colourful warbler with a loud and far carrying song, found in a multitude of habitats. However, difficult to pin down because of its skulking behaviour. Sometimes it appears in the open to inspect palm fronds for food. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/snowy-crowned-robin-chat https://images.on-this.website/12797_193143488965b266fd6f97e.jpgSnowy Crowned Robin Chat Quite common, occupying thickets in the savannah. Told from White Crowned by complete orange collar. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489386.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_173340314965b266d67ba79.jpgOriole Warbler Colourful warbler with a loud and far carrying song, found in a multitude of habitats. However, difficult to pin down because of its skulking behaviour. Sometimes it appears in the open to inspect palm fronds for food. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cuckoo https://images.on-this.website/12797_181649275963dd352abb6c1.jpgCuckoo Young bird just a few weeks old. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50518150.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_59802873065b7aa8603906.jpgViolet Turaco Attractive fruit eating turaco, spend it's time in the tops of fig trees etc. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8850248.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9466960944d722379455af.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo14658874.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18655041884f927f651ee78.jpgAdult Peregrine https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10999718.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8083445384e0e04b719c66.jpgJuvenile Peregrine Falcon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24522251.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12093874455575e1e244b25.jpgRed Kite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5776236.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19260609904c56a1a7db051.jpgCurlew Sandpiper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/protecting-catch https://images.on-this.website/12797_9338060204f82fcf76c0a3.jpgOspreys https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/magpie https://images.on-this.website/12797_14644910054d483111e408d.jpgMagpie https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19515558.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16886285505252dc2e7b2a9.jpgPectoral Sandpiper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo14810784.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14265305384fa812eb495cd.jpgDotterel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/village-indigo-bird https://images.on-this.website/12797_16978426965b2671613620.jpgVillage Indigo Bird As its name illustrates, found near human habitation. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-shouldered-black-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_109450508365b2672438d34.jpgWhite Shouldered Black Tit Quite common, although easily overlooked because of its small size. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489401.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_152057727065b266eb8612a.jpgRed Billed Firefinch Attractive little bird, common throughout. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509307.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8891047605d5a7f6c15e83.jpgPied Wheatear Bulgaria, widespread on rock outcrops on the coasts. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489344.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_84727958365b2669cbca42.jpgFork Tailed Drongo Common woodland bird with an obvious forked tail. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19911952.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11674336775291ea2577e8f.jpgBrecon and Monmouth canal. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brecon-and-monmouth-canal https://images.on-this.website/12797_8440738705291ea60895b1.jpgBrecon and Monmouth Canal. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-cap-babbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_73669099165b2666f11ec6.jpgBlack Cap Babbler Gregarious birds inhabiting usually damp areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19194437.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_846098962522c48d0a979f.jpgShort Eared Owl Norfolk https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo38454290.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6071607105ce95b5520482.jpgCommon Quail. Beautiful markings. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087801.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19944067876474c1dc381b1.jpgGlossy Ibis. Fairly common on rivers and ponds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696589.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_170443627459ac0493ae121.jpgCommon Blue Fairly widespread butterfly. Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/flamingo https://images.on-this.website/12797_19535226616474c1daaba63.jpgFlamingo. Flocks are seen in the wetland areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/storks https://images.on-this.website/12797_7722587256474c1c78242d.jpgStorks. Black and White storks foraging for food in fields. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo30491470.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21517761258cbfba2ae623.jpgBlack Grouse Displaying before possible contact which can result in quite nasty fights. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087788.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1872708956474c1cc329d5.jpgBlack Stork Black Stork. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/large-skipper https://images.on-this.website/12797_31561661561448e582b396.jpgLarge Skipper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087840.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1802181816474c20b220a7.jpgSquacco Heron. Gorgeous, possibly the most attractive heron. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610484.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_200061633362ce935df370c.jpgWhite Stork Most common Stork on Lesvos, favours dry meadows. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-wagtail https://images.on-this.website/12797_14427181016474d125ddd21.jpgYellow Wagtail. Sometimes found in the hundreds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-reed-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_2050914016474c1e08e05a.jpgGreat Reed Warbler. Noisy bird of reedbeds and bushes at waters edge https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087785.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2147375836474c1c90e978.jpgBlack Headed Bunting. Widespread migrant to lesvos in May. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087817.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18136193136474c1f09e7a2.jpgPurple Heron. Secretive bird of reeds and bushes near water. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/long-tailed-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_9281210924c568fb49d835.jpgLong Tailed Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39764519.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17738044785d761be45ab77.jpgSouthern Hawker. Male, Llangors Lake, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lesser-redpoll https://images.on-this.website/12797_325153995126042d59b06.jpgLesser Redpoll https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087813.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10098987446474c1ea7c590.jpgLittle Bittern. Seen on rivers and waterways across the island. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8484802.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14795363154d4830e9a91c6.jpgJay https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10400392.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17701818874de7eb852aba8.jpgGreat Spotted Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8446990.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2330760354d45899ca1a69.jpgNuthatch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830002.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_187420296166168755ceb05.jpgMale Cuckoo In an evening light. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo33210560.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17093072959e2219c8ed46.jpgRock Thrush 1st winter male bird found in Pwll du quarry, near Blaenavon, Gwent, October 2017 https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49088472.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16134537246474ce986a3ad.jpgRuppells Warbler. Uncommon but lovely Warbler found in low scrub on headlands. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087794.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10658300806474c1d4239b6.jpgCrested Lark. Ubiquitous bird on Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32899443.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_209409818459c0145021828.jpgDunraven Bay and cliffs SSSI bay only reached by steep steps. Lovely vista when the tide is out. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087842.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11018966226474c20d9dbd9.jpgSub Alpine Warbler. Found as its name suggests on higher ground. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087792.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3549128466474c1d0553c1.jpgCinereous Bunting. One of the iconic birds of Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45020895.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1640713931621cad67d56f5.jpgDryads Saddle https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-hare-looking-very-appealing https://images.on-this.website/12797_17653874384c56c3e84249f.jpgBrown Hare looking very appealing. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45025850.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1146366434621cb35e5f8c9.jpgHair Ice https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo36190165.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9758067095b9140e955d9e.jpgOtter River Usk, Brecon Beacons. Please see Blog for story. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45020889.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_132599869621cad66608f9.jpgDryads Saddle https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45021053.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1348497700621cad974548c.jpgWhite Saddle https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47724755.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20773194716356775fbe1bb.jpgBlackening Waxcap Sometimes referred to as Witche's Hat. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47724754.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16975964696356775eb210d.jpgBlackening Waxcap Sometimes referred to as Witche's Hat. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/larch-bolete https://images.on-this.website/12797_56098782763567a867f318.jpgLarch Bolete As the name suggests found in conifer plantations. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087833.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6405920816474c201c21c2.jpgShort toed Snake Eagle. Beautiful Eagle of dry rocky habitats, lives up to its name on a diet of snakes. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47831548.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_488656476368f9644c0a1.jpgWitches Butter Found growing in profusion on dead Gorse wood. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45021002.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1024138638621cad86df0d9.jpgScarlet Elf Cup https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087832.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15522935706474c20073cd0.jpgShort toed Snake Eagle. Beautiful Eagle of dry rocky habitats, lives up to its name on a diet of snakes. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45021026.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_479537975621cad8a55d15.jpgScarlet Elf Cup https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45008105.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_443638709621b65d6f3cb5.jpgCommon Earthball https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009530.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_418155308621b81dfb2d9d.jpgAmethyst Deceiver An attractive and edible mushroom found in small groups in deciduous woodlands. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-darters https://images.on-this.website/12797_164646984859ac0e374cf4a.jpgCommon Darters A mating pair, Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009539.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_665211886621b81f1020ea.jpgTrooping Funnel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/earthy-webcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_329044386621b81fe8f46d.jpgEarthy Webcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-staghorn https://images.on-this.website/12797_2069601632621cad59b9837.jpgYellow Staghorn https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009572.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1313294201621b822e1d355.jpgBlusher This Blusher has been infected and distorted by the parasitic Hypomyces Hyalinus fungus. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/woodchat-shrike-pair https://images.on-this.website/12797_389160596474c215cfb41.jpgWoodchat Shrike pair. Widespread shrike on Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-footede-falcon https://images.on-this.website/12797_13777422726474c1f711afc.jpgRed Footed Falcon. Graceful and dextrous falcon seen in mid to late April. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31598392.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_846374814593d66e267e9b.jpgBee Eater. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087807.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18432010486474c1e411d9a.jpgKruper's Nuthatch. Must see bird on Lesvos, common in the Corsican pinewoods but still difficult to locate and photograph. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bee-eater https://images.on-this.website/12797_776305728593d620857ec5.jpgBee Eater. Tsiknias river. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49187179.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20327033016488729093c29.jpgFemale Cuckoo Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lesser-kestrel https://images.on-this.website/12797_10533351256474c1e6cbfcc.jpgLesser Kestrel. Isolated pockets of these birds are around. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/long-eared-ow https://images.on-this.website/12797_5092503596474c1ed7ff9c.jpgLong Eared Owl. Nocturnal birds, hard to find back home in the Uk. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46911962.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_104071462562fa605042ed2.jpgWater rail Llangors Lake, Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/mon-and-brecon-canal https://images.on-this.website/12797_19277542125291e9df282a3.jpgBrecon and Monmouth Canal. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo35315228.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11111976705b2f81986ead8.jpgBeautiful Demoiselle Female, Mon & Brecon Canal. Notice the white pseudo-pterostigma on the leading edges of each wing. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/mousiers-redstart https://images.on-this.website/12797_5900425334c558e9fa0c53.jpgMousiers Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hoopoe https://images.on-this.website/12797_8168533484c558e8ddab6e.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47973552.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_71323500063836557ab81d.jpgScarlet Waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47973549.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12007474786383655472b2e.jpgScarlet / Splendid waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47972989.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_175597763363835e20a8d93.jpgYellow foot Waxcap Stunning. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47900609.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_139709173563736ede13b0e.jpgScarlet Waxcaps https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ceps https://images.on-this.website/12797_4841424306368f25b803ea.jpgCeps https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo35204671.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6989306575b22234ba5c0f.jpgBlue Tailed Damselfly. Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-earthball https://images.on-this.website/12797_231068928621b65d27d573.jpgCommon Earthball https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/the-sickener https://images.on-this.website/12797_247539257621b8259e5a65.jpgThe Sickener https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/honey-fungus https://images.on-this.website/12797_1879419955621b82261559d.jpgHoney Fungus https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/liberty-cap-magic-mushrooms https://images.on-this.website/12797_391809922621b8235ecad0.jpgLiberty Cap (Magic Mushrooms) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47711335.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_56861247635296cf345c2.jpgBlue Roundhead Attractive mushroom found in woodlands and also in parks in mulched flowerbeds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009619.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1297186191621b828208fa6.jpgVelvet Shank https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/glistening-inkcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_1962413629621b8230a7b63.jpgGlistening Inkcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009587.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1366275827621b8249c2cb6.jpgMilking Bonnet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/amethyst-deceiver https://images.on-this.website/12797_1214498247621b81db2f3f6.jpgAmethyst Deceiver An attractive and edible mushroom found in small groups in deciduous woodlands. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blusher https://images.on-this.website/12797_212348356621b81d7c0549.jpgBlusher This Blusher has been infected and distorted by the parasitic Hypomyces Hyalinus fungus. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9993528.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3334747294dcd887a917bb.jpgGreater Flamingoes https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greater-flamingoes https://images.on-this.website/12797_5308097284dcd887336ee2.jpgGreater Flamingoes https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10092010.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9051640284dd2c0bd8d9b7.jpgBlack Winged Stilt https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ochre-brittlegill https://images.on-this.website/12797_1662624287621b825f5b256.jpgOchre Brittlegill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/stinking-dapperling https://images.on-this.website/12797_259303365621b8277cff6e.jpgStinking Dapperling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blue-roundhead https://images.on-this.website/12797_13919677616352964a0bd7b.jpgBlue Roundhead Attractive mushroom found in woodlands and also in parks in mulched flowerbeds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/girdled-webcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_13290653066356786f20b41.jpgGirdled Webcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/dappled-webcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_1496945422621b81fae49dd.jpgDappled Webcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32899475.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_118205081559c0146a66ea4.jpgDunraven Bay and cliffs SSSI bay only reached by steep steps. Lovely vista when the tide is out. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830009.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_134372611366168ce842675.jpgMale Cuckoo Late spring in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830008.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_138836040066168ce6e7074.jpgMale Cuckoo Late spring in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_15198818084c558b9b7ecc3.jpgBrown Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50830011.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_179031500266168ceb416dd.jpgMale Cuckoo Late spring in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-northern-grey-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_117491842655141f9522970.jpgFemale Northern Grey Shrike. This looks like a female bird because the Lores are pale and there is a grey area at the base of the lower mandible. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/keeled-skimmer-m https://images.on-this.website/12797_13742106315b51ece8b71ee.jpgKeeled Skimmer (M) Camlais brook, Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/beautiful-demoiselle https://images.on-this.website/12797_33877369059ac0d345962c.jpgBeautiful Demoiselle Seen on the River Arrow in Herefordshire. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-crossbill https://images.on-this.website/12797_130140095654c91405dcdbf.jpgFemale Crossbill Drinking from a roadside puddle. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/snake-eyed-lizard-lesvos https://images.on-this.website/12797_8788880474dfb70794f90c.jpgSnake Eyed Lizard (Lesvos) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-rred-backed-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_1989045651593d5a6f8f8c1.jpgFemale Red Backed Shrike. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20077659.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_80930569452ad9ada902ed.jpg1st winter male Desert Wheatear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39812245.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5407264325d78c520ae544.jpgLesser Spotted Woodpecker Female. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/grey-partridge https://images.on-this.website/12797_15254970554fc76ad381680.jpgGrey Partridge Not so common, the original English Partridge. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/emperor-dragonfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_152007908759ac0ead1de19.jpgEmperor Dragonfly The UK's largest dragonfly, Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/green-turaco https://images.on-this.website/12797_178227866965b266b42659c.jpgGreen Turaco Elusive and beautiful, inhabits lowland gallery forest canopies, feeding on fruit. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo33353844.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_150295086459f335f03e568.jpgSgwd Gwladus River Nedd. Waterfall Country. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/iberian-grey-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_2494457575193b4cf25c23.jpgIberian Grey Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696928.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_66037069859ac0e5120b5a.jpgCommon Hawker A female ovipositing on Traeth Mawr pool, Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/racket-tailed-drongo-can-you https://images.on-this.website/12797_6691682314c5570c4883db.jpgRacket Tailed Drongo (can you spot his tail?) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32697281.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2605618259ac21dfeafda.jpgBlack Darter Male Black Darter. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19781854.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1288116742527cf935b658f.jpgNorthern Grey Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/african-golden-oriole https://images.on-this.website/12797_13045600695ba0eb2e0baf2.jpgAfrican Golden Oriole. Shy and typically arborial. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-giant-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_8466233415b014d76dcce9.jpgMale Giant Kingfisher. Huge Kingfisher of ponds and rivers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/green-backed-heron https://images.on-this.website/12797_5637992675b01520588821.jpgGreen-backed Heron. Common in Paddies and marshes. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/laughing-dove https://images.on-this.website/12797_68766066765b266be3827f.jpgLaughing Dove. Attarctive common resident. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellowhammer-juvenile https://images.on-this.website/12797_19913183354c6c2b05096bd.jpgYellowhammer Juvenile https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080749.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6894538004fc76a7feaf2f.jpgCuckoo Quite a dark specimen. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21721064.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_206249984053bda8a66f8ce.jpgPuffin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22099723.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_171158532653ef538750251.jpgMale Kingfisher Look how worn he has become after constantly fishing and taking his catches in and out of the nest tunnel. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26625565.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_43986277456c0a17fbbffd.jpgBarn Owl Sitting out on a Winter's afternoon. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/chestnut-bellied-starling https://images.on-this.website/12797_99080340665b8ccdfaff2f.jpgChestnut Bellied Starling A bird of dry bushy scrub, often near villages. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/crested-lark https://images.on-this.website/12797_16708008974c55900269984.jpgCrested Lark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo6354016.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4464135744c8a7f49134c1.jpgWryneck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8908780.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21038576824d7621896bbb9.jpgSparrowhawk https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-bulbul https://images.on-this.website/12797_19587539014c558e543f33a.jpgCommon Bulbul https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489393.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_84365359865b266e26e81b.jpgPied Kingfisher Ubiquitous kingfisher seen throughout, fishes traditionally. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489287.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_109769704965b266526031a.jpgAfrican Golden Oriole Beautiful but very shy arborial bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/montagues-harrier https://images.on-this.website/12797_16125207074c5590206371e.jpgMontagues Harrier https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20512352.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1115691324531b3176e5ce0.jpgTrumpeter Finch. Male, showing signs of summer plummage. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010308.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3339945695193b34d49135.jpgBlack Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489399.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_26849517565b266e919b43.jpgRed Bellied Paradise Flycatcher Relatively common forest dweller. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cinammon-breasted-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_46074723665b2668909dca.jpgCinammon Breasted Bunting Colourful bird of the open Savannah. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-redstart https://images.on-this.website/12797_698093525193b346a60d8.jpgBlack Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/vieillots-barbet https://images.on-this.website/12797_117979774663da75e2c1f41.jpgVieillot's Barbet. Very uncommon Barbet, seen only once, much smaller than Bearded Barbet. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489447.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13120177465b2672653d0f.jpgWoodland Kingfisher Hunts dry grassy and wooded areas, feeds on insects like grasshoppers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hay-bluff https://images.on-this.website/12797_11509879375983037e3fe74.jpgHay Bluff, Black Mountains. Threatening clouds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/oriole-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_121286702765b266d442627.jpgOriole Warbler Colourful warbler with a loud and far carrying song, found in a multitude of habitats. However, difficult to pin down because of its skulking behaviour. Sometimes it appears in the open to inspect palm fronds for food. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489364.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_89860219165b266bba2bab.jpgKlass's Cuckoo Males are an attractive metallic green, about half the size of a Common Cuckoo. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13856112.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16667069024efb373d12929.jpgBittern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/senegal-batiss https://images.on-this.website/12797_10920311225b01531bf30f7.jpgSenegal Batiss. Fairly common, although difficult to see. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/paddyfield-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_1991621015d5a7f644fd21.jpgPaddyfield Warbler Small isolated populations found on the Bulgarian/Romanian border. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-brambling https://images.on-this.website/12797_213494379158231bd84f146.jpgMale Brambling. Black head and face still evident from summer plumage. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/grasshopper-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_5059500904dac783094633.jpgGrasshopper Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-iora https://images.on-this.website/12797_20977851654c556fb92d215.jpgCommon Iora https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13276728.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19902375474e9b41a38e4dc.jpgRaven https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo14777627.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13235782914fa3ed29461b2.jpgLittle Ringed Plover https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580322.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3736981345086b246cf460.jpgBar Tailed Godwit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767100.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1201824561635e7c1a67e22.jpgRing Ouzel Swallowing Rowan berries https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489306.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_168096088465b2666c550e0.jpgBlack and White Casqued Hornbill Large Hornbill, strictly arborial. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-throated-bee-eater-juvenile https://images.on-this.website/12797_145440994865b267188b391.jpgWhite Throated Bee Eater, Juvenile Elegant Bee Eater, seasonally common, breeds in a narrow band in the Sahel during the rainy season. Only Bee Eater with a dark cap. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489428.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_171354130865b2670c42ec0.jpgSwallow Tailed Bee Eater Widespread but not overly common, very attractive with its obviouly forked tail. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greater-honeyguide-adult https://images.on-this.website/12797_106004048465b266b2a973b.jpgGreater Honeyguide, adult Fairly common woodland birds, famed for its interacting relationship with humans regarding bees. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759074.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12491865474c558ed71f044.jpgSouthern Grey Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767116.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_793928306635e7c332826d.jpgRing Ouzel Gorgeous silver fringing to the feathers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/short-toed-eagle https://images.on-this.website/12797_9180342385193b48823ebe.jpgShort Toed Eagle https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24522247.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16750210435575e1a3d3421.jpgRed Kite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21362957.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14603995045391e5dd19a6f.jpgJuv Great Spotted Woodpecker The most common Woodpecker in the UK. The juveniles can be told fron the adults by their red crown, as opposed to the adult male's red nape. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/konik https://images.on-this.website/12797_21392676574fc76b22607e3.jpgKonik Polish for 'Little Horse' a breed found around Norfolk, lovely friendly animals. These animals are used to manage the marshes for the benefit of the birds, by grazing unwanted plants on the marshes. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/desert-wheatear https://images.on-this.website/12797_14268146424c558e8111426.jpgDesert Wheatear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo45009580.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1693936139621b823b1ed14.jpgLilac Bonnet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47972961.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_43663870463835dafed336.jpgPink Waxcap Also called the Ballerina - you can see why! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087798.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2311346896474c1d7a98d6.jpgEuropean Bee Eater Common in mid May. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49088475.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18672687716474ce99c2092.jpgRuppells Warbler. Uncommon but lovely Warbler found in low scrub on headlands. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/crimson-backed-sunbird-in-nest https://images.on-this.website/12797_10878190224c556fc58f8c7.jpgCrimson Backed Sunbird in nest https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/coal-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_16527357534c568f5c4ac21.jpgCoal Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24522265.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16716258365575e2d07b102.jpgRed Kite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8349454.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15079951924d3ac94fa3484.jpgTreecreeper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8850242.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8376307794d72236b14875.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/snowy-waxcap https://images.on-this.website/12797_607442746621b8274bdbad.jpgSnowy Waxcap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405230.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_21016428964ead9e8548c55.jpgGrey Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489388.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_203243387965b266dbd917b.jpgOsprey Large iconic and spectacular fish eating raptor, migrates across the palearctic, wintering in West Africa. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9957868.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17576956734dca888b7b310.jpgKruper's Nuthatch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/rufous-bush-chat https://images.on-this.website/12797_1645176739593d5bcc81e72.jpgRufous Bush Chat. In song at the Tsiknias river. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19911956.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16440254485291ea7a10428.jpgBrecon and Monmouth Canal. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wall-brown https://images.on-this.website/12797_15270077595bd1afe08a1b6.jpgWall Brown Holme Next The Sea, Norfolk. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/scurfy-twiglet https://images.on-this.website/12797_1201114011621b826df0525.jpgScurfy Twiglet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hoare-frost https://images.on-this.website/12797_10527079494d0631a808e8d.jpgHoare Frost https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/nightingale https://images.on-this.website/12797_16523970334dfcd4e94a74c.jpgNightingale https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9977422.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11849490744dcc3b688d7c2.jpgLittle Owl Lesvos 2011 Little Owls are reported as being numerous on the island but we only saw two. This obliging bird sat on a post at the side of the track near a remote farm. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo30491458.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_174168762358cbfb3c2fdbc.jpgBlack Grouse Typical posturing to impress females. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5781302.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6422488674c56f51a4c358.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775211.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4270250284c56912493906.jpgNorthern Wheatear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388468.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_53621797857ff823b70628.jpgBearded Tit, Female https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-billed-hornbill https://images.on-this.website/12797_18983376465b0150efb2876.jpgRed Billed Hornbill. Fairly Common Hornbill found in The Gambia. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47711340.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_43873431635299f9cbfe9.jpgFalse Chanterelle. Easily confused with the true Chanterelle. These mushrooms appear in the autumn usually in Conifer plantations. They have properly formed gills unlike the true Chanterelle which has folds. They have little or no odour whereas the true Chanterelle smell strongly of Apricots. (Please check before picking). https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/treecreeper https://images.on-this.website/12797_20127682234c5688ec622b7.jpgTreecreeper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509199.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12426797385d5a7f3f79669.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010438.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9681130495193b64a0f6c5.jpgSardinian Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pectoral-sandpiper https://images.on-this.website/12797_11660326085252db6e2e3b9.jpgPectoral Sandpiper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-tailed-godwit https://images.on-this.website/12797_16429053574c56aa5cd5b10.jpgBlack Tailed Godwit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/water-rail-chicks-and-adult https://images.on-this.website/12797_151765404251fa7694bb5eb.jpgWater Rail adult and ckicks https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/spanish-sparrow https://images.on-this.website/12797_19673176434dcc2cbf8abf4.jpgSpanish Sparrow https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ruddy-darter https://images.on-this.website/12797_6149891555b4b0a1954241.jpgRuddy Darter Male Ruddy Darter, first record in the Brecon Beacons for 19 years. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/alpine-accentor https://images.on-this.website/12797_9992462655d5a7f322f9a1.jpgAlpine Accentor One of two breeding birds I photographed in the high Carpathian mountains in Romania. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388478.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_149121696257ff840ce285f.jpgHoopoe Probing every niche. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31597658.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_629390505593d5b55570b7.jpgNight Heron. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-rumped-swallow https://images.on-this.website/12797_7679930485193b5a7ec5d3.jpgRed Rumped Swallow https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757726.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6836774674c55704a7389e.jpgLong Tailed Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757731.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6268323674c557056b6bc8.jpgMagpie Robin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo41273813.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8721667155f0b25b80f496.jpgLarge White Widespread butterfly in the UK, gardeners and farmers enemy. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20712991.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1163678106533bf0e405328.jpgMale Ring Ouzel Craig Cerrig Gleisiad, Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523193.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_206524411156a64c0093323.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-wattled-lapwing https://images.on-this.website/12797_7340019524c557144de773.jpgYellow Wattled Lapwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523399.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13148128756a650d32b5fb.jpgTree Sparrow https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/fragile-brittelgill https://images.on-this.website/12797_2050523244621b8215baad9.jpgFragile Brittelgill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hoar-frost-on-new-years https://images.on-this.website/12797_8332473844cc98a639f3d9.jpgHoar frost on New Years Day 2009. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/river-usk https://images.on-this.website/12797_31056632052347b304f639.jpgRiver Usk Flowing under the 18th Century road bridge at Cefn Brynich near Brecon. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-crested-tern https://images.on-this.website/12797_7651922204c556fd633f88.jpgGreat Crested Tern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010421.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7635324325193b54b68383.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/whitethroat https://images.on-this.website/12797_1193266229537a18b5612d1.jpgWhitethroat A skulking little warbler which favours open areas with scrub and bramble. From time to time they rise up into the air and then land on top of a bush singing their 'scratchy' song. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/migrant-hawkers https://images.on-this.website/12797_5859640645d762436002ab.jpgMigrant Hawkers. Migrant Hawkers mating at Llangors Lake on 5/09/19. An unprecedented emergence of these lovely Dragonflies, where numbers ran into the hundreds!! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bee-eaters https://images.on-this.website/12797_1040691937593d622131ca4.jpgBee Eaters. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-tailed-skimmer https://images.on-this.website/12797_9341197675b4b09050a52f.jpgBlack Tailed Skimmer Male on Pant Y Llyn carp lake near Upper Chappel, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18866523.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1180536846520002489f57c.jpgEuropean Roller Cyprus https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489286.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_198907282465b26651036f5.jpgAfrican Fish Eagle Majestic fish hunter of Africa. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20512252.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1764868338531b2acb83fd5.jpgStone Curlew Enigmatic bird of stoney and sandy plains. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-rumped-sharma https://images.on-this.website/12797_21238632154c5571272038b.jpgWhite Rumped Sharma https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509334.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1014283775d5a7f84f3954.jpgWhite Stork Very common throughout southern Europe. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/large-white https://images.on-this.website/12797_8289480765f0b25b53a890.jpgLarge White Widespread butterfly in the UK, gardeners and farmers enemy. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19766913.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5338811615278d9f87825c.jpgMale Ring Ouzel Elan Valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-bustards https://images.on-this.website/12797_9594081135193b4bd62278.jpgGreat Bustards https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/northern-grey-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_13972065624f3fa6573365e.jpgNorthern Grey Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/woodlark https://images.on-this.website/12797_10651305115193b715c0a32.jpgWoodlark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29713170.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10235139415832ec3d66c76.jpgShorelark. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010385.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11481561345193b434931e7.jpgCetti's Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20512259.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_381406771531b2b66c3fc1.jpgDesert Shrike These birds are expert lizard hunters. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20512248.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1013314010531b2a90918f4.jpgHoubara Bustard In typical habitat. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/eastern-banded-grayling https://images.on-this.website/12797_16858272205d5a7f41652c2.jpgEastern Banded Grayling A common butterfly in Bulgaria and Romania. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/redstart https://images.on-this.website/12797_11023193744c5690d282e6f.jpgCommon Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/small-tortoiseshell https://images.on-this.website/12797_46393355359ac0646cf06e.jpgSmall Tortoiseshell Another common but beautiful butterfly. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cyprus-wheatear https://images.on-this.website/12797_15554712684c55900a03e9f.jpgCyprus Wheatear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775045.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11980947714c569005f3d5a.jpgYellowhammer https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellowhammer https://images.on-this.website/12797_20150124004c569015ceeda.jpgYellowhammer https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24522449.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2100974185575e5b27c9ec.jpgRed Kite Pouncing on a rodent. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388491.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_61737715057ff857c73772.jpgWater Rail Skulking. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29713111.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10927529545832ebe7d62b2.jpgShorelark. Striking head pattern. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-crested-grebe https://images.on-this.website/12797_17674453984c568de41e3f1.jpgGreat Crested Grebe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/moving-on https://images.on-this.website/12797_10194400004c56c3dbef18b.jpgMoving on. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32955246.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_135943723559c6507ba4de8.jpgGreen Woodpecker Male digging for ants. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/jungle-myna https://images.on-this.website/12797_15519668774c557030ea59f.jpgJungle Myna https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7086370.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13102018134cbb20e67ef8a.jpgBearded Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509310.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12929419655d5a7f6f09cb6.jpgPurple Heron Widespread in Bulgaria and Romania - always a difficult bird in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/water-pipit https://images.on-this.website/12797_18963908825d5a7f833d590.jpgWater Pipit High altitude breeder in Romania - winters on low level coastal fields and near water in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010323.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18565484235193b38884fe2.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44716902.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_145879727861d84b9005c76.jpgMale Penduline Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44850259.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_97290024861f8034cd86e8.jpgCommon Crossbill Male attempting to open a Pine cone. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lesser-emperor-dragonfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_12240812765d5a7f5429533.jpgLesser Emperor Dragonfly https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/dartford-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_13041402114f74a18e8debb.jpgDartford Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/african-pied-hornbill https://images.on-this.website/12797_172640415865b2665cc5aab.jpgAfrican Pied Hornbill Least seen of the 'Common' Hornbills. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/african-grey-hornbill https://images.on-this.website/12797_14557614615ba0ebf4b7347.jpgAfrican Grey Hornbill. Seen only once. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/small-skipper https://images.on-this.website/12797_6311224365f0b2912d02ef.jpgSmall Skipper Tiny little butterfly, not seen often by us in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509311.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20030604995d5a7f706ebb7.jpgRed Backed Shrike Most common shrike in Bulgaria and Romania - ubiquitous! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15286912.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2131411214fe0bfb35053c.jpgYellowhammer https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/barn-owl-female https://images.on-this.website/12797_10370705635e41696ae9e87.jpgBarn Owl (Female) Llangorse Lake, Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8484798.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13913233824d4830d86ec6d.jpgJay https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26676224.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_143766825056c86cd0bfa78.jpgBarn Owl Reacting to a slight noise behind. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/glossy-ibis https://images.on-this.website/12797_7089541964dcc386a677f5.jpgGlossy Ibis https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39881993.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19620722075d80fed0d0b6b.jpgCommon Hawker. Male in flight, Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-headed-wagtail https://images.on-this.website/12797_1695231404555a142247b18.jpgBlack Headed Wagtail Faneromeni beach pool https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/llangors-lake-from-allt-yr https://images.on-this.website/12797_159064796159cd41f3c1828.jpgLlangors Lake from Allt yr Esgair Taken from Allt yr Esgair https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ruppells-gryphon-vultures https://images.on-this.website/12797_166287540165b266f543f3e.jpgWoolly-necked Stork Usually found near water, widespread but locally uncommon. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/changeable-hawk-eagle https://images.on-this.website/12797_13723541644c556fb20dcd4.jpgChangeable Hawk Eagle https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-kite https://images.on-this.website/12797_11146893834c556f8348b06.jpgBlack Kite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo46610474.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_44800816862ce934b44689.jpgMasked Shrike Bird of the Olive groves and bushy areas on Lesvos. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-veined-white-butterfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_4957600145d5a7f37e4586.jpgBlack Veined White Butterfly Common Butterfly, Bulgaria. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/european-roller https://images.on-this.website/12797_4728288634c55903f44380.jpgEuropean Roller https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-common-redstart https://images.on-this.website/12797_13804543074e36b6288b2c9.jpgFemale Common Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/thread-lacewing https://images.on-this.website/12797_134914044768443d3f9e18e.jpgThread Lacewing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-spider-mite https://images.on-this.website/12797_5565684825e9b0dd123b58.jpgRed Velvet Mite Trombidiidae A tiny vivid coloured mite of the spider family. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489395.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_22093360765b266e420cce.jpgPied Kingfisher Ubiquitous kingfisher seen throughout, fishes traditionally. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blue-cheecked-bee-eaters https://images.on-this.website/12797_102330924265b2667b8bcf8.jpgBlue Cheeked Bee Eaters Lovely member of the Bee Eater family, numerous in some areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-throated-bee-eater https://images.on-this.website/12797_60252603365b266f100da7.jpgRed Throated Bee Eater Found in open savannah breeds colonially in stream, river and quarry bankings. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523204.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_149638146756a64c3d7dae1.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/levaillants-cuckoo https://images.on-this.website/12797_158150774765b266c05898a.jpgLevaillant's Cuckoo Another intra African migrant, in the dry season inhabits dense savannah. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/llangors-lake-and-black-mountains https://images.on-this.website/12797_20988485174c56c9f999c59.jpgBrecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9106532.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13142001574d88d089699f3.jpgHawfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26676226.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_130269277056c86ddf36b15.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489300.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_147698553265b26663482fc.jpgAfrican Scops Owl Nocturnal Owl found across the region, even around human habitation. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22015556.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_130992048553e2406805e0d.jpgMale Kingfisher Male Kingfisher splaying feathers after diving. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-penduline-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_477713373527ff904e32fd.jpgMale Penduline Tit Reed mace at the start. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/small-white https://images.on-this.website/12797_154849433459ac062bd37c7.jpgGreen Veined White Female; Widespread insect in the Brecon Beacons, usually emerges a few days later than the males in spring. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo6354062.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10186769464c8a7f77ee24b.jpgWryneck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-darter https://images.on-this.website/12797_10615074259ac0e15a88f2.jpgCommon Darter Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010316.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12187192475193b374e71a7.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo52639070.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1666384489679e1c4244ff0.jpgCrossbill A striking male bird low down in an ash sapling. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010328.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17685123915193b39761a29.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-rumped-munia https://images.on-this.website/12797_213594874c55712183368.jpgWhite Rumped Munia https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/malachite-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_153679253365b266cdbdebb.jpgMalachite Kingfisher Found near lakes, ponds, rivers and wetlands. Dives for fish and other small aquatics. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/muntjac-deer https://images.on-this.website/12797_7711366444fc76ba2df272.jpgMuntjac Deer. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080829.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10733865904fc76c76f1da2.jpgShort Eared Owl This bird came gliding past me so close I couldn't believe it. Notice the flies in the air underneath it. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20560141.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10231705153246cf3eab85.jpgGreat Spotted Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/african-scops-owl https://images.on-this.website/12797_655796045b01526bb7773.jpgAfrican Scops Owl. Quite common anywhere, gardens etc. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-owl https://images.on-this.website/12797_10921584994dcc3b8bb3afd.jpgLittle Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/adult-peregrine https://images.on-this.website/12797_7131127004f927f4c6f40a.jpgAdult Peregrine https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pied-crow https://images.on-this.website/12797_21370912475b0177b079391.jpgPied Crow. Ubiquitous nuisance crow in The Gambia. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/juv-grey-heron https://images.on-this.website/12797_1676828075396d73b2b514.jpgJuv Grey Heron Differs from adult by the grey crown and nape and very short plume. Adults have white on forehead and sides of head with a black nape plume. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo34902035.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12118322805b014e2ee966c.jpgHammerkop. Strange birds that are very approachable. They just stand around doing very little but are still fascinating because of their almost prehistoric appearance. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24284899.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_293297306555a14fcad7ce.jpgCirl Bunting Achladeri Forest https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo17678940.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_58118759851642985600af.jpgFemale Ring Ouzel Mynydd Llangynidr, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20512243.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_633054001531b29eba8eba.jpgCanary. Male. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/adder-slightly-stirring-after-hearing https://images.on-this.website/12797_4620431434c56c318200eb.jpgAdder slightly stirring after hearing my footsteps https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo40425089.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15432241605dc95585df2be.jpgShikra The Gambia https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696606.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_48645055059ac058bf2aa3.jpgRed Admiral A classic and beautiful butterfly. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/migrant-hawker https://images.on-this.website/12797_15295437735baf9ed64f0fb.jpgMigrant Hawker. Llangors Lake, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489291.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_132491867265b26655e536d.jpgAfrican Grey Hornbill One of a number of Hornbills found in The Gambia. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/sanderling https://images.on-this.website/12797_7147903174cc2a25f7999b.jpgSanderling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-redstart https://images.on-this.website/12797_18175518274ddffa5ea10d7.jpgCommon Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5776249.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19760014214c56a1f96819d.jpgMandarin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/nile-crocodile https://images.on-this.website/12797_13454497345b014c90bc737.jpgCrocodile. Seen in a few areas...nasty! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20512244.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1723220381531b2a0d31550.jpgHoopoe. With something tasty! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo30491467.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_170387022058cbfb62b354e.jpgBlack Grouse Dominant adult males around three years old are typically found in the centre of the Lek where the highest rates of fighting occur. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405238.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4892389054ead9eb9544ba.jpgIsabelline Daurian Shrike A very confiding bird, drinking from a puddle at my feet. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47767117.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_288547902635e7c355ef3d.jpgRing Ouzel Great to get these close ups of what is normally a very shy bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/puffin-in-fligh https://images.on-this.website/12797_104370396753bda85a13490.jpgPuffin in flight https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26002587.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8005265455633866f375bf.jpgSardinian Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/adult-female-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_21333656585596d8c281b48.jpgFemale Kingfisher Drying feathers out after diving for fish. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/comma https://images.on-this.website/12797_181145763859d7983dcf193.jpgComma Female Comma, Autumn flight, settling on ivy flowers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ibisbills https://images.on-this.website/12797_7194780344c558bc7ea80b.jpgIbisbills https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hoopoe-lark https://images.on-this.website/12797_1027601514c558e87ed2ec.jpgHoopoe Lark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/green-veined-white https://images.on-this.website/12797_79699399359ac04aa1baa2.jpgGreen Veined White Female; Widespread insect in the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32696581.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_118927036559ac0430162e1.jpgClouded Yellow This is a scarce and difficult to find migrant in the Brecon Beacons. This male was seen briefly at Talybont Reservoir. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/krupers-nuthatch https://images.on-this.website/12797_4204677024dca88956b3b5.jpgKruper's Nuthatch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hay-bluff-black-mountains https://images.on-this.website/12797_213762588059cd471aaa572.jpgHay Bluff, Black Mountains. Hay Bluff, Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons in the distance. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cattle-egtret https://images.on-this.website/12797_931669150531b299e04358.jpgCattle Egtret With a large Lizard. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509257.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19130371025d5a7f5623124.jpgLesser Spotted Woodpecker Much more common in Bulgaria and Romania than in the UK where it is in national decline and therefore very hard to see! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/dipper https://images.on-this.website/12797_5048030004c568dcdad139.jpgDipper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/marsh-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_16049654535d5a7f5d0d947.jpgMarsh Warbler Widespread in Romania, rare in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509191.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_434962655d5a7f3bb7768.jpgCorn Bunting A very common bird in most of Europe,but declining in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/night-heron-juv https://images.on-this.website/12797_88097083268443d1a4b77a.jpgNight Heron Juv. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/the-gospel-pass-black-mountains https://images.on-this.website/12797_89960703959cd44ca06196.jpgThe Gospel Pass, Black Mountains This road leads down to Hay on Wye and was featured for many years in the intro to the Antiques Road Show. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8484710.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9366273984d482da582e51.jpgCommon Buzzard https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blewit https://images.on-this.website/12797_505314557621b81e3da787.jpgBlewit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/green-hairstreak https://images.on-this.website/12797_6173850145cd81ac06db39.jpgGreen Hairstreak. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pied-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_20546049235027a969a7be1.jpgPied Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9957840.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6731713124dca860339c0a.jpgCinereous Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/spotted-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_9634724064c5692031adee.jpgSpotted Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/canary https://images.on-this.website/12797_271725018531b29ce6bebf.jpgCanary. Small population breeding near Haria. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489323.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_185160160265b2667fd0213.jpgBroad Billed Roller Lovely subtle coloured Roller. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489408.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_103849419765b266f3c874c.jpgRufous Crowned Roller Bird of open woodland, insect and small mamal feeder. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774870.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7090036164c568e670b782.jpgWater Rail https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/saxifrage https://images.on-this.website/12797_3161048685e9b0d8cec291.jpgSaxifrage Self seeded in my garden. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13913735.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19819515094f05c5523f35c.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bonellis-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_540377737593d623cde81e.jpgEastern Bonellis Warbler. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388481.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_191672860757ff84d93d102.jpgRedshank https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26523191.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_108215742856a64bee707e0.jpgBarn Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blue-rock-thrush https://images.on-this.website/12797_20292292864dcd873bd8011.jpgBlue Rock Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/silver-y-moth https://images.on-this.website/12797_24801195f297b5cd5600.jpgSilver Y Moth Feeding on Buddleia https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388475.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_122566302957ff83968dfc0.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/three-striped-palm-squirrel-india https://images.on-this.website/12797_21191501594c58385b79779.jpgThree Striped Palm Squirrel (India) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-cormorant https://images.on-this.website/12797_181682430665b266aeb52e9.jpgGreat Cormorant. Large birds found in aquatic habitats, breeds and roosts colonially. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo41183394.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7044353435e9b0d9d4294c.jpgWolf Spider Photographed on one of my props. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15441063.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13121613344ff346fc8366f.jpgSouthern Hawker Adult. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greylag-geese https://images.on-this.website/12797_4913163544fc76b08de6b3.jpgGreylag Geese https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489341.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_179597538965b26696cde29.jpgEgyptian Plover Striking bird, typical habitat, sand banks in large rivers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/otter https://images.on-this.website/12797_11953355515b9140a933450.jpgOtter River Usk, Brecon Beacons. Please see Blog for story. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21721037.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_122413417853bda81bcccfa.jpgPuffin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20077673.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_45765973952ad9b13381ab.jpg1st winter male Desert Wheatear https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brimstone https://images.on-this.website/12797_10383283855cdfe0985ad43.jpgBrimstone. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blue-tailed-bee-eater https://images.on-this.website/12797_20528814484c556f88433a8.jpgBlue Tailed Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509184.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18320687015d5a7f397d9e1.jpgCalandra Lark Bird of the arid plains in Bulgaria and Romania. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19827751.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_804572312528506368ba45.jpgNorthern Grey Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/shore-lark https://images.on-this.website/12797_2426269894c558ec8a646e.jpgShore Lark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9977218.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6735851364dcc3866ce685.jpgGlossy Ibis https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cettiswarbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_11215303294dcc277557b5a.jpgCetti'sWarbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9943540.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8126009884dc99156eec08.jpgRuppell's Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bearded-tits https://images.on-this.website/12797_866436904c568dc0c5896.jpgBearded Tits https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/short-toed-snake-eagle https://images.on-this.website/12797_5175687646474c1ff15dc8.jpgShort toed Snake Eagle. Beautiful Eagle of dry rocky habitats, lives up to its name on a diet of snakes. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9957872.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7717007884dca889edc64a.jpgKruper's Nuthatch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo35315272.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19421598805b2f81eaef93b.jpgBeautiful Demoiselle Immature male, Mon & Brecon Canal https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47711344.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3550227016352a3662e118.jpgBrown Roll Rim Can look totally different as it ages, great care should be taken with this mushroom. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/adult-male-kinghfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_10916495085596d938a7117.jpgMale Kinghfisher Underexposed by one and two third stops. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/grey-headed-kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_35458440465b266b8c09f2.jpgGrey Headed Kingfisher Inhabits woodland, bush and cultivated areas locally. When migrating occupies a diverse range of habitats. Hunts from perches usually dropping on various insects. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29388476.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_134988090057ff83c6d4b27.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5775269.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7690329644c5691bd42eec.jpgSkylark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo6354030.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7243862024c8a7f5923e31.jpgWryneck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8666400.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2106986274d5d810ff0648.jpgCommon Buzzard https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489446.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_109369922865b2672525720.jpgWhite Throated Bee Eater Juvenile Elegant Bee Eater, seasonally common, breeds in a narrow band in the Sahel during the rainy season. Only Bee Eater with a dark cap. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/blue-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_3445862404c568f1c2d4e2.jpgBlue Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-snake-eagles https://images.on-this.website/12797_18300590865b014be45111d.jpgBrown Snake Eagles. One of a number of Snake Eagle species found in The Gambia, seen only once by us. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-common-redstart https://images.on-this.website/12797_450381969539459a03219a.jpgMale Common Redstart One of our smartest spring migrants. They can appear almost anywhere, although are quite shy and sometimes the flash of their orange/red tail is all you see as they disappear over a hedge or stone wall. Their 'Wheet Wheet' call can be heard throughout our summer. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-hare https://images.on-this.website/12797_6407736994fc76a4494aa9.jpgBrown Hare The North Norfolk coastal fields abound with them. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22008781.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_96480420553e0de3a59697.jpgMale Kingfisher Kingfishers out of the breeding season lead solitary lives and have a new partner every year. Once the young birds have fledged they are fed for four or five days. After this they are left to their own devices, it is thought that up to 60% either drown or starve to death through being either unable to properly preen their feathers or unable to fish through lack of tuition. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759783.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15245259934c559a9203690.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo42081840.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16922449635fa813f06ec54.jpgFemale Ring Ouzel Elan Valley, Mid Wales, Autumn passage. Feeding on Rowan berries. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo38562558.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6901920785cee452675758.jpgCommon Quail. Standing proud in the long grass. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21723876.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_206969264253bea7fecb193.jpgPuffin in flight Shot handheld with a Canon 1D Mk2 + Canon 17-40 F4.0 lens. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-hawfinch https://images.on-this.website/12797_58094081855085d48265f9.jpgFemale Hawfinch Notice the ash grey wing panel, which is a good reference in the field for sexing these birds, she is also more paler in colour than the males. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo33035571.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_37485116459cd420fa103c.jpgHay Bluff Hay Bluff and the Brecon Beacons in the distance. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-billed-firefinch https://images.on-this.website/12797_7316608345b0150cb04793.jpgRed-billed Firefinch. Common bird seen usually in flocks. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/spur-thighed-tortoise-lesvos https://images.on-this.website/12797_20533421194dfb7081243d6.jpgSpur Thighed Tortoise (Lesvos) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/beaudouins-snake-eagle https://images.on-this.website/12797_12406620355b014bb646a28.jpgBeaudouin's Snake Eagle. One of a number of Snake Eagle species found in The Gambia, seen only once by us. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo47900611.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12468566263736f5906b4c.jpgScarlet Waxcaps https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16958724.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_94982244250c60fdcf3e51.jpgWaxwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19194167.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1968295248522c38d6774df.jpgNightjar https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/sac-spider https://images.on-this.website/12797_3491815515e9b0d990051e.jpgSac Spider Photographed on one of my props. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39764854.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5579595335d7620d601ca6.jpgMigrant Hawker. Male at Llangors Lake on 5/09/19. An unprecedented emergence of these lovely Dragonflies, where numbers ran into the hundreds!! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080708.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19884210034fc76953d949a.jpgBarn Owl Hunting over a grazing meadow near the coast. How different these birds look with their wings splayed. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo23809127.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_135753719955141fd1e14e3.jpgFemale Northern Grey Shrike. Perched on a small holly bush just observing me. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo17678941.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1042484111516429efb843a.jpgFemale Ring Ouzel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-shouldered-kite https://images.on-this.website/12797_117271091565b2667541b88.jpgBlack Shouldered Kite Very attractive, ruby eyed raptor with small body and long wings. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18861830.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_171485984951ffce464fa1f.jpgFieldfare Elan Valley, Powys https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-eyed-damselfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_17406350865b2222cc7b55f.jpgRed Eyed Damselfly. Llangors Lake. Rare in Brecon Beacons. Favours floating vegetation. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/marbled-white-butterfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_8645181135d5a7f5b0b3a9.jpgMarbled White Butterfly Widespread in the Balkans. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19895642.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_764651133528e3f9ddc2ca.jpgCommon Buzzard https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/squacco-heron https://images.on-this.website/12797_17039538694dcc335e480d9.jpgSquacco Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49139232.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_560568347648432de3856a.jpgWhite Throated Robin. Extremely rare bird which has almost mythical status on Lesvos. Very few reports since Greek records began. On the whole of the Greek mainland and including the Greek archipelago all the sightings have been on Lesvos. This is because of Lesvos's close proximity (5 miles) to the Turkish mainland where there is sporadic breeding. A hugely exiting find for myself and Susan. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo40425155.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4810958405dc9573569cbd.jpgMale Cuckoo Mobbed by a Meadow Pipit, Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22177074.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_182624338253f9f4043823c.jpgMale Ring Ouzel Craig Cerrig Gleisiad, Brecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/fork-tailed-drongo https://images.on-this.website/12797_17957216155b014ce776290.jpgFork Tailed Drongo. Common bird frequently seen. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19194170.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1248040084522c3930e75a6.jpgNightjar https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080728.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10551966374fc769deef1e2.jpgEuropean Bee Eater Quite an attraction, they don't come around too often! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10259164.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19459569804ddffa674b046.jpgCommon Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/purple-sunbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_6880284684c5570b418e49.jpgPurple Sunbird https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9353078.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10725618814d9f6d6340beb.jpgDipper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580435.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16439237465086b86a48e12.jpgMarsh Harrier https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/paited-snipe https://images.on-this.website/12797_14301159115b015068c9fc0.jpgPainted Snipe. Stunning bird seen only once in a small marshy area. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20712963.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_331462794533bf0770042c.jpgMale Ring Ouzel https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15860639.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8425450278d6d42c81.jpgJuv Spotted Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21017327.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12869267615367b05f4ac90.jpgMale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wolf-spider https://images.on-this.website/12797_3380262505e9b0d9b85628.jpgWolf Spider 5mm in size but quick and agile. Photographed on one of my props. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/zebra-spider-female https://images.on-this.website/12797_11272631395eb2f24c744ec.jpgZebra Spider - Female Photographed on one of my props. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27850386.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1186334973575b0e53ae2e2.jpgMale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/indian-pond-heron https://images.on-this.website/12797_583424054c55700391235.jpgIndian Pond Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo36459708.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5656268895baf9c905caa6.jpgSouthern Hawker. Male on the Camlais stream, Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285545.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_300382965555a18b53608d.jpgRuff Kalloni Saltpans https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285034.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1273186993555a1607a171c.jpgGlossy Ibis Tsiknias River, Kalloni https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/oak-tree-on-middlewood-farm https://images.on-this.website/12797_13834006814cc98a6c80d99.jpg500 year old Oak Tree on Middlewood Farm, Cathedine. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo52639068.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_612638070679e1c3f3785c.jpgCrossbill A female bird ina small deciduous bush. Dificuilt lighting conditions. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo52639069.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_315217686679e1c40beb6e.jpgCrossbill A striking male bird low down in an ash sapling. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo52639066.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1060041985679e1c3c8f4f3.jpgCrossbill A female bird ina small deciduous bush. Striking a nice pose. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo52639065.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_88610667679e1c3ac60ac.jpgCrossbill A female bird ina small deciduous bush. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo12926422.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18837804374e7ddf8ac138a.jpg1st Winter Ring Ouzel First winter bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774725.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14352926544c568ce6d5379.jpgGrasshopper Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7086810.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9965375734cbb254369833.jpg https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/namaqua-doves https://images.on-this.website/12797_62702291465b266d046a84.jpgNamaqua Doves Beautiful little dove, often seen in thorny dry bush and frequently on bare ground foraging. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/namaqua-dove https://images.on-this.website/12797_9969169005b017dc811993.jpgNamaqua Dove. Very attractive dove seen sporadically. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo7187310.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15836529074cc2a25a7d06c.jpgRedshank https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-bee-eater https://images.on-this.website/12797_13494575185b014dd6d0857.jpgLittle Bee-eater. Found around open areas, not shy. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-throated-robin https://images.on-this.website/12797_348038490648432dbdc02d.jpgWhite Throated Robin. Very rare and much sought after bird which has almost mythical status on Lesvos. Very few reports since Greek records began. On the whole of the Greek mainland and including the Greek archipelago all the sightings have been on Lesvos. This is because of Lesvos's close proximity (5 miles) to the Turkish mainland, where there is sporadic breeding. A hugely exiting find for myself and Susan. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo30491471.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_147719377058cbfbc22b499.jpgBlack Grouse Their eye combs are quite prominent during Lekking. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/false-chanterelle https://images.on-this.website/12797_1128372183635299f4deda0.jpgFalse Chanterelle. Easily confused with the true Chanterelle, a sought after and expensive mushroom which is found in deciduous woodland in late summer. These mushrooms appear in the autumn usually in Conifer plantations. They are poisonous and in some cases hallucinatory. (Please check before picking). https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/mistle-thrush https://images.on-this.website/12797_9934115974c5690c93296a.jpgMistle Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5758764.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19949401054c558be4394fe.jpgNight Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo44716906.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_76949304861d84b95de971.jpgMale Penduline Tit The male birds have an extensive broad black mask as opposed to the female's teardrop type mask. They are also much more rufous than the females. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509268.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2193420775d5a7f596457c.jpgMarsh Harrier Much more approachable than in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285732.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1254905434555a1a0f5f33b.jpgWoodchat Shrike Napi Valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/llyn-brianne-dam-and-spillway https://images.on-this.website/12797_126434818359bfed757f6b6.jpgLlyn Brianne Dam and Spillway. It was the biggest rock filled dam in Europe and the highest in the UK, built by George Wimpey and Sons in late 1960's early 1970's. It supplies Swansea with water. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-winged-stilt https://images.on-this.website/12797_4408323964dd2c0c602eea.jpgBlack Winged Stilt https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/northern-mockingbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_79485304c5593302c6fe.jpgNorthern Mockingbird https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/cretzchmars-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_98258584dcd885d48bac.jpgCretzchmar's Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lesser-spotted-woodpecker https://images.on-this.website/12797_20379645435d78c23da6219.jpgLesser Spotted Woodpecker Male. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/speckled-wood https://images.on-this.website/12797_114477039559ac06147ab46.jpgSpeckled Wood Common in hedgerows and field edges in late summer. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo35636751.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15096183735b51eb20e6e7a.jpgRuddy Darter Male Ruddy Darter, first record in the Brecon Beacons for 19 years. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/long-tailed-nightjar https://images.on-this.website/12797_19731877155b014ec34a7b3.jpgLong Tailed Nightjar. Common throughout The Gambia, but typically difficult to see in daytime. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/western-reef-egret https://images.on-this.website/12797_4205188985b01548a7e570.jpgWestern Reef Egret. Very Common Egret. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo34902091.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6226462635b01534ee2ad1.jpgSquacco Heron. Fairly Common in marshy areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/african-wattled-lapwing https://images.on-this.website/12797_17970149045b015455c35f2.jpgAfrican Wattled Lapwing. Quite common Lapwing. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/g-s-woodpecker https://images.on-this.website/12797_21417060704d2e0f11a2417.jpgG S Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080712.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9572066974fc7696463746.jpgBarn Owl Hunting over a grazing meadow near the coast. How different these birds look with their wings splayed. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-admiral https://images.on-this.website/12797_37169628159ac0564a1b25.jpgRed Admiral A classic and beautiful butterfly. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369464.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7820900568443cffb834f.jpgGreat Spotted Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369441.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_121534292768443ce4e798e.jpgBlack Stork https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369442.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_49236278568443ce620458.jpgBlack Veined White Butterfly https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo23809125.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_123192961355141fb625b90.jpgFemale Northern Grey Shrike. Notice the vermiculations on the breast and flanks, typical of females in the northern populations of the Excubitor race of this species. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/terek-sandpiper https://images.on-this.website/12797_33188833468443d3def068.jpgTerek Sandpiper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369459.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8842243768443cfa1795b.jpgFlamingoes https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369463.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_154512868368443cfe919f4.jpgGreat Spotted Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369453.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_187206951468443cf37f099.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369437.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_118804056968443ce0786c0.jpgAvocet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369452.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3706411768443cf2e2700.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369434.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_27606324768443cde564cc.jpgAlpine Swift https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369471.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_147080859668443d0712e2b.jpgLesser Grey Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369472.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_109834515968443d083916c.jpgLittle Bittern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369473.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_116269281168443d09b5870.jpgLittle Bittern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369474.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_125180199368443d0ad791b.jpgLittle Stint https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369475.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_136568606268443d0c59298.jpgLong Eared Owl Female https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369477.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_33116362068443d10d32cc.jpgLong Eared Owlet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369478.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_165984485068443d11c337f.jpgLong Eared Owlet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369506.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_100095570968443d3180b65.jpgRufous Scrub Robin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369511.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_23035036668443d35a8d91.jpgSardinian Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369500.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_184087169768443d2a683bf.jpgRock Nuthatch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369501.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_204712579068443d2b6d958.jpgRock Nuthatch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26002584.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_166377929756338604c846a.jpgFirecrest https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369998.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1494339162684446d51714e.jpgGreat Spotted Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369508.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_202845467468443d332a515.jpgRufous Scrub Robin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/carrion-crow https://images.on-this.website/12797_739481844deb949d0a0d9.jpgCarrion Crow https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo42081838.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2381602025fa813ecdc17c.jpgMale Ring Ouzel Elan Valley, Mid Wales, Autumn passage. Feeding on Rowan berries. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/indian-mongoose-india https://images.on-this.website/12797_18525316024c58383d5cc9e.jpgIndian Mongoose (India) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/rock-sparrow https://images.on-this.website/12797_46337946868443d2dd4b17.jpgRock Sparrow https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285130.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_689251885555a16cc345e7.jpgLong Eared Owl Chick Papiana, Skala Kalloni https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369458.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_204332768268443cf7e4a54.jpgFlamingo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hammerkop https://images.on-this.website/12797_17879161545b014e036d10c.jpgHammerkop. Strange birds that are very approachable. They just stand around doing very little but are still fascinating because of their almost prehistoric appearance. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-winged-tern https://images.on-this.website/12797_96347992268443d417c0eb.jpgWhite-winged Tern https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/alpine-swifts https://images.on-this.website/12797_198885147168443cdd02e48.jpgAlpine Swifts https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369510.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6739851068443d34d553f.jpgRuppell's Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/deep-pool-on-the-afon https://images.on-this.website/12797_195516295451ee9d6d2c580.jpgDeep pool on the Afon Tarell https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/banded-demoiselle https://images.on-this.website/12797_171715349859ac0d02d228a.jpgBanded Demoiselle Seen on the River Arrow in Herefordshire. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-siberian-thrush https://images.on-this.website/12797_2384306604c558c1c74cd5.jpgFemale Siberian Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo16580438.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15239867325086b875c470b.jpgMarsh Harrier https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-african-paradise-flycatcher https://images.on-this.website/12797_16057962465b014a98b232a.jpgFemale African Paradise Flycatcher. Seen througout the forests, but shy and flighty. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5757664.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16780574304c556f9e9a9ce.jpgBrahminy Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hoare-frost-on-new-years https://images.on-this.website/12797_11948458504cc98a5aa6140.jpgHoare frost on New Years Day 2009. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24285402.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2063323712555a1800a535b.jpgPenduline Tit Tsiknias River, Kalloni https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/scarlet-darter-dragonfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_5451034035d5a7f73d82d8.jpgScarlet Darter Dragonfly Common in Bulgaria and Romania - lovely vivid insect. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lapwing https://images.on-this.website/12797_10184621714fc76b3a2de87.jpgLapwing Underrated, beautiful bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080822.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_8504725854fc76c626204e.jpgSedge Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010456.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2473543695193b71b58e93.jpgWoodlark https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/little-green-bee-eater https://images.on-this.website/12797_214203434165b266c412181.jpgLittle Green Bee Eater Less common than the Little Bee Eater, long tail streamers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/water-rail-posing https://images.on-this.website/12797_158341809851fa7a9598e80.jpgWater Rail posing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo12716536.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9188870004e6e17727ab7b.jpgWryneck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369436.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_105846051368443cdf9eb61.jpgAlpine Swift https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369438.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_80641103168443ce1487c5.jpgBlack-winged Stilt https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369446.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_37716474068443ceb1fffc.jpgCinereous Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369448.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_163477175268443ced17a74.jpgCorn Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369449.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_38423788668443cee4c226.jpgCretzchmar's Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369450.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_88392320768443cf053802.jpgCretzchmar's Bunting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369494.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_96443319168443d25b7db5.jpgRed Footed Falcon Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-footed-falcons https://images.on-this.website/12797_109828863368443d267dbb2.jpgRed Footed Falcons Sheltering from the wind. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369497.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_68425008468443d2802ded.jpgRed Footed Falcon Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369499.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_74563385768443d2979915.jpgRed Footed Falcon Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369515.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_148676586768443d3ab801f.jpgSub-Alpine Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369520.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_177674929068443d42ada0c.jpgWoodchat Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369457.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_183301259968443cf6572b2.jpgEuropean Roller https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369461.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9349473568443cfc946ae.jpgGolden Oriole https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369479.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_22718992368443d1328150.jpgLong Eared Owlet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369480.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_192036743968443d14b3a88.jpgLong Eared Owl Female https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369487.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_160018259068443d1f53399.jpgPurple Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369488.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_122447007868443d20c2cc0.jpgRed Backed Shrike Female https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369502.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_103998212368443d2c6f5d4.jpgRock Nuthatch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/starred-agama-lizard https://images.on-this.website/12797_7234880668443d391b748.jpgStarred Agama Lizard https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo24703840.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1534184811558c4f0a861cd.jpgYoung Kingfisher Small white tip to the beak indicates a young bird. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/olive-tree-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_15994443265d5a7f622cc95.jpgOlive Tree Warbler Romania: A very shy and difficult bird to pin down. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/foxgloves https://images.on-this.website/12797_3555200295d5a7f46b9c09.jpgDigitalis lunara A type of Foxglove, very different to what is seen in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080734.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_582852984fc76a1174784.jpgEuropean Bee Eater https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ruppels-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_1797842301555a18d417708.jpgRuppels Warbler Kavaki near Petra https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15860905.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20366137135027b23f25bd6.jpgPied Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/zebra-spider-male https://images.on-this.website/12797_17921801125eb2f248eb474.jpgZebra Spider - Male Photographed on one of my props. 5-7mm - one of the jumping spiders. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080838.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10765075634fc76caa5fa05.jpgShort Eared Owl What a bird! one evening the Barn Owl and this bird were locking talons as they hunted the same marsh. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/firecrest https://images.on-this.website/12797_2056381630563385dc84c76.jpgFirecrest https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22008806.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_56004568353e0deace9579.jpgMale Kingfisher Kingfishers are highly territorial and vicious fights, especially between males can occur. Their territories can be as much as 2.5 kilometers long. Sometimes the male and female will not tolerate each other on their fishing areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/scarce-blue-tailed-damselfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_13999853805b22236ce4fe5.jpgScarce Blue Tailed Damselfly. Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-blue-damselflies https://images.on-this.website/12797_9093691559ac0de172b1a.jpgCommon Blue Damselflies A mating pair. Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369456.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_143893116968443cf57df23.jpgEuropean Roller https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26002577.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_129874200956338538d8f7f.jpgAudouins Gull https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369467.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_190497152968443d02067cd.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369468.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_198351421668443d02992c2.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pithariou-monastry https://images.on-this.website/12797_49831178868443d188d51b.jpgPithariou Monastry Near Eressos https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369462.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_167446147568443cfd8273c.jpgGolden Oriole https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369451.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_127607295268443cf1cadce.jpgCurlew Sandpiper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/rufous-scrub-robin https://images.on-this.website/12797_199986481768443d30b3c8a.jpgRufous Scrub Robin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369512.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_24850925668443d36a21b9.jpgSpotted Redshanks https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369513.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17257291568443d37856e0.jpgSquacco Heron https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/zitting-cisticolanear https://images.on-this.website/12797_133271789568443d4429850.jpgZitting Cisticola https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369465.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_120859380068443d00ab24e.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369466.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_166731064068443d016341d.jpgHoopoe https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369481.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_24503691168443d1589917.jpgMasked Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369490.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_36814327368443d230a5f3.jpgRed Footed Falcon Female https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369491.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_123173820268443d23a32c3.jpgRed Footed Falcon Female https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369492.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_39613905268443d245a7b6.jpgRed Footed Falcon Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369493.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_212929364668443d250d211.jpgRed Footed Falcon Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369498.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_120316682268443d28af5d2.jpgRed Footed Falcon Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369504.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_39003110168443d2f9a3d5.jpgRuddy Shelduck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369507.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_107315423368443d32566c5.jpgRufous Scrub Robin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/frittilary-sp https://images.on-this.website/12797_138899987768443cfb70681.jpgFrittilary sp. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-blue https://images.on-this.website/12797_94311607659ac044a90a85.jpgCommon Blue Fairly widespread butterfly. Female. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489309.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_109498319165b2667137280.jpgBlack Headed Lapwing Birds of dry grassy areas with bare earth, active early, late and at night. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369509.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_167535620368443d340f00d.jpgRufous Scrub Robin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/four-spotted-chaser https://images.on-this.website/12797_14793174765b0e8d3379e2c.jpgFour Spotted Chaser Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/no1-no2 https://images.on-this.website/12797_64693383053ac35fb76468.jpgNo1 + No2 https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/palm-nut-vultures https://images.on-this.website/12797_176441846265b266e08da87.jpgPalm Nut Vultures Quite common, often seen near water relishes palm nuts and their oil but will also feed on small animals. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo15080815.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5290607614fc76c38bb7a3.jpgRed Backed Shrike One of my all time favourite birds, gorgeous! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/crezchmars-bunting https://images.on-this.website/12797_987580733555a156a119a9.jpgCretzschmars Bunting Napi Valley https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wryneck https://images.on-this.website/12797_9812602304c8a7f5e19759.jpgWryneck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/gateway-to-the-abergwesyn-pass https://images.on-this.website/12797_201372374c56ca06d9a00.jpgGateway to the Abergwesyn Pass outside Llanwrtyd Wells https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489413.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_58032375765b266f7ea1e3.jpgSenegal Parrot Widespread, colourful and gregarious parrot. Quite arboreal although can be found feeding on the ground with starlings for example. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/ferruginous-duck https://images.on-this.website/12797_18745799035d5a7f495ef34.jpgFerruginous Duck, (with ducklings) Widespread in Bulgaria and Romania. Uncommon duck sometimes seen in the UK and never with ducklings!! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-woodpecker https://images.on-this.website/12797_18458760904c55922ab290c.jpgBlack Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369496.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_205870974868443d2747f85.jpgRed Footed Falcon Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22008789.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_50066228653e0de5bd152b.jpgFemale Kingfisher The female Kingfisher's lower mandible is a fleshy colour, the males beak is always all black. This is the best way to separate them. Young Kingfishers also have a small white tip to their beaks for the first year. The best way to age Kingfishers though. is by their feet, young birds have smokey/fleshy coloured feet changing to orange and then red as they age. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo20560139.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_137372781853246caaa7b20.jpgGreat Spotted Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pentwyn-reservoir https://images.on-this.website/12797_70814731546b74fcb377c.jpgPentwyn Reservoir Or Dolygaer Reservoir as it is known locally, actually very shallow and readily dries up in good summers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo39509319.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_16025034855d5a7f773ac57.jpgSpoonbill Widespread throught the Balkans and now being seen in increasing numbers in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/meadow-brown https://images.on-this.website/12797_49079732459ac04e90685e.jpgMeadow Brown Common throughout the Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/holme-next-the-sea-beach https://images.on-this.website/12797_151306647956a76f35f295b.jpgHolme Next the Sea Beach Holme Next the Sea is home to two adjoining nature reserves, one owned by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust and the other by the Norfolk Ornithological Association. It is also the nearest village to the Bronze Age timber circle site of Seahenge discovered in 1998. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/rose-ringed-parakeet https://images.on-this.website/12797_12051175505b0151ae8750c.jpgRose-ringed Parakeet. Common and noisy, but shy Parakeet https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo41197645.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14704674705eb2f24e0aaf8.jpgZebra Spider - Female Photographed on one of my props. She is brighter coloured than the male and slightly bigger. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/southern-grey-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_9718273274c559047a06b1.jpgSouthern Grey Shrike https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo38117898.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13184957535cc42b2fa9fbb.jpgGreen Veined White. Male; Green Veined White - like the Orange Tip is another Butterfly to emerge from a Pupa in early spring. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5759394.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1990387864c5595f369de3.jpgBlack Redstart https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27906240.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_141727183557600de4d9725.jpgMale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/juv-blackbird https://images.on-this.website/12797_4195477354c56908d9c134.jpgJuv Blackbird https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo29638906.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_119826504058231bfcecc78.jpgMale Brambling. Notice the Beech seed's triangular, three dimensional shape. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/tufted-ducks https://images.on-this.website/12797_1158596074c56a20ee9095.jpgTufted Ducks https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-wattled-lapwing https://images.on-this.website/12797_17053233604c5570d4272fd.jpgRed Wattled Lapwing https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/bearded-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_52911754c568dc5c46ae.jpgBearded Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13856114.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7755658044efb374c7b4c6.jpgBittern That's your lot, i'm off! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-herons https://images.on-this.website/12797_209491877665b919d209088.jpgBlack Herons Also known as the 'Umbrella Bird' because of its technique of holding its wings over its head when standing in water hunting. Frequents swampy areas, marshes, water margins, rivers etc. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/marsh-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_7316792704c568fc9856eb.jpgMarsh Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/birds-fighting-over-fish https://images.on-this.website/12797_12771200144f82fce5d406a.jpgOspreys fighting over fish. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-pennant-dragonfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_7666647015d5a7f3632dd0.jpgBlack Pennant Dragonfly Uncommon Dragonfly - Bulgaria. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-drongo https://images.on-this.website/12797_11171529654c556f7342d5e.jpgBlack Drongo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489316.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_70885410865b266784ac2b.jpgBlue Bellied Roller Typical Roller, shy and beautifully coloured. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-hare-resting-behind-a https://images.on-this.website/12797_7559020484c56c3f44df14.jpgBrown Hare resting behind a gorse bush in Norfolk. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wren-juvenile https://images.on-this.website/12797_16139417314c837979e468e.jpgWren Juvenile Reared in our Garden Shed, Four fledged on the longest day of the year 2010. Doing very well! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/sombre-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_3613657484dd2c0a080f5c.jpgSombre Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo37297545.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18263317585c49b9a767c47.jpgWaxwing Adult bird - notice the red 'Waxy' tips to their wings which give the birds their name, males usually have more tips than females. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/red-footed-falcon https://images.on-this.website/12797_18818295054c559038ad164.jpgRed Footed Falcon https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/pale-legged-leaf-warbler https://images.on-this.website/12797_5672928594c558beb86700.jpgPale Legged Leaf Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/chameleon-morocco https://images.on-this.website/12797_5470422094c583823065aa.jpgChameleon (Morocco) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo32697016.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_175908741559ac0ef9ca50a.jpgGolden Ringed Dragonfly The UK's longest dragonfly, Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/willow-emerald-damselfly https://images.on-this.website/12797_4954661575bd1b10139711.jpgWillow Emerald Damselfly This beautiful insect has colonised southern and eastern England over the last ten years or so. It hasn't spread to Wales yet, here's hoping in the near future. Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve, North Norfolk. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-winged-stilts https://images.on-this.website/12797_13635119966474ce928b81c.jpgBlack Winged Stilts. Elegant birds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo49087799.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_9857463856474c1d98e919.jpgFerruginous Duck. Uncommon and attractive duck. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31598480.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_1973218517593d6899dc0a4.jpgRufous Bush Chat https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo50489326.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_19919838465b2668426541.jpgBrown Backed Woopecker Small unobtrusive Woodpecker, easily overlooked. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo26724578.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12562891856d2ec5bd9266.jpgBarn Owl Flying in the evening sun. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/purple-glossy-starling https://images.on-this.website/12797_9149211425b01500da0a4e.jpgPurple Glossy Starling. Stunningly beautiful bird, common throughout The Gambia. Mesmerising plumage when seen up close. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/llangors-lake-and-the-black https://images.on-this.website/12797_18281534884c56c9fd9c4a5.jpgBrecon Beacons https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/meadow-grasshopper https://images.on-this.website/12797_13692833655f0b27d2ba342.jpgMeadow Grasshopper Common and widespread - can appear in huge numbers. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/spur-winged-plover https://images.on-this.website/12797_9971941504c5590583849e.jpgSpur Winged Plover https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo18010432.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_3846166035193b5c183f8f.jpgEuropean Roller https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/elk-poland https://images.on-this.website/12797_14743165974c58382ba7082.jpgElk (Poland) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo9976348.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2577578014dcc2c79a1a1e.jpgBlack Headed Bunting Lesvos 2011 Early one morning we travelled over to the far west of the Island to Sigri and Faneromeni area. Birds were in surprisingly short supply but we came across a blaze of colour and noise - a mixed flock of about 150 Black Headed Buntings and Spanish Sparrows were feeding in a roadside field. There is a plant which resembles a giant Fennell which grows up to 8 feet tall and the Black Headed Buntings seemed to like perching on it. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo27850387.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_399415002575b0e7896061.jpgMale Cuckoo https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/long-legged-buzzard https://images.on-this.website/12797_91026735555a1762e843d.jpgLong Legged Buzzard Tsiknias River https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22015557.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_24589635453e24085cb814.jpgMale Kingfisher Male Kingfisher showing his short dumpy wings, also note the membrane over the eyeball. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774749.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_5484763834c568d1d5a071.jpgWillow Warbler https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/brown-birch-bolete https://images.on-this.website/12797_95167521063528f632dc27.jpgBrown Birch Bolete As the name indicates, strictly associated with Birch trees. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/braminhy-kite https://images.on-this.website/12797_3658306624c556fa24779a.jpgBraminhy Kite https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo38454289.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17614077575ce95b52b06af.jpgCommon Quail. A male bird singing on farmland next to my house. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-crossbill https://images.on-this.website/12797_3713840684ebd57f18f7ff.jpgMale Crossbill https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo35052004.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12227288465b0e7fbb31bc8.jpgYellowhammer https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/female-ring-ouzel https://images.on-this.website/12797_207062940551642a97d1827.jpgFemale Ring Ouzel Mynydd Llangynidr, Brecon Beacons. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774580.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_6357698494c5688de15a66.jpgNuthatch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo53369489.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_91300322168443d2212c47.jpgRed Backed Shrike Male https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/fieldfare https://images.on-this.website/12797_6011394924c5690b043688.jpgFieldfare https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/giant-malabar-red-squirrel-india https://images.on-this.website/12797_15282181464c58383689ac3.jpgGiant Malabar Red Squirrel (India) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/dippers-courting https://images.on-this.website/12797_11516186194d9f6d6f26e02.jpgDippers courting https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/song-thrush https://images.on-this.website/12797_19568955104d483308387aa.jpgSong Thrush https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/seven-spot-ladybird https://images.on-this.website/12797_19691778715e9b0dcc25b81.jpgSeven Spot Ladybird Just starting to appear in the garden. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/common-buzzard https://images.on-this.website/12797_3621316934e135dbec916a.jpgCommon Buzzard https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/jay https://images.on-this.website/12797_5115157514e135e82d0c46.jpgJay https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10400360.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_14237067364de7eb4e734e4.jpgRobin https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/spottred-nutcracker https://images.on-this.website/12797_11930120675d5a7f79c7085.jpgSpotted Nutcracker Bulgaria, a real mega in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/grey-plover https://images.on-this.website/12797_20637833845086b24cde679.jpgGrey Plover https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22008800.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_47564428653e0de94403c8.jpgFemale Kingfisher Females lay up to ten eggs, about three of which will never hatch because she cannot cover them all for incubation to take place. The young are raised on a pile of old fish bones in a filthy nest which is in a chamber at the end of a metre long, gently sloping tunnel. They can have up to three broods a year. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774705.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_13432866134c568cba8fc9b.jpgBlackcap Top five singer of the summer migrants to the UK. Once seen is unmistakeable but song can be confused with Garden Warbler to the unpractised ear. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo21152235.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_15536839345378bfa876dde.jpgPied Flycatcher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/fly-agaric https://images.on-this.website/12797_871737837621b820653c93.jpgFly Agaric This mushroom is very closely associated with Birch trees. It contains both poisonous and psychoactive compounds and it is probably the most recognizable and iconic mushroom. It is everybody's idea of a typical fairy tale type mushroom. It shows in the UK from August to November. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo10400386.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_4415837404de7eb7e97c4e.jpgGreat Spotted Woodpecker https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/kingfisher https://images.on-this.website/12797_1066109094c568e2a65851.jpgKingfisher https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/great-black-backed-gulls https://images.on-this.website/12797_4436737824f848e0fa13f0.jpgGreat Black Backed Gulls https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-lace-web-spider-female https://images.on-this.website/12797_20522653745e9b0d9353980.jpgBlack Lace Web Spider, Female Photographed on one of my props. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/siberian-chiffchaff https://images.on-this.website/12797_164620533952fa103b33791.jpgSiberian Chiffchaff Buff supercillium and slight Olive green at the wing bend and rump. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo23154237.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_126295844254807d4b8bf4f.jpgGreat Northern Diver. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo22099711.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_18804363753ef532be32bb.jpgJuv Female Kingfisher Displaying all the 'Classic' markings of a juvenile bird; 1. Smokey markings on the upper breast area. 2. Very small white tip to the bill. 3. Small flesh coloured area at the base of the lower bill. 4. Dull, smokey coloured feet. These are the main ID features of a young female Kingfisher. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/adder-basking-in-the-forest https://images.on-this.website/12797_21067613654c56c30ea7eff.jpgAdder basking in the Forest of Dean https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo6354054.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_11429234094c8a7f721eaf6.jpgWryneck https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/yellow-throated-leaflove https://images.on-this.website/12797_2235721445b015558f3178.jpgYellow-throated Leaflove. Quite common bird of gardens and general wooded areas. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/citrus-swallowtail https://images.on-this.website/12797_20775198795b014c0e2d12b.jpgCitrus Swallowtail. Lovely butterfly seen througout the area. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/rat-snake-cape-may-usa https://images.on-this.website/12797_4002170924c5838533c930.jpgRat Snake (Cape May, USA) https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/broad-bodied-chaser https://images.on-this.website/12797_11019786135b2f7acfecf02.jpgBroad-bodied Chaser Found at Llangasty, Llangors Lake. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/lesser-grey-shrike https://images.on-this.website/12797_87370434962ce9347f14c6.jpgLesser Grey Shrike Least common of the Shrikes on Lesvos, quite a rarity in the UK. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo31597633.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_380622927593d5a17599b4.jpgBlack Stork. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774974.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_10045573494c568f81bb377.jpgGreat Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo19803314.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_20342139925280f82378711.jpgMale Penduline Tit Reed Mace at the end!! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo8850224.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_12152023214d7223468931c.jpgShort Eared Owl https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/wood-sandpiper https://images.on-this.website/12797_5088343734dd2c1860d104.jpgWood Sandpiper https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/european-bee-eaters https://images.on-this.website/12797_14792964064c558ff544aeb.jpgEuropean Bee Eaters https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/water-rail-chick https://images.on-this.website/12797_19497934451fa763576155.jpgWater Rail chick https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/white-letter-hairstreak-male https://images.on-this.website/12797_6722314075d484adb2a3ec.jpgWhite Letter Hairstreak (Male) Rare butterfly in the Brecon Beacons. A ragged specimen found in my garden but a good record nonetheless! https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/tawny-funnel-cap https://images.on-this.website/12797_257197577621b827e02cd4.jpgTawny Funnel Cap https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo5774950.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_17006123014c568f4b3e4b5.jpgBullfinch https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/talybont-reservoir-near-brecon https://images.on-this.website/12797_154078402759c25515a1dbf.jpgTalybont Reservoir near Brecon Supplying Newport with water and principally fed by the River Caerfanell. Sometimes it can be quite calm and gives an opportunity for some reflections. Long strands of green algae can be seen running through the water in this photograph. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/hobby https://images.on-this.website/12797_100318582568a5cbcfa4330.jpgHobby Fast flying acrobatic falcon, feeds on Dragonflies and small birds. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/greenshank https://images.on-this.website/12797_174235042257ff8342c009c.jpgGreenshank https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/male-bearded-tit https://images.on-this.website/12797_11406617784ead9e51f378b.jpgMale Bearded Tit https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo37297546.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_7459495745c49b9a9dd4e7.jpgWaxwing Preening in an apple tree - they have a beautiful pink wash to their plumage in some light. https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/photo13405236.html https://images.on-this.website/12797_2206990374ead9ea841a42.jpgFemale Hen Harrier https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/rosy-starling https://images.on-this.website/12797_8452589434c5570e181a47.jpgRosy Starling https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/black-stork https://images.on-this.website/12797_637202174dd2c0e8aee25.jpgBlack Stork https://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com/water-rail-adult-and-ckick https://images.on-this.website/12797_118233314151fa83e1d7c0c.jpgWater Rail adult and ckick