Local Wildlife

[hollins]

How beautiful. I hope there is still some sand on the beach for it in years to come.

[Hugo]

Thanks for posting the photo,  I'll pop up there this weekend to have a look.   

[TheMedz]

Top Pen. Just before the Ski slope car park.

[TheMedz]

How beautiful. I hope there is still some sand on the beach for it in years to come.

Totally agree about the beach. Just feel so fortunate being in the incredible position of ,every day, being able to see these donkeys roaming and rolling around in their fields on the hill.

[TheMedz]

Another couple.

[Fester]

How beautiful. I hope there is still some sand on the beach for it in years to come.

Given the vehement nature of the protests regarding the beach being turned into 'rocks'
... I am surprised that very few seem to be using the bit of beach that remains.
All through August it was only half full, and now in a sunny, warm September, there is NO ONE using it, so what's the point?

[Hugo]

I've been walking with my dog on the beach at Old Colwyn recently and there have been loads of Jellyfish stranded on the beach after the rough tides that we have been having.  They are mostly the ones that look like plants but there have been others which are a blue colour with a marking like a cross.
My dog doesn't seem bothered about them but does tend to mark things that are lying on the sand.

[SteveH]

Julian Hughes from RSPB Conwy reveals why birding is on a high as autumn approaches.
Almost predictably, as soon as the school holidays ended, high pressure brought settled weather to North Wales.

These conditions can bring “drift migrants” – Scandinavian birds that drift west into British airspace, where light rain can ground them.
A few Tree Pipits and a Dotterel were the best that the Great Orme could provide, although good numbers of Wheatears and Whinchats were scattered along the coast.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/bird-notes-good-autumn-weather-7749923

[SteveH]

Bird Notes: Surprise great snipe spotted in North Wales
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/bird-notes-surprise-great-snipe-7931391

[Gwynant]

                While walking along a beside a river yesterday I came upon this little fella sitting in the middle of the footpath and he didn't move even when I stopped to photograph him from inches away. As there were a few people with dogs in the area I picked him up and put in the leaves and grass a few feet back from the path where he just sat there looking at me and carried on munching! What struck me was that he showed absolutely no fear whatsoever even when I picked him up and seemed completely unfazed by the presence of what must have seemed a giant taking an interest in him. Someone passing said it was a shrew or a vole but I think it was some kind of mouse. Can anyone tell me what it was?

[SteveH]

Hi G. Great photo...  I think it is a long tailed field mouse/Wood mouse?

[Jack]

Yes, that cute little fellow is a wood mouse!

[Hugo]

When I was walking my dog on the  Old Colwyn beach today I came across the dead body of a very large spotted Dogfish.  Unfortunately I could smell it even before I saw it but that didn't seem to put the Seagulls off.      :puke2:

[Nemesis]

Omg......... a good job Marco didn't decide to roll in it!

Quite a few seals around in Angel Bay on Friday. very vocal they were too!

[SteveH]

Bird Notes
A Snow Bunting remains at Llandudno’s West Shore as does a Black-necked Grebe at Bodfari. A Black Redstart was on the Little Orme watching the seals in Angel Bay.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/bird-notes-twite-ultimate-little-8045569