Roadtrip Part 1 - Base Camp to Our Extreme Photographer's gaff

The Safari has been on a bit of a cross country trek. The first leg was a run down to Pembrokeshire to have a few days wildlifing while Wifey went to work in their office down that way.

On the drive down through mid-Wales of course we came across Red Kites (147)

Our Extreme Photographer took us through the lanes and byways to all manner of great places to find us Cuckoo (148), Dartford Warbler (149) (he saw we only heard it singing deep in a Gorse bush on a very cold and windy morning), Yellowhammer (150), Chough (151) and Willow Tit (152) (on his garden feeders).

Here's a few pics from our trip:-

Plumstone Mountain - Cuckoo here

Common Dolphin at Strumble Head

Bluebells at Llys-y-Ffran reservoir

Bee Fly at Our EP's place

Chrysolina banksi larva on Ribwort Plantain at St David's Head

Chrysolina banksi

Unknown succulent plant at St David's Head - Rockrose?

Lichens

Lousewort at Plumstone Mountain

Spring Squill - everywhere!

Red Kite - Lettterston

Rock Pipit - Strumble Head

Pond Skater - EP's pond

Water Cricket - after surviving an attack by the Pond Skater above

Brown Trout - a stream somewhere out in the wilds

The following birds are in EP's garden

Great Spotted Woodpecker - At an angle through the dirty kitchen window

Jackdaw - At an angle through the dirty kitchen window

Jay - At an angle through the dirty kitchen window

Nuthatch - At an angle through the dirty kitchen window

Lesser Redpoll

Siskins

Siskins - courtship feeding

Common Lizard - on a recycled plastic boardwalk

Adder - escaping before allowing a proper shot, note doggy poo bag top left - yuk! Strumble Head

Adder - One of two that were dancing moments earlier - St David's Head

He spotted us!

That's enough for now.
Where to next? More tales and in depth details from deepest darkest Welsh Wales tomorrow
In the meantime let us know who's been on the road in your outback