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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · 7h

I have made a mental note to check this site next summer!! I'm sure many others have done the same...

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you Peter! I expect they'll show better in a couple of weeks time when it's got colder.

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · 18h

Great day with Kevin Knowles on the #Somerset Levels yesterday; at Westhay NNR a flock of Bearded Reedlings kept us on our toes (at times literally) for 40 minutes! #BirdsSeenIn2025 #wildlifephotography #UKbirding

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks a lot!

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · 2d

It's that time of year again when the Goldcrests come out to play... at Forest Farm, Cardiff
#BirdingWales

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · 3d

I never thought I'd photograph Hobbies within the City of Cardiff, until this week! On the River Ely at Leckwith.
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you Mike! It was on my third visit that I finally managed to connect...

Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · 4d

I'm sorry I've been missing in action for a while. By way of a catch-up, here are two photos I managed to get of the Wryneck at Goldcliff Lagoons last week, my first Wryneck since 2019! #BirdingWales #BirdsSeenIn2025

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · May 15

Great to see the local Redstarts provide a varied diet for their brood; fingers crossed the current weather lasts till they fledge! #BirdingWales #BirdsSeenIn2025

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · May 13

Thanks a lot 😊 and good luck with the Pied Fly 🤞

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · May 11

Sorry Trev, he was too far away for that and didn’t show me the other side!

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · May 11

Plenty of Pied Flycatcher singing at RSPB Gwenffrwd-Dinas, also a few Spotted, but the highlight was a Wood Warbler that sang almost non-stop for half an hour, the first I've ever managed to photograph. @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#BirdingWales

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · May 10

I've fallen behind a bit... so here are some of my photos of the 4 gorgeous Dotterels at Cwm Cadlan earlier this week
#BirdingWales

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · Mar 24

A lovely spring day on the Gower, gorse flowering everywhere, and my first ever Dartford Warbler! Also my first Wheatear of the year
#BirdingWales #BirdsSeenIn2025

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · Mar 23

I never tire of photographing Hawfinches, one of my favourite birds. Luckily there are more of them around this winter/spring than usual! #BirdingWales #UKbirding

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · Feb 17

Great image quality for that price!

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · Feb 17

Wow, that really is a beauty! What trail cam are you using?

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · Feb 16

Great Spotted Woodpecker in my local forest
#BirdingWales

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · Feb 13

Long-tailed Tits are so acrobatic! #BirdingWales

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · Feb 7

Yes! It was my first sighting of a Barn Owl out hunting in a couple of years, really special!

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · Feb 7

Some more highlights of a great afternoon in the Cotswolds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #UKBirding

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · Feb 6

Going to Oxford on the 'scenic route' through the Cotswolds, I came across this Barn Owl, the first one I've seen out hunting for a couple of years. Light not great but who cares! #BirdsSeenIn2025 #UKBirding

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · Feb 3

Portrait of a Goldcrest, one that actually sat still for a few seconds to catch its breath!
#BirdingWales

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · Jan 31

Seeing my first Chiffchaff of 2025 in Bute Park this afternoon it almost felt like spring. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdingWales

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Cactus Frank @cactusfranks.bsky.social · Jan 29

It will take me some time to top that…

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