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Writing tagged: ‘Anglesey’

Grey seal

On the rocks

What I saw sitting on my favourite rock.

Published 25-Sep-2022
Filed under: Nature, Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2022, birds, Brent geese, cormorants, curlews, gannets, grey seals, guillemots, gulls, little egrets, nature waiting, oystercatchers, razorbills, RNLI, rock pipits, Sandwich terns, swallows, wheatears
Risso’s dolphins

Grampus

A thrilling encounter on one of my favourite walks along the north Anglesey coast.

Published 18-Sep-2022
Filed under: Nature, Writing Tags: Anglesey, choughs, dolphins, gannets, ravens
Morning view from my favourite rock

Sitting on a rock with a brew, gazing out to sea

There are important elements of writing that feel like skiving.

Published 11-Sep-2022
Filed under: #AmWriting, Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2022, nature waiting, on writing
The view from my favourite Anglesey rock

Anglesey 2021

My annual early September holiday in Anglesey.

Published 22-Sep-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2021, astronomy, birds, gannets, grey seals, ravens, razorbills, swallows
Rock pipit

11 September 2020

A final session down on the rocks.

Published 11-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2020, birds, rock pipits, Sandwich terns
Hell’s Mouth

9 September 2020

Another favourite Anglesey walk.

Published 09-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2020, autumn, birds, cetaceans, choughs, cormorants, curlews, gulls, oystercatchers, razorbills
Common lizards

8 September 2020

Seabird tornado, lizards, porpoises, and house martins.

Published 08-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2020, birds, cetaceans, choughs, common lizards, devil’s-bit scabious, flowers, gannets, gorse, gulls, heather, house martins, porpoises, reptiles, swallows, thrift
Razorbill

7 September 2020

Watching razorbills.

Published 07-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2020, birds, curlews, gannets, gulls, little egrets, oystercatchers, razorbills

6 September 2020

Watching yachts, and a walk along the Anglesey coast.

Published 06-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2020, birds, cormorants, gannets, peregrines, reminiscences, rock pipits, shags
Near Moelfre

5 September 2020

Back to Anglesey!

Published 05-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2020, birds, cormorants, gannets, oystercatchers, razorbills, Sandwich terns
Razorbills

6 September 2019

Seabird feeding frenzy!

Published 06-Sep-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2019, birds, cormorants, guillemots, gulls, house martins, little egrets, razorbills, whitebait
Hell's Mouth

5 September 2019

A yoga-ist, terns, a favourite walk, a seal, and a crab: it’s non-stop action in Anglesey!

Published 05-Sep-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2019, autumn, birds, crabs, grey seals, Sandwich terns, seals

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