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Writing tagged: ‘Anglesey’

Anglesey 2021

The view from my favourite Anglesey rock

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

11 September 2020

Rock pipit

A final session down on the rocks.

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

9 September 2020

Hell’s Mouth

Another favourite Anglesey walk.

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

8 September 2020

Common lizards

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

7 September 2020

Razorbill

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

5 September 2020

Near Moelfre

Back to Anglesey!

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

6 September 2019

Razorbills

Seabird feeding frenzy!

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

5 September 2019

Hell's Mouth

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

4 September 2019

South Stack Lighthouse

More birds down on the rocks, and a trip to South Stack.

Published 04-Sep-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2019, birds, choughs, grey herons

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