Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of The Head
WHEATEAR // OENANTHE OENANTHE (15cm)
THE WHEATEAR is a summer visitor to the region, typically associated with short, grazed turf and open moors, and more common in the west and north of the U.K. It is often one of the first migrants to appear from early March, as well as one of the last to leave. ===================== THANK YOU for your visit and kind comments, love reading them. Enjoy your new week, Summer has certainly gone and the autumn rains are back. Keep safe and well, God bless. ...........................Tomx
30-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm naturethroughthelens 53982329600
MEADOW PIPIT // ANTHUS PRATENSIS (14cm)
HARD TO SPOT, this ground-dwelling species feeds on invertebrates—a Widespread but rather nondescript, streaked brown bird. Sexes are similar, and outside breeding season, it is found in loose flocks. A joy to see on Skokholm Island off South West Wales. ======================= THANK YOU, for your visit and friendship, it means a lot to me, my extended family. Trust you are all well, here in the UK we have a long Bank Holiday weekend, "hooray!" but as always the forecast is for wet and windy weather. God bless ...............Tomx.
30-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm naturethroughthelens 53940600627
PUFFIN // FRATERCULA ARCTICA (29cm)
THE sight and smell of a large Puffin colony combine so that a visit to one is an unforgettable birdwatching experience, as mine was at Skokholm Island, off southwest Wales. =============================================== THANK YOU for your visit and kind comments, keep safe and well. God bless.................. Tomx
30-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm 53969406657
RAZORBILL // ALCA TORDA (38-41cm)
RAZORBILLS are usually conspicuous at seabird cliffs, and off-duty birds often sit around on prominent rocks near the nest, as above. Only seen during June and July, the rest of the time spent at sea. The image was taken on Skokholm Island off South West Wales. ==================== THANK YOU for your visit and friendship, remember a smile is infectious, so keep that smile on your face and love in your heart for everyone, and you will create many smiles in return, and maybe make somebody's day. God bless you ............Tomx
30-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm naturethroughthelens 53955509118
PUFFIN // FRATERCULA ARTICA (29cm)
THE LARGEST colonies comprise thousands-in some cases tens of thousands of pairs as above on Skokholm Island, This may sound a lot, but it represents a fraction of the numbers thought to have been present a century or so ago. Reasons for the decline include overfishing and pollution of the marine environment. ====================== THANK YOU for your continued visits and comments, I expect you are fed up with puffins now, but I love them. Stay safe and well, God bless .....................Tomx
30-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm 53987283669
PUFFIN // FRATERCULA ARTICA (29cm)
THE PUFFIN is a marine species, and only comes inland to breed, and is rarely driven ashore by storms..It is a good diver, and thanks to the size of its bill can catch as many as ten small fish or sand eels, in succession without having to swallow, carrying them crosswise. Seen getting ready to dive from the high cliff tops of Skokholm Island. ========================================= THANK YOU for your visit and friendship, enjoy the Lord's day, God bless........................ Tomx
29-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm naturethroughthelens 53945921021
OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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Photos
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The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
WHEATEAR // OENANTHE OENANTHE (15cm)
THE WHEATEAR is a summer visitor to the region, typically associated with short, grazed turf and open moors, and more common in the west and north of the U.K. It is often one of the first migrants to appear from early March, as well as one of the last to leave. ===================== THANK YOU for your visit and kind comments, love reading them. Enjoy your new week, Summer has certainly gone and the autumn rains are back. Keep safe and well, God bless. ...........................Tomx
30-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm naturethroughthelens 53982329600
MEADOW PIPIT // ANTHUS PRATENSIS (14cm)
HARD TO SPOT, this ground-dwelling species feeds on invertebrates—a Widespread but rather nondescript, streaked brown bird. Sexes are similar, and outside breeding season, it is found in loose flocks. A joy to see on Skokholm Island off South West Wales. ======================= THANK YOU, for your visit and friendship, it means a lot to me, my extended family. Trust you are all well, here in the UK we have a long Bank Holiday weekend, "hooray!" but as always the forecast is for wet and windy weather. God bless ...............Tomx.
30-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm naturethroughthelens 53940600627
PUFFIN // FRATERCULA ARCTICA (29cm)
THE sight and smell of a large Puffin colony combine so that a visit to one is an unforgettable birdwatching experience, as mine was at Skokholm Island, off southwest Wales. =============================================== THANK YOU for your visit and kind comments, keep safe and well. God bless.................. Tomx
30-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm 53969406657
RAZORBILL // ALCA TORDA (38-41cm)
RAZORBILLS are usually conspicuous at seabird cliffs, and off-duty birds often sit around on prominent rocks near the nest, as above. Only seen during June and July, the rest of the time spent at sea. The image was taken on Skokholm Island off South West Wales. ==================== THANK YOU for your visit and friendship, remember a smile is infectious, so keep that smile on your face and love in your heart for everyone, and you will create many smiles in return, and maybe make somebody's day. God bless you ............Tomx
30-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm naturethroughthelens 53955509118
PUFFIN // FRATERCULA ARTICA (29cm)
THE LARGEST colonies comprise thousands-in some cases tens of thousands of pairs as above on Skokholm Island, This may sound a lot, but it represents a fraction of the numbers thought to have been present a century or so ago. Reasons for the decline include overfishing and pollution of the marine environment. ====================== THANK YOU for your continued visits and comments, I expect you are fed up with puffins now, but I love them. Stay safe and well, God bless .....................Tomx
30-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm 53987283669
PUFFIN // FRATERCULA ARTICA (29cm)
THE PUFFIN is a marine species, and only comes inland to breed, and is rarely driven ashore by storms..It is a good diver, and thanks to the size of its bill can catch as many as ten small fish or sand eels, in succession without having to swallow, carrying them crosswise. Seen getting ready to dive from the high cliff tops of Skokholm Island. ========================================= THANK YOU for your visit and friendship, enjoy the Lord's day, God bless........................ Tomx
29-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm naturethroughthelens 53945921021
PUFFIN // FRATERCULA ARCTICA (29cm)
A well-deserved 40 winks, for this hard-working parent from fishing, if this old git of a photographer will clear off. Seen on Skokholm Island, and soon got the message and left. PLEASE ZOOM IN, YOU WILL NOT DISTURB ME" ======================== THANK YOU, for your visit and friendship. Do trust your weekend will be everything you wish it to be. God bless ...................Tomx
29-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm 53993550646
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL // LARUS MARINUS (64-79cm)
OUR LARGEST GULL SPECIES, nothing weak enough to be overpowered and killed by the great black-backed gull is safe while this BUTCHER of the bird world is about. With its heavy, hook-tipped bill, it feeds voraciously on anything from mice and voles, gull chicks, young puffins, manx shearwaters and even sickly lambs are vulnerable. I have seen a video of one swallowing a rabbit whole. This was taken on the cliff tops of Skokholm Island. ================== THANK YOU for your visit and friendship, do hope you all enjoy your weekend, God bless .........................Tomx
29-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm naturethroughthelens 53960307238
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HERRING GULL // LARUS ARGENTATUS (56-62cm) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A coastal bird. typically nests colonially on sea cliffs and islands, seen on Skokholm off South West Wales. THANK YOU for your visit and friendship. God bless .....................Tomx ZOOM IN for its ring number !!!
29-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm naturethroughthelens 53951525669
FULMAR // FULMARUS GLACIALIS (105-110cm)
RELATIVE of the shearwaters and petrels family. Easily distinguished from gulls at close range by its tube nostrils and, in flight, by its stiffly held wings and effortless gliding action, Generally sociable and nests in colonies on sea cliffs, Typically indifferent to the presence of human observers, although capable of regurgitating its oily and smelly crop contents in projectile fashion over an intruder if alarmed. See at Skokholm Isaland, but we are vert lucky to have them in the South-East of Kent as well. ============================================== THANK YOU for your visit and friendship, trust you are all keeping safe and well. The weekend is almost upon us, and may God bless you richly ........................Tomx.
29-Jun-24 • tom webzell • flickr
skokholm naturethroughthelens 53975029863
Videos
Click the eBay link to purchase photos: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/stevenick100 St Ann's Head on the Dale peninsula, ...
Flying over St Ann's Head Lighthouse, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Filmed in 4K with a DJI Mavic 3 on a grey and breezy day. Please ...
On a section of the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path again nearing St Anne's Head. #viralvideo #viralvidio #musicshort #shortsfeed ...
This video is showing a great black-backed seagull swallowing a rabbit in one big gulp on the Welsh island of Skomer has ...
With the wind dropping but the sea state still at around 4 to 5 metres, Pilot Boat Skomer and Svitzer Caldey headed out to an oil ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.