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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Google Maps is often bizarre. Before I tapped the 35 min route it gave the 43 min route as best, given the 35 route is shorter in time/distance, has fewer hills & doesn't involve a long stretch of Sandy Beach! Clearly the better route. Who followed the "best route" last year? To the beach (at least)

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Flogged into the ground again, best a Curlew Sand & a flight only stint sp. Saw a small long -winged bird briefly twice, perhaps a WRS, but adult not the juv there. A Whooper Swan was the first I've seen in Ireland since the early 80's. Loads of waders to soft through, excellent views of most 16spp

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Flogged myself into the ground today for a pair of Egyptian Geese and a Clouded Yellows, both additions to species seen in Ireland, lots of waders but nothing scarce let alone rare. Lady's Island Lake and the Southern end of Tacumshin

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

In Ireland for my now annual trip to the SE Corner of Ireland. Probably a more inane import than coals to Newcastle, a cooked dinner to Ireland! Tacumshin and Lady's Island tomorrow. Hoping for a find or two???

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Visit to Kenfig today, couldn't find anything in the bushes or on the pool but above, a few Red Kite, a possible Marsh Harrier, two Sprawks and a handful of Jays. Glorious wander, one way or another

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Trump's brain is the equivalent of chimps in a room with typewriters, most of what comes out is total gibberish but occasionally something valid comes out. By chance not superior intelligence

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It is almost one in 3 in Wales with the majority English born, it's like we don't exist. Even small things hide us. The WRU previously criticised for problems with inclusion used to run a campaign with the tagline 3 Million Voices raised as one. I don't think so. Another time there was a media

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Nice visit to Slimbridge yesterday 5 Spot Reds, 4 Greenshank, Wood Sand, Numerous Ruff one a white-headed male, Cattle Egrets The most interesting a Corm repeatedly trying to swallow a big eel, at one stage it was trying head first, another corm tail first. The eel didn't get eaten, did it survive??

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Currently driving back from Tenby, Helen driving, up ahead a line of Muppets in lorries are driving nose-to-tail repeatedly braking as they have no other way to alter their speed, Helen has a gap, fuckwits keep overtaking and filling gap so they can play the nose-to-tail game. Why???

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

St Govan's Head, very gentle breeze - highlights GN Diver (W) RT Diver (E), 3 Dabblers (W) ? Pintail, 2 Teal (E) with one of the small flocks of Scoter (E & W). A scattered small pod of occasionally breaching Commons. Albas, Linnets, Mippits landing on the tip coming in-off. Two single Jays. Quality

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Nice enough trip to Goldcliff lagoons this morning, duck numbers much increased since last week. Not a single wafer smaller than a Knot. 5 Ruff amongst Black Tailed Godwits the stand out birds. Regular Clouded Yellows the other points of interest.

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@mikepnature.bsky.social I joined the RSPB this morning. I wonder where I got the idea from??

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here is something I don't give a shit about, Domestic Cat DNA in Scottish Wild Cats. A moronic waste of money that reinforces the importance of genetic purity and the indigenous population. I wonder what fundamentalist ideology underpins that set of beliefs??

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Excellent watch at Strumble, just two of us for the first hour or so, birds were pouring SW so fast, in such numbers that it was bewildering and almost impossible to pick anything out of interest. An excellent Sooty, numbers of Arctic Skuas adding to the chaos, a single perplexing Petrel that might

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Goldcliff over the high tide, a dearth of interesting waders, hardly any small waders, I'm assuming a complete lack of food, despite water and muddy edges. It was worth going for immaculate views of close Snipe in perfectly lit by full sun and regularly sighting of Clouded Yellows

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Where to look for the first two hours this morning, Sabs to the left of us, Sabs to the right of us, into the valley of Sabs flew the Leaches Petrels, Balearics, Arctic Skuas & Little Gulls. Then the winds dropped & it becalmed, a pulse of birds around 11 produced the same species in smaller numbers

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Wilson's Petrel off Strumble, 1 of my most wanted, no tick as not good enough views to personally discount Maderian, good enough to discount Storm & Leaches. Also a close Leaches, stonking Balearics, 2 Sooties (perhaps the same bird), a number of Sabs, Arctic Skuas, 2 Dunlin. Back tomorrow

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Bardsey, making use of the outdoor urinal I noticed a bird moving through the trees, 2/3rds of the way up, backlit bright sunset, one wrong-handed binocular use ensued, seen for a few seconds, mostly obscured, clearly a warbler, bigger, heavier than a phyllosc, I initially thought whitethroat as it

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The 2 best experiences of the trip so far, a setting sun over Ire with exceptional visibility across the water, I realised I could watch the sun through my scope, the whole edge turned green, a shimmering halo like effect that stayed green until it went out of sight! Never seen anything like it

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Today I saw a little egret at sea through bins, went to scope, an assistant warden said "I think I've got an egret". I picked up the bird, it hesitated, turned L to come ashore? It dithered then landed on the water!! I came off it thinking it was the wrong bird, it wasn't! Wrong ID or a ditch at sea

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Off to Bardsey on Sat for a week. If the last couple of years are anything to go by, time for the Strumble regulars to fill their boots. For those who can't make it to Strumble next week, I recommend October 10th to 15th when I am off to Tacumshin and surroundings.

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Couple of hours at Strumble with Helen, flat seas with clarity to the horizon. A handful of sightings of Common Dolphin one pod of c20 went very slowly L to R, a very, very distant group of 3 Risso's, some Harbour Porpoise & Grey Seal sightings. A distant Grey Heron L to R the best bird

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Llanelli WWT yesterday, like Goldcliff a lack of water on most of the lagoons. The one with birds had two GWE, one preening, getting itself into some great positions, my brother hadn't brought his camera with him to his chagrin. Otherwise a Green Sand and a Marsh Harrier the best on view.

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Bought an E-drum kit today, A 63 yr old man with zero co-ordination. sacked as a 2nd violin in year 2 of high school (only there due to of an unrequited love), sent off twice as a touch judge by pissed off refs, once with the cry "is there no-one else but this fool" Perhaps this is also beyond me.

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

In my back garden, in Bassaleg, the partial eclipse was one of the most fantastic things I have ever seen. The light was the exact opposite of the "Golden hour" the gulls went nuts as it approached its zenith. Helen's tortoises ran in when it got dark, came out when it lightened up. Wowser

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Didn't go to Strumble today as we went to the excellent Pembroke Show at Lamphey. Being sociable was much more important than a Strumble trip. Off tomorrow morning, given the amount of optics I now plan to use I've started loading the car already

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I have seen more Clouded Yellow this year than all before. Wandered up onto Trewent Head this afternoon and two fluttering about there. Nothing much offshore but gave the Swaro set up a good workout. Looks promising which isn't surprising given it cost me 6K. If only my left eye worked!!!

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Off to W Wales for a week's holiday after an insanely busy year. Helen's dad is interred in St Basils cemetery, next to his favourite pub. We haven't breathed for months, hopefully we will, I'll go to Strumble for a couple of days "I must go down to the seas again to the lonely sea and the sky...."

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Beautiful morning at a largely water devoid Goldcliff. A close eclipse male Garganey was a plumage I've never seen before. Two M Harrier together on the saltmarsh, 3 Juv yellow Wagtails on the seawall. A flock of 7 Bar Tailed Godwit flew in then out, one in full summer plumage.

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A ceremony today for the interment of my Father-in-law's ashes at St Basils Bassaleg. I was distracted by a couple of interesting looking Butterflies, I wandered over for a nose and 2 Clouded Yellow flitting around. Nice

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

An adult Black Headed Gull spends the winter by itself on the beach at Freshwater East, one on the beach yesterday may have been it back? Also a few Common, Med and BH Gull part of the annual smaller gull dispersal. On Trewent Head loads of butterflies including a few Painted Ladies.

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

What about 1976 say the Fuckwits that have never heard of the Dunning-Kruger effect. A phenomenon at its most virulent when rugby fans discuss refereeing decisions.

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

What if they are all currently shit!! I'd like a coalition government starting with Jess Phillips (PM), Rory Stewart (Deputy PM), Gary Stevenson (Chancellor), Stephen Kinnock (Foreign Secretary) Maggie Alphonsi (minister for sport) Reeves and Mortimer (culture and enjoyment)

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"My message to the people of the UK is that I'll train the new guy but you're going to have to stick with one of them eventually."

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Bit the bullet and paid out for a 1.7 extender, a balance rail and a professional head. I watch off Trewent Head and Outfall Lane and the birds are often miles away, too far for a fixed 35 eyepiece. Also at Stumble for birds towards the horizon and the Irish sea. Cory's here I come

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Two Clouded Yellow very briefly through the garden this afternoon. A very unexpected garden tick.

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Given everything about me including age, I signed up for a gentler form of motion today. It followed my joining my grandson at his sport themed last day of his "toddlers" gymnastics class where I finally paid heed to creaks and rigidity where some fluidity might have been expected.

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I used to cut my lawns with a mechanical mower in the hope I was doing something to help the planet, I still don't use a strimmer but a hand scythe. Developments like this and data centres show this was pointless. Having wrecked the planet they've moved into space

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I followed a couple of cycling types on Blue sky, it is very noticeable that the comments on their posts are not rammed with non-cycling types whittering on about red lights, cyclists speeding, coming close, not being insured etc,etc. Is this a feature of Bluesky demographics or settings

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I cycled to work the longer way today. At 5.5 miles, that's further than most UK car trips - yet it took me just 22 minutes We urgently need to unblock and enable the millions of short active trips that are being blocked every day because of our collective car dependency. Our health depends on it

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Lots of research coming through to show the importance of cognitive activity in preventing cognitive impairment in older age, what impairment will predictive text (instead of writing), a calculator instead of mental maths, AI answers instead of imagination and research cause??

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Excellent couple of hours on/off Rushmead Lane, Marshfield Gloucestershire, Great views of a number of Yellowhammers, Corn Buntings, Yellow Wagtail, Stonechats, Red Kite and other bits and bobs. Masses of Butterflies on brambles. Baking hot

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

@matthall95.bsky.social hi Matt, one of my friends has never seen a yellow hammer or Corn Bunting and they are thin on the ground over here. Any chance I could have directions to the ones around Marshfield? No problem if access is difficult but we are out Thurs, looks like an interesting option

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I saw Iwan on House of Games recently and thought he seems like an interesting guy, he got a plug in for his book and was congratulated for doing so by Richard Osman. Reviews were good so I bought the audiobook. It is an excellent listen, not quite finished but definitely recommended.

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🗽💜 @chips1955.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

My Brother wanted to see the Ospreys at Talybont. Excellent visit, interesting activity on the nest with the male returning with fish twice in the time we were there, also repeatedly hovering over the river from the viewing point but no diving. Bring a scope if you go.

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Sully or Johnno or Nosey or Grad or Loud @jajos.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Cracking day at Margam Park watching Landscape Artist of the Year being Filmed. Here Helen is stood next to Stephen Mangan watching Fern Cotton at work, earlier she met Stephen from Traitors. Art & Music & Reality TV!! have been very positive, relatively recent additions to our lifestyles.

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