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Chough on wooden fence post near Strumble Head Pyrrhocorax. Pembrokeshire Coastal Path — A Chattering of Choughs A Chattering of Choughs (Pyrrhocorax.) on Strumble Head near the holiday cottages. Taken by one of guests Pete Neal. Local legend has it that King Arthur’s soul entered the body of a chough when he died, turning its legs and bill red. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-billed_chough

A Chattering of Choughs

September 22, 2019 in Birds by Dan (updated 1821 days ago)

Bird spotting holidays at Stonesa Cottages. Wheatear — Bird Spotting at the Holiday Cottages Bird Spotting Holidays in Pembrokeshire, West Wales Stones Cottages is a great place for bird spotting. We have planted over 4,000 trees, created wildlife habitats and have a large pond. This all helps encourage wildlife. We have spotted many birds around Stones Cottages, here […]

Bird Spotting Holidays

September 19, 2016 in Birds by Dan (updated 2890 days ago)

Bird spotting holidays at Stones Cottages. Water rail at Stones Cottages feeding on the lawn by the willow hedge — #springwatch #nature This Water Rail was spotted outside the kitchen window pecking away at the grass by the willow hedge. There were two of them at the time and have been back a few times normally after heavy rain. Very special to be only a couple of meters away from […]

Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) on the lawn at Stones Cottages

June 9, 2015 in Birds tagged birds / water rail by Dan (updated 2335 days ago)

Sand Martins in flight — Some beautiful photos of the Sand Martins that are nesting on Aber Mawr beach. These photos were taken by two of our guests Ann and Pete Neal.

Sand Martins Nesting on Aber Mawr Beach

June 1, 2015 in Birds tagged birds / sand martins by Dan (updated 2335 days ago)