Bird-Watching at Ynyshir
There was quite a long run-up to Christmas this year. Anna and Morgan finished work and nursery on Friday afternoon so we had Friday Afternoon, Saturday, Sunday and Monday before the fat jolly red-clothed man himself arrived.
I had a new pair of binoculars for my birthday so I had promised Morgan that I’d taker him bird watching and give Anna a few hours to herself to do some last minute Xmas things. Unfortunately the day we picked was as miserable as they get, cold and wet. Despite this Morgan and I wrapped up and headed off to Ynyshir. We had a nice little walk through the woods and didn’t see anyone else. We then set up camp in one of the hides and looked out across the Dovey Valley to see if we could see any birds.
I think the birds had decided it was too wet to play today as ell as all we could see were swans and geese miles away on the flooded fields near to the estuary and we did catch a glimpse of a tree-creeper Morgan had fun in the bird-hide though and if we had thought to take a flask of soup or something it would have been fine, but he soon got cold so we headed back through the rain to the car.
It was a pity about the weather but at least Morgan now knows that bird-watching isn’t quite the same as looking for birds in an aviary at a zoo and a little stealth and patience (things that 2 yr old boys have little of) are required.
