I noticed last night whilst dog walking above Glanyrafon Bridge that the now abundant Sand Martins appear to have picked the same highly precarious bank to nest in as last year. Given its proximity to the waters edge I thought last year they were lucky there was no real heavy water during the nesting season. A spot of full generation by the Power Station coupled with local heavy water in the Melindwr will see them swimming out of their burrows. Let’s hope their luck holds this year! I also spotted a Kingfisher flying downstream for a change (normally going the other way) and a pair of Mallard Drakes that came into the backwater at the speed of missiles (no ones told them the shooting season has finished!).
Tony Clark