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This morning I found time to wonder around the lake just 100m from the house at Sandy Water Park, I am finding it hard to believe that I am so close to so much nat ure. This mornings counts of note were: 16 Swift, 5 Pochard, 53 Mute Swan, and a Ringlet butterfly. Sandy Water Park lake

New Home and Patch After several 300 mile round trips between Cirencester and our new home in Llanelli I finally managed to get out and do some birding. We are living in an area called Sandy Water Park, the house is 100m from a large lake and only 300m from the Loughor estuary. WWT have a centre about five miles away, so it was here I spent a few hours, I was surprised by the very warm and genuine welcome from the locals. Some dodgy photos to follow Med' Gull Spear Thistle Purple Loosestrife View from the "British Steel" hide, there are 20 adult Med' Gulls and 3 immature Med Gulls on the scrape.