A fishy tale....

 

Helo bawb, diolch am gymryd yr amser i ddarllen blog yr wythnos hon.

Mae wythnos wych ar ôl treulio ychydig ddyddiau yn yr awyr agored ac i ffwrdd o'r cyfrifiadur.

Dydd Llun, rhoddais gludiant a chefnogaeth foesol i dîm Prosiect Morwellt wrth iddynt drawsblannu Morwellt a chwistrellu hadau i'r ardal yr oeddent wedi casglu planhigion rhoddwyr o tua deuddeg mis yn ôl. Tasg fwdlyd iawn, fe ofynnon nhw cynffonog  os fyswn i'n hoffi helpu!

 

Dydd Mawrth roeddwn ar gwrs wrth gefn sifil y Swyddfa Dywydd i gael gwell dealltwriaeth o rybuddion tywydd, a oeddech chi'n gwybod bod dau fath o rybuddion melyn, rwy'n gwneud nawr.

 

Roedd dydd Mercher yn brysur wallgof, ond llwyddais i gasglu Dyfrgwn o Ffynnon Helyg i'w archwilio dan ficrosgop digidol yn ddiweddarach yn yr wythnos.

 

Ddydd Iau gwelais fy hun a Rhea, fy swyddog prosiect, yng Ngwarchodfa Natur Ynysdawela yn clirio ffos i ganiatáu i ddŵr lifo oddi ar lwybr, aeth un ohonom yn fwdlyd iawn! Roedd y warchodfa'n edrych yn debyg iawn i'r gwanwyn. Cefais amser i archwilio'r hollt Dyfrgwn ac ar ôl gofyn i gwpl o arbenigwyr lwyddo i adnabod jawbone 99% yn sicr ei fod o Llysywen

 

Dydd Gwener, WOW am ddiwrnod yn ôl yn Ynysdawela gyda'n darparwr dysgu awyr agored, Hannah o Hiraeth y Goedwig a 135 o ddisgyblion o Ysgol Y Bedol a'u staff addysgu, rhaid dweud eu bod wedi cael amser anhygoel; Ni allaf ddangos lluniau o'r plant ond dyma rai o'r setup.

I hope I haven't pushed the translation to far this week!

Hello everyone, thanks for taking the time to read this week’s blog.

A great week having spent a few days outdoors and away from the computer.

Monday, I provided transport and moral support to the Sea Grass Project team as they transplanted Sea Grass and injected seed into the area they had collected donor plants from around twelve months ago. A very muddy task, they cheekily asked if I would like to help!

 Tuesday I was on a Met Office civil contingencies course to gain  abetter understanding of weather warnings, did you know there are two types of Yellow warnings, I do now.

 

Wednesday was a crazy busy, but I did manage to collect Otter Spraint from Ffynnon Helyg for examination under a digital microscope later in the week.

Thursday saw myself and Rhea, my project officer, at Ynysdawela Nature Reserve clearing a ditch to allow water to flow off a path, one of us got very muddy! The reserve was looking really spring like. I found time to examine the Otter spraint and after asking a couple of experts managed to identify a jawbone 99% certain it was from an Eel

 

Friday, WOW what a day back at Ynysdawela with our outdoor learning provider, Hannah of Hiraeth y Goedwig and 135 pupils from Ysgol Y Bedol and their teaching staff, it has to be said they had an amazing time; I can’t show images of the children but here is some of the set up.

The start of spring, not for me. 1st March 2025

 Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus.

Er, o safbwynt recordio meteorolegol, mae heddiw yn nodi dechrau'r gwanwyn mae'n well gen i aros am y equinox vernal ar 20 Mawrth eleni. Mae 'na ddigon o aeaf i redeg eto er gwaetha'r gwanwyn fel dyddiau'n hwyr.

 Mae hi wedi bod yn wythnos brysur sydd wedi golygu gweithio gyda'r tîm gwych o wirfoddolwyr yn trwsio ffensys ym Mhyrddiau Pen-bre ddydd Llun, ddydd Mercher fe welodd Veronica a fi yn gwirio safleoedd addas i osod reugia artiffisial ar gyfer Strandline Beetle  ar Gefn Sidan fel rhan o brosiect parhaus Natur am Byth; Fe wnaethom gyfarfod â Swyddog y Prosiect ddydd Gwener i gadarnhau'r manylion. Byddwn yn rhoi gwybod i chi sut rydym yn symud ymlaen.

 Although, from a meteorological recording view, today marks the start of spring I prefer to wait for the vernal equinox on the 20^{th of} March this year. There feels like plenty of winter to run yet despite the spring like days of late.

Strandline Beetle

It’s been a busy week which has involved working with the great team of volunteers fixing fences at Pembrey Burrows on Monday, Wednesday saw Veronica and me checking suitable sites to place artificial refugia for the Strandline Beetle on Cefn Sidan, as part of the continuing Natur am Byth project; we met with the project officer on Friday to confirm the details. I’ll let you know how we progress.

My translation may be a bit ropey this week some big words used !

A few Sand Martins have already been recorded at Sandy Water Park in the last few days and an early Sandwich Tern was seen  on at on the coast on 16th February

Sand Martin - Bird-Guides