Bore da pawb
Some exciting new projects beginning to come together.
This past week myself and some of the volunteers went out to look for suitable sites to place Pine Marten "nesting" boxes, a challenging task needing to mix solitude with accessibility; both for the animals and ourselves. We couldn't work to the suggested parameters, being limited to the size of Pembrey Country Park, but with three good sightings over the last few years the most recent of which was in May 2025 its worth doing what we can.Due to the weight of the boxes we will require additional help when we come to actually place them out, that's going to be interesting! Entrance is at the rear against the tree.
Staying with the nest box theme we also put up a nesting box designed for Barn Owls to use, I've also placed a remote camera nearby to record what species use it, some Jackdaws were already eyeing it up a few days after it was placed out!(made of recycled plastic and donated, by the Carmarthenshire Bird Club several years ago, our box is orientated differently to the image)
Due to the recent cold spell, I delayed the monthly Snipe count, however an opportunity presented itself one morning last week when I was out with NRW officers, so when they left I counted the upper marsh with 98 Common Snipe and a single Jack Snipe recorded - sorry to my usual gang of helpers it was spur of the moment decision.
[Jack Snipe to the left, common Snipe to the right]
I am still unable to reveal to much of conservation projects for 2026, just waiting for the final sign off from the funders! but watch this space!!!
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