Winsford Soul

Competition No3

No big Jelly fish but a old watermill and a waterfall

Correct Andy. Not quite there yet for the virtual blue Peter badge. What about the harder 4

Thanks for posting as always mate Mel Williams. Fantastic record but omg its £300 tops . Much prefer the red issue

Woodpecker on a fence post. Ive never ever seen a Woodpecker on a cliff top before today

Was very lucky today to see one of Britain's rarest and most persecuted birds of prey. It was causing chaos with the local Mallard population as it was out hunting. Duck is definitely on the menu of these stunning birds Game keepers destroy there nests, eggs, young and adults whenever they are found and get away with it every year and will continue to do so until they,re extinct as a UK breeding bird, protecting non native game birds is more important because the royal family , judges and all the other land owners go shooting. Hen Harrier . This particular bird bird is called a Ring Tail for obvious reasons , its more than likely a Female but it could be a Juvenile Male. The adult male is stunning as its a very pale grey in colour with black wing tips

Competition time part 2

Competition time . Guess the name of the Birds

Jackdaw

Dave. Saundersfoot as you say is a fantastic place with some nice restaurants, pubs etc, personally i think Tenby is even more so. You don't need to travel abroad as there's always something to do down here regardless of the weather. With the added bonus of no traffic, no light pollution. Really looking forward to retirement down here in a few years time

Tenby in today's sunshine. Below is a picture of the place that made me decide that I have had enough of travelling abroad and I have been staying in the UK for the last 15 years . Dont even have a passport anymore.

Just been told by Steve the owner of the farm that the Barn Owl Trust have been in touch asking permission to use the photograph in the next magazine edition . How good is that

Wasnt just the DJ,s who made a weekend of it , never made the Bangor dayers, Colwyn bay yes . We also had a brilliant soul night on the Sunday at the Navy club in Widnes to complete the weekend in style. As you say those where the days. Would,nt have missed it for the world or changed it

Was fortunate enough today to see something that i have never seen before, well not in the numbers of today . Over a 10 /15 minute period 550 / 600 Redwings. flew over , some landing for a moment before continuing there journey. the size of the flock makes me think that they have just arrived in the Uk from Northern Europe i was lucky enough to manage this photograph even though it was about 80 yards away and about 40 ft up a tree where the birds landed

I've been lucky enough to see a Barn Owl twice down here in the last couple of nights despite the owner of the farm never having seen one in the 16 years he has lived here ( plenty of tawny owls ) so I mentioned about a barn Owl nest box which he was very happy with so I visited the Barn Owl Trust website and downloaded the drawings and passed them to Steve the owner and he was well chuffed so he has built one to the specification supplied. I've just given him a lift to fit it about 15ft up in the tree, The Barn Owl Trust recommends that the nest box is placed inside a suitable building but if there's none available the site we choose was the next best option

Elegug Stacks. Two large limestone sea stacks . They take the name from the Welsh for Guillemot. Which breed on the inaccessible rock ledges in spring

The Green Bridge of Wales taken this evening just as the light was turning and the setting sun was starting to cast shadows on the left hand side

That was awesome. Music in the real world . Teddy was certainly up there with the best male vocalists and what a way / tribute to end the documentary with his band and backing singers reforming. Very special and moving

Pembroke Castle

Just been to a restaurant called the plantagenet for a meal. The building is from the 12th century with a flemish fireplace that big that there's seating for four people around the table inside. Had a scallops and bacon starter followed by Black bream on a bed of samphire with prawn risotto infused with beetroot followed by a lemon cheesecake with fresh raspberries, strawberries and blueberries.

Stars through the trees

Thanks Kev. Yeah all good mate. Trust its the same for you. Think your onto something regarding the book price. Most of the people who produce the quides don't sell records these days they auction them. Only they can explain why. Is it 20 % commission driving the auction.? 20 % buyer and seller fees ? . Is it what the sellers are asking for ? Is it the auctioneers can't be bothered seeing what the records are worth in the real soul world ie the likes of on here . The 20 % is just a example. I don't know what they charge. Before anyone says anything about it. Ste

As always thanks for posting results The Sound Masters. Lonely Lonely. Great record in my opinion Yet i never considered its value. Has someone got a bargain ? Has someone paid to much ?

White Boat