On Saturday I visited Pembrey Harbour, Llanelli , with Paul Joy. We arrived a couple of hours before high tide, with no particular target in mind. Sometimes it is simply nice to visit somewhere different, see what is about and enjoy a morning’s birding. When we reached the viewing point we were greeted by one of our birder friends, Welshy Paul. And yes, I do seem to know rather a lot of people called Paul, which is why most of them have acquired nicknames somewhere along the way! Along the rocky harbour wall, Pied Wagtails and Rock Pipits were busy feeding amongst the stones, while a solitary Turnstone picked its way along the water’s edge. Turnstone What struck me almost immediately, though, was the temperature. After the relentless heat of the recent heatwave, it was wonderful to be outside in cooler conditions. Clouds were gently covering the eastern horizon, taking the sting out of the morning sun and giving us some very welcome relief. For once, birding didn’t feel like an endura...