The Pembrokeshire Dangler is a weather phenomenon caused by cold northerly air being forced between Ireland and western Britain. As it passes over a relatively warm Irish Sea a line of intense showers form stretching from north Wales to Cornwall, concentrating over Pembrokeshire. It is most commonly experienced in autumn as the sea still retains some of it's summer 'warmth'. Some areas can be under rain for long periods of time as showers merge while other parts of the county bask in sunshine all day, all the while a keen north to north-west wind will remind you the Dangler isn't far away
Today was one of those days on Ramsey when we saw the best of both worlds and this always makes for the most spectacular skies. It also brought a few birds in - our second yellow-browed warbler of the year plus our first redwing and fieldfare of the autumn. Below are a few photos of the Dangler in action and a hastily grabbed compact camera shot of the warbler (not for sale!)
The sun was desperately trying to break through these shower clouds over Ramsey Sound this morning
Sunshine and showers
Rainbow with vivid autumn colours
Yellow-browed warbler
(click on photos to see them at larger size)