A rare, little tern colony is doing well in north Wales thanks to some extra protection from an electric fence, courtesy of Denbighshire Council.

Welsh ospreys are also doing well. At the RSPB Glaslyn reserve all three chicks have hatched and the pair at the Dyfi Estuary should have chicks hatching this weekend.

Keep an eye on the Dyfi Osprey Facebook page for some incredible HD webcam images of the birds on the nest - probably the best you will ever see of a bird of prey!

Welsh beaches gained 43 Blue Flag awards this year but six lost their status including Aberavon, Llandudno North Shore, Aberystwyth South, Criccieth and Newport.

For snake lovers out there, The National Poisons Information Service - (yes it does exist) have revealed that Wales is an adder bite hotspot.

23 people in Wales were bitten by the UK's only venomous snake between 2009-11 but to keep things in perspective, no-one has died from an adder bite for more than 20 years.

If bitten, get to a hospital ASAP but providing you watch where you're walking and keep your distance, adders will invariably move away before you even see them.

Springwatch is back in Wales for another series, live from the RSPB Ynys-hir reserve. The series starts on Monday 28 May at 8pm on BBC Two.

Our Flickr group continues to capture some wonderful images from around Wales. Here are a few that have caught my eye lately:

female adder basking in the sun by Matthew Fox

Jo Edwards found this hedgehog dehydrated in her garden so gave it some food and water and got it back on its feet.

Here's something you don't see every day, a highly camouflaged, treecreeper chick on the nest in Roath Park - snapped by Anthony Cronin

A rare cuckoo, feeding on caterpillars - spotted by Mike Warburton

Who needs Springwatch when you've got your own webcam set up in the back garden. Laurence Clark was amazed to find badgers in his back yard!

Tomorrow a few coasts in the north and west may stay grey and misty with sea fog in the Irish Sea but the low cloud should be less extensive than today so more of the country should turn out fine, sunny and very warm.

Top temperatures will be around 25 Celsius, 77 Fahrenheit and it will feel humid with little in the way of wind.

If you don't like the heat, then head to the coast and beaches where sea breezes will keep things refreshingly cooler, about 15 Celsius in Rhyl and 13 Celsius in Fishguard. This is because the sea temperature is still quite cool around 10 or 11 Celsius.

On Friday and over the weekend, an easterly breeze will pick-up making it feel fresher but staying dry and sunny.

Friday is likely to be the hottest day of the week with temperatures soaring as high as 26 Celsius, even on the west coast with a breeze off the land. The sun will be very strong too so don't forget your hat and suncream.

By Sunday evening, if not before, some rain and thundery showers over the West Country may spread into Wales.

Next week looks like turning cooler and more unsettled with changeable weather expected in June so enjoy the hot and sunny weather while it lasts!

It's time to dig out the shorts and flip-flops! Miserable May will turn into marvellous May this week.

High pressure looks set to bring most of us a taste of summer with plenty of sunshine and becoming warmer too.

The highest temperature recorded in Wales so far this year was in Porthmadog in Gwynedd, 22.2 Celsius, 72 Fahrenheit on March 24, but I think somewhere will beat that this week.

It's not all plain sailing though as some coasts will be cooler with sea breezes and a risk of sea mist/ fog mainly around the Irish Sea.

While Pembrokeshire may be disappointingly cloudy tomorrow with temperatures only 14 Celsius in St. Davids and Manorbier compared to 21 Celsius in Cardiff, Brecon, Wrexham and Knighton.

The Olympic torch reaches Wales this Friday, 25 May and it should be dry and warm with a breeze in Monmouth and Abergavenny.

Breezy too in Pontypool and Cardiff and a risk of a shower in places.

As for the weekend, at the moment it looks like turning cooler and breezy with east to north-east winds. Saturday may turn out fine, clear and sunny but on Sunday cloud may bring showers.

Beyond that, the signs are it will turn more unsettled during the last week of May with low pressure bringing showers or longer spells of rain.

So make the most of the fine and warmer weather this week if you can and don't forget the suncream.

Derek