MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS

Latest Sightings

28/07	Little Egret	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 5 this evening plus 4 Common & 1 Green Sandpiper, male Reed Bunting
24/07	Peregrine	Guilsfield. 2 over today at 2pm
20/07	Green Sandpiper	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 2, also 2 Common Sandpiper
17/07	Common Scoter	Lake Vyrnwy. 8 present.
10/07	Gadwall	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Two plus Little Egret, Kingfisher, pair Great Crested Grebe + chicks and Tufted Duck + chicks
08/07	Hobby	Llanfyllin. One over this morning
07/07	Quail	Hyddgen. At least one calling around SN784902. This is 4km southwest of the report on 6th so could be same bird
06/07	Quail	Lake Glaslyn. Calling between car park and shore
04/07	Green Sandpiper	Llyn Coed y Dinas.
30/06	Shelduck	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 2 adult & 9 juveniles + 2 Common Sandpiper (pm)
22/06	Mediterranean Gull	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Adult at 5pm with Black Headed Gulls on big island in front of oak tree
19/06	Common Scoter	Lake Vyrnwy. 90 (yes, ninety) and Osprey over.
05/06	Quail	Lake Vyrnwy. Another calling and assumed to be a different bird to the one on the 30th.
30/05	Quail	Lake Vyrnwy. One calling.
25/05	Shelduck	Llyn Coed y Dinas. One today
23/05	Mediterranean Gull	Llyn Coed y Dinas. A first summer bird today plus 1 Common Tern
22/05	Turtle Dove	Cors Dyfi. Present in adjacent caravan park (Morben Isaf) all day
16/05	Spotted Flycatcher	Llanfechain. First report of year. A bird returning to 2013 nest site
15/05	Dunlin	Llyn Coed y Dinas. At 15:00, on left of big island briefly before disappearing around the back
13/05	Hoopoe	Mochdre. Present and calling from 11th to 13th when last seen in the village at 4pm for 20 mins.
10/05	Arctic Tern	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1st summer bird still present, last reported on 11th
09/05	Arctic Tern	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1st summer bird still present
09/05	Hobby	Dolydd Hafren. Plus Yellow Wagtail
09/05	Arctic Tern	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1st summer bird present this afternoon
08/05	Garganey	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Drake showing well close to first island
07/05	Hawfinch	Newtown. One on feeders in private garden.
06/05	Great White Egret	Lake Vyrnwy. In breeding plumage at top of lake in willow around Centenary hide (though can be very elusive). Last seen on 7th
04/05	Cuckoo	Middletown Hill. Singing male at 5pm
30/04	Hobby	Lake Vyrnwy. Sighting on the Red Trail plus pair Crossbill at Dam (male singing)
28/04	Lesser Whitethroat	Middletown. Singing male
27/04	Black Tern	Llyn Coed y Dinas. A pair this pm with 2 Arctic Tern and 1 'Commic' Tern
25/04	Redwing	Lake Vyrnwy. Probably the last one this winter (?!) plus a Whitethroat on red trail
24/04	Grasshopper Warbler	Lake Vyrnwy. First of year on moorland and Oystercatcher on dam
23/04	Osprey	Welshpool. 1 over this morning
22/04	Reed Warbler	Llyn Coed y Dinas. First reported 2014 plus Reed Bunting & Sedge Warbler
22/04	Whinchat	Lake Vyrnwy. 2 today on the moors are Vyrnwy's first of 2014.
21/04	Bean Goose	Caersws. Presumed escape.
20/04	Swift	Dolydd Hafren. First record of year plus Sedge Warbler
20/04	Arctic Tern	Llyn Coed Y Dinas. 3 plus Sedge Warbler in reeds
19/04	Cuckoo	Hafren Forest. One calling in Cwm Biga area
18/04	Wood Warbler	Llanidloes. And 3 Tree Pipit on Gorn Hill
16/04	Osprey	Dolydd Hafren. Late afternoon and then flew north. Plus Yellow Wagtail
15/04	Marsh Harrier	Dolydd Hafren. Male this morning. Also Lesser Whitethroat and Garden Warbler
15/04	House Martin	Sarn. A few overhead, the first reported this year
10/04	Osprey	Lake Vyrnwy. Over, heading NW towards Bala
09/04	Ring Ouzel	Lake Vyrnwy. Pair, plus Great Grey Shrike, but neither species readily accessible as mobile on moorland
08/04	Garden Warbler	Llanerfyl. First reported this year
07/04	Redstart	Mochdre. Male - first reported this year
06/04	Pintail	Pwll Penarth. A pair and large passage of Sand Martin/Swallow
03/04	Pied Flycatcher	Llanerfyl. Male - first reported this year
03/04	Common Sandpiper	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Also Blackcap and pair Gadwall still, 50+ Swallow, 30+ Sand Martin, 2 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher
03/04	Swallow	Pontrobert. 2 plus Blackcap
01/04	Gadwall	Llyn Coed y Dinas. A pair and 1000+ Black-headed Gulls
01/04	Grey Partridge	Cefn y Coed. 2 (near Abermule)
01/04	Willow Warbler	Cors Dyfi. First reported this year
26/03	Little Ringed Plover	River Severn. 2, the first reported of 2014.
26/03	Wheatear	Lake Vyrnwy. Female on moorland edge, also 100+ Fieldfare/Redwing and Goshawk.
25/03	Fieldfare	Llanfyllin. c.80 over with a few Redwing as winter thrushes move through county on return journey.
24/03	Whooper Swan	Dolydd Hafren. 2 flying down river (pm)
21/03	Merlin	Meifod. Male heading north
21/03	Mediterranean Gull?	Llyn Coed y Dinas. UNCONFIRMED report of adult on 18th, but there were 7 Oystercatcher & 5 Snipe today
20/03	Sand Martin	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 30+ this morning
20/03	White-fronted Goose	Dolydd Hafren. 2 European race (.albifrons) still present in front of 2nd hide (am)
19/03	Blackcap	Llandyssil. Singing male
19/03	Sand Martin	Caersws. Plus 6 Chiffchaff between Llanidloes and Caersws
18/03	Oystercatcher	Llyn Coed y Dinas. The usual pair plus another 3
16/03	White-fronted Goose	Dolydd Hafren. 2 of European race (.albifrons) with Greylags & Canadas
08/03	Chiffchaff	Pwll Penarth. Most likely an overwintering bird?
07/03	Osprey	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Over field opposite the reserve flying south.
03/03	Shoveler	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Drake plus Wigeon & Teal
23/02	Green Sandpiper	Dolydd Hafren. 3 wintering birds present (there has been up to 4). Also 3's of Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Peregrine & Red Kite. 63 Curlew, c.20 Teal, 2 Wigeon, 2 Water Rail
23/02	Bittern	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Again as per y'day
22/02	Bittern	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Again, in to roost late evening
21/02	Bittern	Llyn Coed y Dinas. One from 17:30 in bushes on left of island
13/02	Blackcap	Guilsfield. Male in garden this morning likely to have overwintered in the area
11/02	Pintail	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Drake this morning
08/02	Brambling	Llanerfyl. 5 in private garden
05/02	Lapwing	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 75 with 22 Wigeon, 8 Tufted Duck
04/02	Oystercatcher	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Plus Snipe, 8+ Teal, 10+ Wigeon, 4 Heron, 6 Cormorant
03/02	Stock Dove	Dolydd Hafren. Flock of 130 in the arable field, with 85 Linnet, 2 Little Egret
31/01	Merlin	Cwm Biga. Female
26/01	Short-eared Owl	Llyn Hir. Plus 5 Teal, 6 Lapwing, 10+ Woodcock, 10+ Snipe, 8 Jack Snipe
24/01	Little Egret	Dolydd Hafren. Also c.30 Curlew
24/01	Whooper Swan	Aberhafesp. 5
22/01	Redwing	Welshpool. 40+ in field opposite Brynfa Farm, Red Bank plus 25+ Linnet
16/01	Snipe	Guilsfield. 20 - 30 in flight over Granllyn, Guilsfield (Woodland Trust reserve), pm
12/01	Avocet	Llyn Coed y Dinas.
12/01	Blackcap	Guilsfield. Male in a garden
11/01	Shelduck	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Also male Goosander, 3 Bullfinch, Teal, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Cormorant, Mallard, Pied Wagtail
07/01	Snow Bunting	Pentre. A male at midday, south of Pentre (east of Llanidloes)
01/01	Merlin	Montgomery.
29/12	Green Sandpiper	Dolydd Hafren. 2 plus 2 Little Egret, 9 Snipe, Brambling, Goshawk
27/12	Whooper Swan	Aberhafesp. 8 with 4 Mute Swan in the Severn Valley this afternoon.
24/12	Great Grey Shrike	Hafren Forest. OS grid SN848872. See blog for directions.
22/12	Chiffchaff	Pwll Penarth. 2 present plus Blackcap (male), 20 Linnet, 3 Little Grebe, 20 Snipe, 2 Water Rail (heard)
15/12	Jack Snipe	Corndon Hill. Again, plus Common Snipe, 14 Golden Plover
14/12	Jack Snipe	Corndon Hill. 2+
13/12	Bittern	Cors Dyfi.
13/12	Shoveler	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1st-winter drake, also 40+ Wigeon
08/12	Whooper Swan	Llyn Gwyddior. 4 present (grid ref SH9307)
07/12	Whooper Swan	Llyn Hir. 2 adults
04/12	Blackcap	Pwll Penarth. Male in apple trees on sewage ponds fenceline. Also 12 Linnet, 16 Bullfinch, 84 Redwing, 12 Fieldfare, 40+ Blackbird, 2 Snipe, Water Rail, 7 Teal, 18 L-T Tit
03/12	Chiffchaff	Pwll Penarth. Feeding in hedgerows by sewage works
30/11	Dunlin	Pwll Penarth. Possibly same bird as LyCD, plus 5 Water Rail, 20+ Teal, 6 Mute Swan, 2 Little Grebe, Moorhen, Coot, Green Woodpecker
30/11	Dunlin	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Early am, plus Mandarin, Peregrine, 2 Goosander, 20+ Wigeon
29/11	Mandarin	Llyn Coed y Dinas. (pm) Drake, still, perched in willow to right of hide
29/11	Blackcap	Dolydd Hafren. Male, plus Little Egret, 90+ Linnet, 5 Reed Bunting, 6 Bullfinch
28/11	Blackcap	Guilsfield. Male in a garden this morning
25/11	Blackcap	Dolydd Hafren. Pair still present plus Little Egret, 4 Snipe, 28 Curlew, 4 Water Rail, 500+ Canada Geese
25/11	Mandarin	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Drake, still until 9am. Also 7 Snipe, 7 Lapwing, Goosander
24/11	Mandarin	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 drake.
22/11	Goosander	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 2 males (am). Sightings increasing with colder weather e.g. 1 today at Llyn y Grinwydden (pm) + pair on the canal at Welshpool earlier in week
21/11	Woodcock	Llanerfyl. 10+ in nearby fields (evening)
18/11	Lapwing	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 41 present plus 12 Tufted Duck & female Sparrowhawk
17/11	Blackcap	Dolydd Hafren. 2 (male & female)
17/11	Wigeon	Lymore Pool. 30 present plus 5 Goosander
15/11	Bullfinch	Ceri Forest. Flock of 18, plus 4 Woodcock, several flocks of 4-12 Crossbill
14/11	Red Kite	Penegoes. 8 seen together just east of Penegoes over A489 (pm)
11/11	Common Sandpiper	Dolydd Hafren. Also 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 2 Water Rail (calling), 21 Lapwing, 80+ Linnet, 100+ Redwing, 34 Fieldfare, 423 Canada Geese & 1 Hare.
04/11	Brambling	Lake Vyrnwy. 12+ with Chaffinch flock under beech trees on northern edge of lake (near Ty Uchaf turn). Also Crossbill overhead, Siskin on alders.
03/11	Mandarin	Dolydd Hafren. Female on flooded river, plus 4+ Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 27 Curlew, 10 Goosander, Peregrine, Merlin, 2 Little Grebe
02/11	Curlew	Dolydd Hafren. 22 present
30/10	Red Kite	Pentre Llifior. 8 seen together (pm)
29/10	Brambling	Dolfor. 30-40 feeding on beech mast in Chaffinch flock on road leading up to P&L windfarm
24/10	Dotterel	Ceri Ridgeway. Juvenile trapped & ringed at night, plus 7 Jack Snipe, 20+ Snipe, 11 Golden Plover, Woodcock (1st of season)
24/10	Green Sandpiper	Dolydd Hafren. 5 present, plus 4 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail (heard), Peregrine (female)
22/10	Water Rail	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Showing to left of hide, plus 3 Snipe, Wigeon
19/10	Great Grey Shrike	Hafren Forest. Grid SN864894, also Fieldfares
17/10	Peregrine	Newtown. Eating prey near Macdonalds (assume 'prey' was not a burger)
13/10	Shoveler	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 drake, plus 3 Snipe
11/10	Whooper Swan	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 2 present AM and from 4pm, also Common Sandpiper
11/10	Redwing	Across the county. First reports of the winter at various locations
09/10	Brambling	Lake Vyrnwy. First of the winter at feeders
06/10	Wigeon	Lymore Pools. Approx 20 present
06/10	Yellow Wagtail	Dolydd Hafren. Also Green Sandpiper, Water Rail and mix of departing summer migrants including reported late records of Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Tree Pipit
06/10	Great White Egret	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still, plus Common Sandpiper
05/10	Great White Egret	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 bird present but becoming more mobile, plus Dipper, Reed Bunting
04/10	Great White Egret	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 bird present, plus Gadwall (male), Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 20 Tufted Duck, 7 Wigeon, Little Grebe
03/10	Great White Egret	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 bird present, plus 2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Gadwall, Little Grebe, 7 Lapwing
02/10	Great White Egret	Pwll Penarth. 1 bird over, at 14:00, flying south, high up.
02/10	Great White Egret	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 bird present, plus 6 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff, Gadwall (male)
01/10	Golden Plover	Carno. 10 flying South over the Rhyd, Carno (AM). 2 on field by Llyn Mawr and another at Garreg Hir (PM).
01/10	Great White Egret	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still, 2 birds, also Snipe, Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Little Grebe
30/09	Great White Egret	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still, 2 birds, plus 4 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Little Grebe, Wigeon, Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff
29/09	Great White Egret	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still, 2 birds
28/09	Hen Harrier	Glaslyn. South side of Lake, 5.45pm
28/09	Great White Egret	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still, and a 2nd bird arrived late pm
27/09	Great White Egret	Llyn Coed y Dinas.
26/09	Gannet	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Juvenile circling overhead (pm).
26/09	Great White Egret	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Also 5 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 3 Wigeon, Gadwall and 2 Chiffchaff
22/09	Little Grebe	Pwll Penarth. Pair on far side of pool. Also Water Rail, 3 Snipe, Reed Warbler
22/09	Goshawk	Kerry Ridgeway.
21/09	Black-tailed Godwit	Dolydd Hafren. Also Whimbrel, 50+ Curlew, 2 Hobby, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Reed Warbler, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper
20/09	Hobby	Welshpool. Over Red Bank. Also 2 Wheatear.
20/09	Green Sandpiper	Lake Vyrnwy. At top end of lake.
15/09	Yellow Wagtail	Dolydd Hafren. Also Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Goshawk, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Reed Warbler, Wheatear
15/09	Garganey	River Severn at Leighton. (Juvenile) Also 50+ Teal, Kingfisher, Green Sandpiper
14/09	Goshawk	Carno. Also Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Red Kite, 2 Crossbill
14/09	Merlin	Talerddig
12/09	Barnacle Goose	Fan
06/09	Yellow Wagtail	Llyn Coed y Dinas
29/08	Bittern	Lake Vyrnwy
28/08	Water Rail	Middletown

Monday, July 28, 2014

5 Little Egret, Llyn Coed y dinas this evening

5 Little Egret put on a great show this evening, also 4 Common Sand, 1 Green Sand, 1 male Reed Bunting

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Llyn Coed-y-dinas

1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, at least 3 juvenile G C Grebe now a good size.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Barn Owl

A reliable contact has just seen a Barn Owl on the Welshpool side of Guilsfield.

Monday, July 14, 2014

Llyn Coed-y-dinas 7.30pm

2 Common Sandpiper, G C Grebe feeding young

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Llyn Coed-y-dinas 8.30-9.30 pm

2 Gadwall, Little Egret, Kingfisher, pair of G C Grebe WITH at least two very tiny chicks, 3 Tufted Duck chicks with adult female, 3 Oyster Catcher , Lesser B B Gull after B H Gull chicks