MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS

Notable Recent Sightings

10/08	Common Scoter	Lake Vyrnwy. Two drakes off dam this morning
28/07	Hobby	Lymore. Single this morning
21/07	Hobby	Middletown. One over, also a Peregrine
28/06	Osprey	Lake Vyrnwy. Single passing through
17/06	Great Black-backed Gull	Lake Vyrnwy. Pair am, plus a few each of LBB and BH Gull & Goshawk
03/06	Snow Goose	Llyn Coed y Dinas. One escapee plus adult Mediterranean Gull
02/06	Mediterranean Gull	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single distant on island
23/05	Hobby	Cors Dyfi. Single today
10/05	Lesser Whitethroat	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Singing male present
04/05	Hobby	Lake Vyrnwy. Adult over today
29/04	Whimbrel	Llyn Coed y Dinas. One over plus Arctic Tern
25/04	Whimbrel	Dolydd Hafren. One in front of 2nd hide this morning
24/04	Garden Warbler	Guilsfield. Two today
23/04	Swift	Welshpool. One over drifting west
19/04	Cuckoo	Lake Vyrnwy. Also Grasshopper Warbler
18/04	Arctic Tern	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single through
16/04	Snow Goose	Montgomery. Single at Lymore Pools (presumed feral escape?)
16/04	Whooper Swan	Lake Vyrnwy. 3 on lake (am) & Short-eared Owl on moorland
14/04	Common Sandpiper	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single plus Blackcap
11/04	Hen Harrier	Cors Dyfi. Male present
08/04	Pied Flycatcher	Foel. A male has arrived, also one at Pwll Penarth
05/04	Wheatear	Lake Vyrnwy. One along Gadfa road
05/04	Tree Sparrow	Wern. 3 at garden feeders
04/04	Whooper Swan	Lake Vyrnwy. 5 from Lakeside Hide
04/04	Swallow	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 3 today
03/04	Black Redstart	Guilsfield. One in private garden from 2nd but no sign on 4th
30/03	Egyptian Goose	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single & Mediterranean Gull (this also 29th), Sand Martin
27/03	Mediterranean Gull	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 2 adults displaying
22/03	Osprey	Cors Dyfi. First returning bird of 2018 today
21/03	Snow Goose	Caersws. Presumed escape associating with Canada Geese by river early this morning. First seen yesterday evening, bird doesn't appear to have leg rings
17/03	Hawfinch	Guilsfield. 2 in private garden today & Brambling
16/03	Hawfinch	Powis Castle. 7 in the gardens
16/03	Mediterranean Gull	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Adult present mid pm
13/03	Chiffchaff	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Singing bird 10.30am
07/03	Hawfinch	Lake Vyrnwy. Single in Hirnant Valley late pm
06/03	Pochard	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Pair plus 4 Mandarin Duck (3M, 1F), 14 Goosander, Water Rail
04/03	Pochard	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Pair plus Shelduck, Water Rail
02/03	Jack Snipe	Montgomery. One in private garden
22/02	Hen Harrier	Cors Dyfi. A male today
17/02	Hawfinch	Powis Castle. 2 plus Green Woodpecker
11/02	Lesser Sp. Woodpecker	Powis Castle. Plus 4 Hawfinch
04/02	Pink-Footed Goose	Lake Vyrnwy. 30+ heading north at 11am. Also Goshawk, Willow Tit
31/01	Pochard	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Female & Shoveler(m), 13 Snipe, pr Oystercatcher, Shelduck
31/01	Merlin	Welshpool. Male, top of Red Bank/Laundry Lane & 4 Redwing
26/01	Great White Egret	Llangurig. Bird mid afternoon in field west of town
21/01	Blackcap	Llanymynech. Female at garden feeders
19/01	Whooper Swan	Aberhafesp. 14 (4 juv) just below village on left of the second rise going through from the Newtown direction.
18/01	Pochard	Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single fem. still & 5 Goosander (3m, 2f), 14 Snipe, Shelduck
18/01	Whooper Swan	Aberhafesp. c12 presumed Whoopers at west end of Aberhafesp pm
16/01	Pochard	Llyn Coed y Dinas. A single female
14/01	Pochard	Llyn Coed y Dinas. A singleton
13/01	Barnacle Geese	Llyn Coed y Dinas. 6 long staying birds still & 8 Goosander, Water Rail
10/01	Hawfinch	Powis Castle. 2+ plus Sparrowhawk, Goosander, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, 50 Fieldfare & 30 Blackbird
07/01	Whooper Swan	Caersws. 2 adult north along river Severn, seemed to drop near Aberhafesp
07/01	Pink-Footed Goose	Lake Vyrnwy. 140+ (91, 24, c25) & 17 Whooper Swan over heading west am
06/01	Pink-Footed Goose	Lake Vyrnwy. 39 over heading N to NW, afternoon
06/01	Whooper Swan	Aberhafesp. 6 present
		See Sightings Archive for older records

Monday, August 13, 2018

Green Sandpipers

Set up hide by Severn above Newtown and immediately 2 Green Sandpipers landed just a few feet away, also 100+ Goldfinch in a single flock, Snipe Water Rail and several Kingfishers

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Llyn Coed y Dinas 12th Aug

Mark Wilson advises that mud is well exposed at LCYD - so a good chance of passage waders dropping in over next few weeks. At present a couple of Common Sandpiper and Little Egrets are there

Friday, August 10, 2018

Kingfisher river severn

Kingfisher from Severn nr Newtown, found a few different birds in a small community together feeding over last few months, light was awful and raining but only time I could get out unfortunately

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

From Clywedog to Dyfi Osprey centre and back.No pics at a.m. stop , but met John (Osprey)Williams at last. On to Dyfi and a Kite trying to pinch Monty's fish-well I guess he was hoping he might drop it as no real match for Monty. Eventually gave up and 2 Crows tried it on the nest! Very crafty as one distracted him while the other tried a grab from behind! This went on so long , we had to leave. Back to Clywedog and a distant line up of

the trio from across the reservoir ( or mud bath more like). Apologies for quality of pics - distance does not make my heart fonder!!!

Sunday, July 29, 2018

spotted flycatcer?

Aberhafesp midweek several were close and posed for a while, juvenile spotted flycatchers?

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Hobby - Lymore

Went to Lymore for a few hours this morning to watch the Swallows hunting across the fields and got lucky when this beautiful Hobby flew right next to me.

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Lcyd 24th July

Kingfisher at Llyn Coed y Dinas by Mark Wilson

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Brayton Holt !

Good news! I'm delighted to report that Brayton has fully recovered from his recent illness and has returned home. Brayton's extremely grateful for all the visits and messages he received from so many people.

Free Bird Mags

"Birdwatch" & "Birdwatching"2010-16-in good condition.suekevj@yahoo.co.uk

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Sarn birds 21st July

Great Spotted Woodpecker & Siskin from Mark Wilson's garden