14th May. Llyn Coed-y-Dinas.
The majority of the Black-Headed Gull colony has settled into incubation-mode, but some pairs are still nest-building and I saw 3 newly-hatched chicks yesterday. An attempt to count sitting birds on nests surprised me as I got to 397 - way higher than I would have estimated. It would be good if someone else would have a shot at the number, please!
In poor weather this morning, there were about 60 Sand Martin and 10 Swallow. The pair of Great-Crested Grebe are still present, but seemingly not on eggs, while the pair of Shelduck have been present for several days, and the Oystercatcher pair are busy displaying - I believe their first nesting attempt came to nothing after a long incubation. Reed Warblers are building in front of the hide, and Garden Warbler and Blackcap are singing on the way to it. At least one of the recently-erected nestboxes is occupied by Blue Tits.
Notable Recent Sightings
| 12/07 | Cattle Egret | Cors Dyfi. Single present |
| 20/06 | Tree Sparrow | Sarn. One on garden feeder |
| 12/06 | Gannet | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Adult at 10am, mobbed by BH Gulls, then found on the bypass and taken into care |
| 05/06 | Hawfinch | Dolanog. 1 in private garden feeding on Wych Elm seed |
| 03/06 | Hawfinch | Dyfnant Forest. Single bird present today |
| 31/05 | Common Scoter | Lake Vyrnwy. Single off Old Village CP |
| 25/05 | Crag Martin | Lake Vyrnwy. Single over dam at 12.30pm but not seen since (by 13.30) |
| 16/05 | Greenshank | Lake Vyrnwy. 1 passage bird on Gadfa Road |
| 13/05 | Common Gull | Lake Vyrnwy. Flock of 7 over lake late morning |
| 01/05 | Black Tern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Present 7.30 until 10.30am and Dunlin |
| 19/04 | Great Grey Shrike | Lake Vyrnwy. 1 still around & Cuckoos have arrived |
| 13/04 | Grasshopper Warbler | Frochas Common. 1 heard |
| 12/04 | Pochard | Llyn Ebyr. 3 present & c25 Sand Martins, 2 Swallow, Great-crested Grebe |
| 11/04 | Osprey | Lake Vyrnwy. Sightings over dam/hotel heading up lake at c11am & c1.30pm |
| 09/04 | Great White Egret | Dolydd Hafren. One plus Common & Green Sandpipers |
| 09/04 | Marsh Harrier | Lake Vyrnwy. One over noon, Great Grey Shrike still on Bala Road & male Ring Ouzel at Gadfa |
| 05/04 | Osprey | Lake Vyrnwy. One over 1pm & Great Grey Shrike on Bala Road in afternoon |
| 04/04 | Brent goose | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single with Canadas - probably same bird as at Dolydd Hafren 14/3 |
| 03/04 | Brambling | Welshpool. Single male in private garden |
| 02/04 | Redstart | Welshpool. Male present pm |
| 02/04 | Swallow | Forden. 3 on the Fron. Obviously a few around now. |
| 02/04 | Swallow | Lake Vyrnwy. Single |
| 02/04 | Swallow | Felindre. Single, a few Sand Martin & Blackcap singing Llanidloes |
| 01/04 | Ring Ouzel | Lake Vyrnwy. 4 (3m, 1f) at Gadfa near first ruined building. Singing Willow Warbler, 3 Redwing, a few Fieldfare, 2 Great Black-backed Gull on lake off Tower. |
| 31/03 | Willow Warbler | Llanidloes. Singing bird and 10+ Sand Martin, 90 Black-headed Gull (30th) |
| 27/03 | Ring Ouzel | Lake Vyrnwy. Male at Gadfa loosely associating with Fieldfare (evening). Wheatear and Sand Martin also around. |
| 27/03 | Tree Pipit | Frochas Common. 1 displaying |
| 26/03 | Great White Egret | Caersws. 1 over west to east |
| 24/03 | Little Ringed Plover | Caersws. 5 along the Severn plus 6 Oystercatcher, 11 Snipe, 50 Curlew, 15 Teal, 1 GBB Gull, 8 LBB Gull, 400 B-H Gull, 1 Sand Martin |
| 24/03 | Whooper Swan | Caersws. 8 nearby opposite Red House |
| 23/03 | Great Grey Shrike | Lake Vyrnwy. 1 hunting top end of lake on Bala Road at 7:50am |
| 16/03 | Hen Harrier | Cors Dyfi. Male present |
| 16/03 | Great White Egret | Machynlleth. One near station at 12.30pm |
| 15/03 | Sand Martin | Machynlleth. 2 along river west of Dyfi bridge |
| 14/03 | Brent Goose | Dolydd Hafren. Single bird this evening |
| 12/03 | Great Grey Shrike | Machynlleth. In field between railway line and River Dyfi OS ref SH73972 01135 |
| 12/03 | Merlin | Lake Vyrnwy. 1 seen to predate Reed Bunting plus Goshawk, Red Kite, 17 Stock Dove |
| 12/03 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 4 still present |
| 25/02 | Pintail | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 pm |
| 24/02 | Tree Sparrow | Guilsfield. Wern area - pair in private garden |
| 22/02 | Whooper Swan | Aberhafesp. 12, at least one young bird, most easily seen from back road out of Aberhafesp to Caersws |
| 21/02 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still 4 present plus 7 Shoveler, 26 Tufted, 14 Wigeon, 15 Lapwing, 16 Snipe |
| 20/02 | Hen Harrier | Carno. Male flew across road between Carno-Talerddig by roadworks at 2.35pm |
| 19/02 | Chiffchaff | Pwll Penarth. A few overwintering birds present with at least 1 showing Siberian Tristis characteristics. Also on 18th |
| 15/02 | Bearded Tit | Dolydd Hafren. Male 4:30pm, on ponds to left of pine tree hide nearest to osprey pole - on fronds of common rush near the water |
| 15/02 | Waxwing | Guilsfield. Wern area - single in private garden & 200+ Lapwing between the Breiddens & Wern |
| 08/02 | Bittern | Dolydd Hafren. in front of 1st hide 10.30am for 5 mins then flew towards 2nd hide. Also at dusk near 2nd hide in field near bench & dead tree |
| 31/01 | Bearded Tit | Dolydd Hafren. A male mixing with Reed Bunting calling and visible on top of the small island of reeds between the first hide & the river between 2-4pm. |
| 30/01 | Waxwing | Guilsfield. 9 in private garden (Wern area). 5-10 have been present for past week |
| 30/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 24 in smaller car park at 'back' of College |
| 29/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 12+ at the college |
| 29/01 | Bittern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still present |
| 27/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. c.50 today on Vaynor Estate next to the college |
| 27/01 | Bittern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still plus 3+ Pochard, Water Rail, Kingfisher |
| 26/01 | Blackcap | Welshpool. Male in private garden & pair Brambling |
| 26/01 | Bittern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still present |
| 26/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. c.40 on Vaynor Estate a couple of which ringed in Scotland |
| 25/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 20+ around Heol-y-nant and flying across railway towards college |
| 24/01 | Bittern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still plus Pochard, Water Rail, Snipe, Kingfisher |
| 23/01 | Bittern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Present since 21st, in front of main hide plus 4 Pochard |
| 23/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 20+ in trees on Heol Vaynor today |
| 22/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 35+ on the estate behind college late morning |
| 21/01 | Waxwing | Kingswood. 4 on Offa's Dyke path south of village |
| 18/01 | Waxwing | Abermule. 3 at 1:30pm |
| 18/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. c.8 on Vaynor estate |
| 17/01 | Waxwing | Guilsfield. 20 in private garden and 4 north of this |
| 17/01 | Waxwing | Churchstoke. 14 in trees, upper car park Tuffins supermarket 8:40am |
| 16/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. c.8 on Vaynor estate |
| 16/01 | Marsh Harrier | Dolydd Hafren. A probable male reported - quartered for 15 mins am |
| 16/01 | Whooper Swan | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single still present |
| 15/01 | Little Egret | Llanidloes. Present today near main bridge |
| 15/01 | Whooper Swan | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 on water 1pm |
| 15/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 20+ at College 1:45pm |
| 14/01 | Waxwing | Montgomery. 1 in private garden plus female Blackcap |
| 14/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 12+ today |
| 13/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. Some present - flighty. |
| 12/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 15+ mobile - at college and the Vaynor Estate |
| 11/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 22 at college |
| 10/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 12+ in hawthorn alongside railway at college |
| 09/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 11 today in hawthorn bordering railway line at college |
| 08/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 9 in hawthorn bordering railway line at college 1.15pm |
| 07/01 | Short-eared Owl | Llyn Mawr. Hunting in field south of lake at 4.45pm |
| 07/01 | Great White Egret | Machynlleth. In fields to west of town at 2pm |
| 07/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 8 in college grounds in Hawthorn bordering railway line 3pm |
| 06/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 6 in tall tree in College grounds c.9am. Flew towards Vaynor estate. |
| 06/01 | Waxwing | Machynlleth. 30+ still |
| 06/01 | Blackcap | Welshpool. Female in private garden plus Brambling |
| 05/01 | Waxwing | Guilsfield. Wern area - 30+ in private garden (the first since those on 2nd Jan) |
| 05/01 | Waxwing | Machynlleth. 16 still including a bird ringed in Aberdeen on 27th Nov that was also seen Llandudno 30th Dec |
| 05/01 | Hen Harrier | Cors Dyfi. Female this afternoon |
| 04/01 | Waxwing | Machynlleth. 15+ in trees around library. Also present on 3rd. |
| 02/01 | Waxwing | Guilsfield. Wern area - 20+ in private garden |
| 02/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. One opp. golf course in a tall tree. Flew off over golf course c.10am |
| 31/12 | Jack Snipe | Dyfnant Meadows. At least one around |
| 31/12 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. 2 present around the car park |
| 31/12 | Waxwing | Newtown. 30 on Pool Road by Council Depot but flighty |
| 30/12 | Waxwing | Welshpool. At least 12 at Little Henfaes Drive |
| 30/12 | Waxwing | Newtown. 9 at College, c.30 at school, c.40 just up Kerry Rd from MacDonalds & 12 on Pool Road by council depot. Some duplication likely across these sites. |
| 29/12 | Waxwing | Newtown. At least 6 at the College this morning & c.200 Redwing |
| 28/12 | Waxwing | Guilsfield. 12 in private garden today |
| 27/12 | Waxwing | Llanidloes. 7 today feeding on ornamental berries at bottom of Bryn du road near Co-op |
| 26/12 | Waxwing | Machynlleth. Single bird still |
| 24/12 | Waxwing | Machynlleth. Single bird still since 20th |
| 21/12 | Waxwing | Machynlleth. Still one present |
| 20/12 | Chiffchaff | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 & 2 Mandarin, 2 Kingfisher, 32 Cormorant, Little Egret, 10 Snipe |
| 20/12 | Waxwing | Machynlleth. One present |
| 18/12 | Firecrest | Pwll Penarth. One amongst Goldcrests, also Chiffchaff |
| 18/12 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. 4+ and 1 Goosander, 5 Tufted Duck |
| 18/12 | Waxwing | Coedway. 6 reported flying towards Shrewsbury |
| 18/12 | Chiffchaff | Llyn Coed y Dinas. At least 1 plus c.200 Lapwing, 2 Shelduck, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Jack Snipe (on 17th) |
| 16/12 | Great Grey Shrike | Caersws. 1 this morning on a wire just out of Caersws on Trefeglwys road |
| 12/12 | Chiffchaff | Llanidloes. One at Fan Pool & Little Egret again on river |
| 11/12 | Whooper Swan | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 3 adults briefly am |
| 09/12 | Little Egret | Llanidloes. One from the main bridge mid morning |
| 08/12 | Whooper Swan | Aberhafesp. 8 (6 adult, 2 juv) by the white footbridge |
| 03/12 | Great Grey Shrike | Lake Vyrnwy. Different place to 1st - today from road to Hirnant |
| 02/11 | Pintail | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Pair still plus 300 Teal, 300 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, Mandarin, Shelduck, 10 Snipe, 3 Kingfisher, Water Rail, 2 Chiffchaff (1st) |
| 01/12 | Great Grey Shrike | Lake Vyrnwy. 1 at SH995195, plus Jack Snipe, Little Egret |
| 30/11 | Pintail | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Pair plus Teal, Wigeon, Goldeneye, Shoveler, Mandarin, Goosander, Shelduck, 8 Snipe, 3+ Kingfisher, Water Rail |
| 27/11 | Cetti's Warbler | Dolydd Hafren. 2 from 1st hide plus 2 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper |
| 26/11 | Blackcap | Newtown. Female on berries at the school |
| 25/11 | Chiffchaff | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 Siberian (Tristis) type & Blackcap, Water Rail |
| 19/11 | Chiffchaff | Llyn Coed y Dinas. At least 4 together this morning |
| 17/11 | Merlin | Bettws Cedewain. Male at 7.45am |
| 15/11 | Hen Harrier | Dolanog. Male over Yr Allt this afternoon |
| 13/11 | Blackcap | Montgomery. 1 female in private garden this morning |
| 12/11 | Common Scoter | Lake Vyrnwy. 7 female type off Old Village & 1 Lapwing |
| 12/11 | Chiffchaff | Montgomery. 1 in private garden this morning |
| 07/11 | Whooper Swan | Lake Vyrnwy. 3 adult (different birds to 3rd) from Lakeside Hide & Goldeneye |
| 03/11 | Whooper Swan | Lake Vyrnwy. 9 (5a, 4j) on lake early am off Old Village, & 11 Wigeon off Tower |
| 24/10 | Great White Egret | Upper Dyfi Estuary. 1 present |
| 23/10 | Fieldfare | Lake Vyrnwy. 1000+ Thrush at y Gadfa this morning of approx 4:1 ratio Fieldfare:Redwing. Also a few Brambling & 1 Merlin. On lake - 11 Mandarin (5m, 6f), 46 Teal, 4 Mute Swan, 3 Little Grebe |
| 22/10 | Little Egret | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 4 into roost plus 31 Cormorant, 42 Tufted Duck, 18 Lapwing, Kingfisher, 6 Snipe, probable Jack Snipe |
| 20/10 | Pink-footed Goose | near Llanerfyl. A flock overhead last night, also Golden Plover, Jack Snipe and Snipe in the area |
| 20/10 | Ring Ouzel | Long Mountain. 1 this morning with winter Thrush flock |
| 15/10 | Yellow-browed Warbler | Lake Vyrnwy. Present 8.30am at least according to BirdGuides. Also 7 Mandarin, Kingfisher |
| 14/10 | Yellow-browed Warbler | Lake Vyrnwy. Present all day around new play area. Also Brambling, Blackcap |
| 13/10 | Yellow-browed Warbler | Lake Vyrnwy. Still present in and around new play area |
| 12/10 | Yellow-browed Warbler | Lake Vyrnwy. Still present in and around new play area, showed well and very active early afternoon |
| 12/10 | Fieldfare | Llanfyllin. 10+ over this morning with Redwing |
| 11/10 | Yellow-browed Warbler | Lake Vyrnwy. 2 - 1 in trees by lower car park alongside new play area 10am-12.30pm. Another 12.30pm briefly at start of Purple trail. Also Osprey (pm), 60+ Lesser Redpoll, Goshawk, 140+ Jackdaw |
| 10/10 | Crossbill | Ceri Ridgeway. 2 flocks of 20+. Crossbill numbers have increased throughout county in past week |
| 10/10 | Golden Plover | Lake Glaslyn. 12+ this morning |
| 09/10 | Whooper Swan | Dolydd Hafren. 2 with 100+ Canada's 1/4 mile south of Dolydd Hafren on field beside river |
| 06/10 | Crossbill | Ceri Ridgeway. 12+ today along main track |
| 04/10 | Redwing | Welshpool. 200+ over |
| 02/10 | Redwing | Pont Llogel. 2 today first reported of winter |
| 02/10 | Firecrest | Lake Vyrnwy. A male late afternoon with Tit flock plus 200+ Lesser Redpoll, Goshawk, Willow Tit, Crossbill |
| 30/09 | Osprey | Lake Vyrnwy. One flew down lake c.7pm. Also Mandarin Duck near tower |
| 27/09 | Red-breasted Merganser | Lake Vyrnwy. Redhead this evening on the lake off the Old Village CP |
| 15/09 | Osprey | Lake Vyrnwy. One through today |
| 11/09 | Osprey | Dolydd Hafren. In morning. Also Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Snipe ,3 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Stonechat, Redshank heard |
| 07/09 | Barn Owl | Buttington. one across main road between Buttington and Pool Quay 9pm |
| 06/09 | Common Scoter | Lake Vyrnwy. Single female late evening from Old Village car park |
| 01/09 | Yellow Wagtail | Berriew. Male at 4pm between Berriew and Welshpool by Montgomery Canal |
| 29/08 | Marsh Harrier | Lake Vyrnwy. Female/juv over early pm, 2 Hobby, 2 Goshawk, Grasshopper Warbler, 8 Willow Tit |
| 28/08 | Hobby | Guilsfield. Harassing c70 House Martins this morning. |
| 24/08 | Dunlin | Dolydd Hafren. 1 in evening |
| 22/08 | Spotted Redshank | Dyfi Junction. 1 by a pool in Ceredigion but just made Monts airspace in flight... |
| 21/08 | Ringed Plover | Lake Glaslyn. At least 2 present - probably 3 |
| 15/08 | Hobby | Mochdre. 2 early morning |
| 15/08 | Hobby | Middletown. 1 harassing House Martins |
| 13/08 | Hobby | Llanfyllin. 1 north of town mid morning |
| 09/08 | Hobby | Bwlchyddar. 1 hawking insects midday |
| 03/08 | Hobby | Llandysil. 1 hunting young hirundines over the village 8.50pm |
| 02/08 | Little Owl | near Llandysil. 1 after dark |
| 26/07 | Common Scoter | Lake Vyrnwy. 9 off dam this morning (1f, 8m) |
| 17/07 | Common Scoter | Lake Vyrnwy. Male on lake from Old Village. Also at Centenary Hide were 2 Mandarin, 2 Teal, 8 Mallard, Little Grebe, 2 Willow Tit, 2 Kingfisher |
| 14/07 | Hobby | Lake Vyrnwy. 1 over dam 9am, 200+ Siskin (many juv) & 1 juv Lesser Redpoll at feeders |
| 06/07 | Hobby | The Wern. One hunting am (caught a Swallow) |
| 05/07 | Lapwing | The Wern. c40 in stubble fields mix of adult/juv's |
| 04/07 | Linnet | near Dolfor. 120+ = a good sized flock |
| 10/06 | Hawfinch | near Dolanog. Singleton visiting private garden. Also 1, mid June, visiting garden at Forge |
| 29/05 | Mediterranean Gull | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Pair still present |
| 27/05 | Buzzard | Dolydd Hafren. Count of c.30 on thermals at 5pm |
| 27/05 | Mediterranean Gull | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Pair still - nesting looks promising |
| 25/05 | Yellow Wagtail | Carreghofa. Male nr Llanymynech disputing territory with Skylarks |
| 22/05 | Marsh Harrier | Dolydd Hafren. Female reported (am) headed towards Welshpool. Also Redshank & Yellow Wagtail |
| 22/05 | Mediterranean Gull | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 2 still present & Barnacle Goose until 12.40pm (presumably feral origin) |
| 20/05 | Mediterranean Gull | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 2 (adult & 2nd summer) in BHG colony showing signs of nest building |
| 07/05 | Spotted Flycatcher | Llanidloes. Single at Gorn Rd this morning |
| 07/05 | Spotted Flycatcher | Lake Vyrnwy. 4+ today (all common migrants have now returned here) |
| 05/05 | Hobby | Four Crosses. Overhead between Four Crosses & Llandrinio, evening |
| 03/05 | Hobby | Lake Vyrnwy. Over Red Trail |
| 01/05 | Reed Warbler | Llyn Coed y Dinas. |
| 30/04 | Little Gull | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1st winter present 16:00 & Yellow Wagtail |
| 30/04 | Swift | Guilsfield. 1 over Groes this morning |
| 29/04 | Grasshopper Warbler | The Wern. First of season, first heard on 25th |
| 22/04 | Cetti's Warbler | Pwll Penarth. Singing bird & pair Common Sandpiper, Reed & Sedge Warblers |
| 21/04 | Wood Warbler | Pendugwm Woods. First report of 2016 |
| 20/04 | Ring Ouzel | Lake Vyrnwy. Y Gadfa area & Fieldfare still around plus pair Common Sandpiper |
| 20/04 | Merlin | Dolanog. Female reported |
| 19/04 | Yellow Wagtail | Dolydd Hafren. One plus Goosander, Common Sandpiper, Stock Dove, White Wagtail, Little Ringed Plover |
| 19/04 | Ring Ouzel | Lake Vyrnwy. Pair this morning but not accessible plus passage Osprey |
| 17/04 | Little Gull | Dolydd Hafren. 1st winter (am) plus male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (in oaks to right of far hide), Garden Warbler, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 8+ Common Sandpipers, 3 pr Oystercatcher |
| 17/04 | Lesser Whitethroat | Middletown. Singing male this morning |
| 16/04 | Osprey | Pwll Penarth. One over |
| 16/04 | Ring Ouzel | Lake Vyrnwy. Male still present at y Gadfa |
| 16/04 | Shoveler | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Pair & 150+ Sand Martin |
| 15/04 | Sedge Warbler | Llyn Coed y Dinas. First report of 2016 & 200+ Swallow |
| 14/04 | Dunlin | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Singleton |
| 14/04 | Ring Ouzel | Lake Vyrnwy. Male at y Gadfa still with 1 Fieldfare |
| 13/04 | Ring Ouzel | Lake Vyrnwy. Male at y Gadfa 6.30pm. Also 2 Little Egret present today |
| 13/04 | Cuckoo | Near Staylittle. 1 present |
| 12/04 | White Stork | Cors Dyfi. Overhead at 12.35pm following the Dyfi north |
| 12/04 | Little Gull | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 2 in afternoon - adult & immature |
| 10/04 | Yellow Wagtail | Dolydd Hafren. 1 male plus Osprey over heading NW at 9.30am, 2 singing Redstart, Blackcap, 6 House Martin, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, 2 Shelduck |
| 10/04 | House Martin | Pwll Penarth. 6 through am & singing Cetti's Warbler |
| 10/04 | Pied Flycatcher | Llanfyllin. Male this morning |
| 07/04 | Redstart | Dolyfdd Hafren. Also 2 Shelduck, 2 Swallow, 2+ Sand Martin, Little Egret |
| 04/04 | Great Grey Shrike | Lake Vyrnwy. Seen from Red Trail |
| 03/04 | Osprey | Caersws. 1 hovering over River Severn also 3 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 8 Teal & 10 Sand Martin |
| 03/04 | Osprey | Lake Vyrnwy. 1 over late am, also 36+ Brambling with Chaffinch(150+), Goshawk |
| 02/04 | House Martin | Coedway. 2 over plus singing Willow Warbler, 3 pairs Tree Sparrow |
| 28/03 | Blackcap | Pwll Penarth. Male singing nr Aberbechan, Barn Owl, 81 Pied Wagtail in roost, male Sparrowhawk |
| 27/03 | Sand Martin | Pwll Penarth. 20 plus singing Chiffchaffs (also 1 at Aberbechan), Water Rail, Robin nest building |
| 27/03 | Wheatear | Dolydd Hafren. First of year plus Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 7 Sand Martin, 2 Green Sandpiper, Chiffchaffs, 2 Water Rail |
| 26/03 | Swallow | Lymore Pools. 2 present today |
| 26/03 | Swallow | Pwll Penarth. 2 plus 30 Sand Martin, 15+ Chiffchaff, calling Cetti's Warbler again |
| 26/03 | Sand Martin | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 33+ through today, 1 Swallow & calling Chiffchaff, 9 Snipe |
| 25/03 | Raven | Lake Vyrnwy. Flock of 60+ also multiple Goshawk showing well in sunshine |
| 25/03 | Osprey | Powis Castle. 1 over heading south c.11am |
| 23/03 | Cetti's Warbler | Pwll Penarth. Report of singing bird at 11.30am |
| 23/03 | Bittern | Cors Dyfi. 1 on reserve & 3 Whooper Swan flying down river |
| 23/03 | Meadow Pipit | Llanidloes. 80-100 flock at Gorn Hill on spring passage & 2 singing Chiffchaff |
| 22/03 | Redshank | Lake Vyrnwy. 2 on beach by hotel entrance (am) |
| 21/03 | Great Grey Shrike | Dyfnant Forest. Approx grid ref SJ000164 and pair Stonechat nearby. |
| 18/03 | Scaup | Llangurig. 3 male & 1 female at Marsh's Pool this morning. Still present 11am |
| 17/03 | Little Gull | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1st winter, afternoon until 3.30pm. Also Little Egret, 6 Snipe |
| 16/03 | Chiffchaff | Fan Pool. Singing bird. 1 was also reported from Pwll Penarth yesterday |
| 13/03 | Common Sandpiper | Caersws. 2 overwintering birds plus 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, Curlew, 20 Snipe, pair Goosander, 23 Teal & 4 Cormorant |
| 13/03 | Whooper Swan | Aberhafesp. 10 (1 juv) plus 4 Greylag, 2 Teal, Snipe & 20 Skylark |
| 10/03 | Little Owl | Montgomery. 1 calling at night plus Barn Owl & 3 Tawny Owl |
| 06/03 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. 3 reported this morning plus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker again |
| 06/03 | Whooper Swan | nr Aberhafesp. At least 14 today |
| 06/03 | Pintail | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 5 this morning departed north at 12:50pm |
| 05/03 | Whooper Swan | nr Aberhafesp. 15 with 2 Mute Swan (same field as on 3rd) |
| 05/03 | Pintail | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 5 present this morning (2 drakes) |
| 03/03 | Whooper Swan | nr Aberhafesp. 10+ with Mutes in field north of footbridge c.SO058925 (visible from the back road) |
| 25/02 | Great Grey Shrike | Ceri Ridgeway. 10yds on the Monts side of the border (grid ref SO19458704) |
| 23/02 | Little Owl | Highgate. At 9.15pm |
| 22/02 | Chiffchaff | Pwll Penarth. Over wintering bird today |
| 19/02 | Great Grey Shrike | Lake Vyrnwy. Still on Red Trail. It moves along the Red Trail but for past 2 days it has been at far west end (today at 11am it was at grid ref SH97772099) |
| 18/02 | Great Grey Shrike | Lake Vyrnwy. Single bird again Red Trail |
| 16/02 | Great Grey Shrike | Dyfnant Forest. Single bird in northern section (i.e. Cownwy Valley area) - probably one of the birds seen at Vyrnwy |
| 14/02 | Great Grey Shrike | Lake Vyrnwy. Single bird still present Red Trail. Plus Goshawk |
| 12/02 | Whooper Swan | Caersws. Possibly as many as 12 in field alongside A489 between Caersws & Penstrowed, opp Red House Farm. Certainly some present! |
| 11/02 | Great Grey Shrike | Lake Vyrnwy. 2 birds 12.30pm on Red Trail. Also Goshawk |
| 04/02 | Hen Harrier | Cors Dyfi. Female present today |
| 02/02 | Little Owl | Aberhafesp. One at night |
| 31/01 | Chiffchaff | Newtown. One in private garden |
| 31/01 | Blackcap | Guilsfield. Male in private garden this morning |
| 27/01 | Pink-footed Goose | Welshpool. c.80 high overhead going northeast at 2.35pm |
| 24/01 | Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Powis Castle. Flitting around oak tree tops at main car park |
| 23/01 | Gadwall | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 2 this morning & 19 Mute Swan (8 juv's) |
| 22/01 | Pintail | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 drake plus 4 Goldeneye (2m 2f), Water Rail |
| 21/01 | Whooper Swan | Caersws. 4 adults in a favoured field near Caersws with 4 adult Mutes. Also pair of Mutes on river at Caersws & pair of Mutes on a field near Aberhafesp with solitary adult Mute nearby |
| 16/01 | Bittern | Cors Dyfi. Still present. Also reports from 11th & 12th |
| 11/01 | Whooper Swan | Aberhafesp. Pair on fields behind Ty-mawr farm SW of Aberhafesp, on south bank of river |
| 10/01 | Bittern | Cors Dyfi. Bird photographed by stealth camera |
| 27/12 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. One plus Crossbill, Green Woodpecker & Marsh Tit |
| 27/12 | Water Rail | Flash, Welshpool. 2 plus 12 Tufted Duck & 2 Snipe. Nearby 2000+ LBB Gull and a few Herring Gull on flooded fields |
| 18/12 | Chiffchaff | Newtown. At Sewage works, 4 including another putative Siberian Chiffchaff (tristis) - different bird to 16th. Also a Willow Warbler with a damaged wing. |
| 16/12 | Yellowhammer | Lymore. 50+ on top of hedges where Offa's Dyke passes through Lymore. |
| 16/12 | Chiffchaff | Newtown. At Sewage works, Siberian Chiffchaff (tristis) with 2 x collybita plus female Mandarin Duck, 50 Fieldfare, many Reed Bunting and Goldcrest |
| 10/12 | Short-eared Owl | Cors Dyfi. Afternoon sighting |
| 04/12 | Great Black-backed Gull | Caersws. 5 in flooded fields nr Maes Mawr hall with c.800 Herring Gull, c.200 Lesser Black-backed Gull |
| 04/12 | Blackcap | Welshpool. 1 male |
See Sightings Archive for older records |
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