I paid a visit to Llyn Coed-y-Dinas near Welshpool today which is a reserve managed by the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. What a cracking place this is. The hide is well situated overlooking a decent sized pool. The most obvious bird here is the black-headed gull which breeds here in good numbers and their raucous cries fill the air. I was really impressed with the variety of bird species I saw the water birds alone were enough to please the wildfowl enthusiasts and included species such as shelduck, Canada geese, wigeon, tufted duck, mallard, moorhen, coot and chicks, great crested grebes. Who needs to go to Slimbridge to look at waterfowl! There were lapwings too and a common sandpiper feeding at the water's edge. Cormorants rested on one of the islands in the pool. I watched a stock dove making feeding forays from a nest box affixed to a mature oak. In the reeds directly below the hide I was enthralled by the reed warblers which emitted their rattling song and gathered nest material. These were the best views I have had of this species. I also saw a female reed bunting. The surrounding trees and scrub were alive with the songs of skulking warblers such chiffchaff, blackcap or garden warbler. There were song thrushes and blackbirds too.
I reckon every community in Britain should have a wild area like this on its doorstep such reserves not only provide a haven for birds and other wildlife but allows people to get active in the countryside. It is an indication of what can be achieved by the creation of a man made environment for the benefit of wildlife. When I was in the hide I was joined by a party of jubilant schoolchildren and their teachers who were apologetic for the intrusion and the noise level created by their progeny but I think its great to see kids out and about enjoying the local environment a bit of 'green therapy' can be beneficial and help them understand the natural World. Another thing I liked about this reserve is its accessibility to disabled persons. If you are wheelchair bound then this is a great place to visit. There are large perspex windows in the hide which allows good observation of this watery gem and its attendant bird-life.
After returning home from my journey to Welshpool I noted that my windscreen was plastered with dead insects clearly a sign that there is plenty of food around for our insectivorous birds.
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 |
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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what a lovely piece about Llyn Coed Y Dinas. do you mind if we put this on the Trust website?
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