Notable Recent Sightings

29/05 Pink-footed Goose 1, over Welshpool, photo'd on 09/06
01/05 Red-throated Diver 1, Llyn Clywedog
07/02 Whooper Swan 44, Lake Vyrnwy
31/01 Whooper Swan 51, Haimwood, Llandrinio
17/11 Firecrest 2, Castle Caereinion
07/11 Barnacle Goose 1 among Canada Geese, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas
07/11 Hawfinch a few, Lake Vyrnwy, also Bramblings
01/11 Short-eared Owl 1, Cefn Coch Wind-farm
01/11 Great Grey Shrike Gregynog
28/10 Great Grey Shrike Lake Vyrnwy, also 1 on 30th at Eunant
25/09 Gannet 1 juv grounded near Caersws
07/09 Nightjar 1, photographed near Pontrobert
17/07 Quail RSPB Lake Vyrnwy, also heard 20/06 and 08/07
24/04 Long-eared Owl 2, RSPB Lake Vyrnwy
16/04 Purple Heron 1, Cors Dyfi
05/03 Firecrest 1, Lake Vyrnwy
05/03 Short-eared Owl 1, Lake Vyrnwy
14/01 Pink-footed Goose 1, Dolydd Hafren
03/01 Waxwing 20, Meifod; also 5 Welshpool by canal on 01/01. Last: 6 Bwlch-y-Garreg 17/03
   
See Sightings Archive for older records

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Plenty of excitement at Dolydd Hafren event

Well, 40 bird species recorded during my recee at Dolydd Hafren yesterday and only 39 during the event today, but the excitement of today's sightings far outway numbers!

The reeds in front of the first hide provide a great opportunity to view Reed Buntings, Reed and Sedge Warblers at close quarters, giving me a chance to listen to the differences in song of the latter two. From the second hide, we also enjoyed watching a Peregrine bathing in the river, although he didn't stay too long once the Oystercatchers starting mobbing him. However, nothing could beat the fantastic views of a Hobby foraging for insects over the river, a first for me and what better introduction! Given that he came back every 30 minutes or so, I guess that there must be a nest nearby!

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