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

Thursday, February 17, 2011

COED-Y-DINAS

This Cormorant, in breeding plumage having the white patch thigh patch,has a very bright red patch under its eye.This is usually dark yellow I think! Any other thoughts welcome.

The male Oystercatcher has arrived too at Coed-y-dinas, and shared one of the floats with its mate.It would be really great to see them breed again.

There were 4 Wigeon, 11 Teal this afternoon too!
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4 comments:

  1. BRIAN POLLARD17 February 2011 at 18:11

    Sorry I think I must like the word patch

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  2. kevin painter17 February 2011 at 23:57

    interesting photo Brian, evan more so when i blew it up by 400%. never seen one marked like this. Usualy silver white or pale yellow on head and neck in breeding plummage. There is a red faced Cormorant but this is a different species.trolled the web trying match your photo ,unsuccessfully. One piece of info. that i turned up which might interest birders was from a RSPB cormorant winter count 2010that they recorded 24,200 Cormorants wintering in this country. and in 2009 they recorded 9018 breeding pairs.

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  3. Unknown18 February 2011 at 00:16

    hi Brian - we get two morphs generally in the UK - this one looks like Sinensis, they generaly have more red and typically, but not always, more white feathering in breeding plumage. Great shot.

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  4. BRIAN POLLARD18 February 2011 at 10:33

    Many thanks to you both for information on Cormorant.This bird has been down at Coed-y-dinas for some time if anyone wants to see it.

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