Notable Recent Sightings

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
23/12 Waxwing Newtown College, first arrivals 04/12, 47 on 23/12, 67 on 01/01, 30 on 04/02
09/12 Cattle Egret 1 roosting with 8 Great Egrets and some Little Egrets, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas
02/12 Waxwing 21 Guilsfield, 12 Montgomery, 1 Welshpool, and 1 on 01/12 Llanfyllin
16/11 Dotterel 3, just west of Dyfnant Forest on RSPB land
16/11 Great Grey Shrike 1, on edge of Dyfnant Forest on RSPB land, last reported 19/01
15/11 Waxwing 25 or 30, just west of Lake Vyrnwy along the Dinas Mawddwy road
08/11 Great Northern Diver A juvenile was found near Anchor, rescued and released
30/10 Black Redstart 1 in garden at Hendomen, near Montgomery
06/10 Hawfinch 5 in treetops at Powis Castle, by main car-park
04/10 Cattle Egret Dolydd Hafren, a flock of c.30
29/09 Red-flanked Bluetail Dyfnant Forest: a county first
23/09 Manx Shearwater 1st year bird grounded in Llanfyllin; released at coast
03/09 Cattle Egret 10 at Cors Dyfi, rising to 32 on 05/09
01/06 Turnstone 1 at Caersws with Little Ringed Plovers
03/05 Wood Sandpiper 1 at Dolydd Hafren
18/04 BLACK-WINGED KITE 1 video-ed at Glan Mule, near Kerry: a likely FIRST for UK
07/04 Black Redstart Female on Carno roof
07/04 Little Ringed Plover Llandinam Gravels
25/03 Osprey Female 5F 'Seren' arrived back at Llyn Clywedog
25/03 Pied Flycatcher An early migrant near Llanfechain
22/03 Hen Harrier Female in flight near Berriew
15/03 Sand Martin 5, Dolydd Hafren
15/03 Golden Plover c.50, Heldre Hill, Long Mountain, nr Welshpool
05/03 Whooper Swan 1, between Caerhowel (Montgomery) and The Gaer, with Mute Swans
05/03 Pink-footed Goose 1, Caersws, with Canada Goose flock
05/03 Jack Snipe 2, Caersws
05/03 Hawfinch 24, Powis Castle, feeding behind orchard
28/02 Pink-footed Goose c.25, flying north over Welshpool
26/02 Merlin 1 male, chasing Meadow Pipit, Long Mountain near Welshpool
26/02 Pintail 3, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas, 1 since 14 Feb
14/02 Hawfinch 1, Powis Castle car-park, very vocal
23/01 Jack Snipe 1, Moel-y-Garth near Guilsfield
17/01 Brambling 80, in beeches at Pen-y-Waen near Cefn Coch with Chaffinches
07/01 Hawfinch 2, bathing in puddle, Cwm Lane, Castle Caereinion
   
See Sightings Archive for older records

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

L Cyd Ducklings

Nice to meet Al Parott in the hide this afternoon, and fortunate because he agreed that we were looking at 2 Shelducklings, no more than a week old foraging on their own. An adult Shelduck slept on one of the islands, apparently oblivious to their presence. As far as I know this is the first recorded breeding of Shelduck at L. Cyd. The Spoonbill is still present, but keeps as far away from the hide as he can when I'm there! Up to 23 Mute Swans in the last few days, including Blue Darvic numbers 7FXA, 7FUJ, and 7HAU. Perhaps Tony Cross can let us have some info. on them?
A young Heron was hit a glancing blow by a car on the bypass as I returned to Welshpool, but it managed to fly on, and I missed it, though left a bit of rubber on the road!

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  1. Anonymous14 June 2011 at 17:48

    and 7FHF - that bird was also around last year

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  2. Paul Leafe14 June 2011 at 18:00

    Hi Chris, I don't think the Shelducks 'technically' bred at LCyD, I saw them last night making their way down to the lake from near the airport, and I assume that this is how the adult got knocked over on the road. I cant believe that half (2 ducklings and 1 adult) of them have died already!! Very sad.

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  3. Anonymous14 June 2011 at 18:28

    it's a harsh upbringing - 4 weeks ago a female mallard had 8 duckling in pool at head of lake vyrnwy, a week later she had 2 and last week only 1 was left. Still something else survives because of it I suppose and if that kind of thing didn't happen we'd be even more overrun with mallard!

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