Notable Recent Sightings

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

Friday, July 15, 2011

Yellow-legged Gull @ Caersws

A 2nd summer bird was seen on the shingle banks of the river Severn this evening with a lone juv Lesser Black-backed Gull for company! Other birds of interest included 1 Green Sandpiper, 10-15 Common Sandpipers (6 of which were trapped and ringed), 2 Oystercatchers, 3+ Curlew, 2+ Little Ringed Plovers, 6+ Goosanders, 2 Kestrels, 1 Yellow Wagtail with a small flock of Pied Wagtails, a Kingfisher and good numbers of Swifts, House Martins and Sand Martins (31 of which were ringed!). A possible Little Owl was also heard calling in the distance?
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous16 July 2011 at 10:02

    Good spot - I suspect I'd simply assume it was herring gull!!!

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  2. Paul Leafe16 July 2011 at 10:14

    I did at first, until I got the bins and then scope on it!!

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  3. Anonymous16 July 2011 at 11:28

    I'll pay a bit more attention now! Did you get any info back on that Med Gull?

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