| 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 |
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Highlights today included; 4 snipe to right of first hide, reed bunting and redpoll feeding on seeds of old man's beard, 3 little grebe, bullfinch, long tailed tit and displaying teal all in front of first hide. Female blackcap feeding on large black colour berries outside hide and a handful of fieldfare. Leaving the hide this evening disturbed 50+ birds from surrounding trees, which as far as I could make out were all magpies.... does anyone one know of magpies roosting in large numbers here or anywhere else?
I have seen 30+ before now roosting in the trees around the sewage works. The only other place I've seen a roost like this in monts is in the trees before the 1st hide at dolydd hafren where there are usually 40+ throughout the winter!!
ReplyDeleteNice to see your paintings again Chris, love the Snipe.
ReplyDeleteMust try and get down sometime to see the Dolydd Hafren roost Paul
Thanks guys, I'd not seen magpies in such large numbers before, hope its lucky... Also looking at bird guide and think one of the snipe is a jack snipe - will check it out next time
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