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

Sunday, March 04, 2012

Llyn Coed y dinas afternoon

Pair C Snipe, male Pochard still around, pair Oystercatchers etc, plus its great to see a pair of Great Crested Grebe starting displaying. Long Tailed Tits, and I heard someone mention a Nuthatch.
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  1. Anonymous4 March 2012 at 17:55

    Love it - better than my boring snipe shots!

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  2. BRIAN POLLARD4 March 2012 at 18:11

    Sure there not that bad, you ought to see how rough my Grebe shots are!

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  3. Anonymous4 March 2012 at 19:06

    Nah mine were dull in the extreme - couple of stuffed snipe!! Love the tail detail. Problem as ever is with the hide position - my shots today were taken when heavy cloud cover although generally bright plus a bit of tweaking in Lightroom of course (best raw convertor around at the moment)

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