Notable Recent Sightings

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
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

Saturday, March 17, 2012

The rain stayed away



Got woken early by the sun so got up and went to Coed y Dinas, Single Snipe was feeding on the left hand side still and the Redshank came over every 20 minutes or so. Sparrow hawk came in briefly but a LBB Gull gave chase lots of Long-tailed Tits on the left hand side and 2 Bullfinch, a single Reed Warbler popped up just i was packing up.

Quick trip to Pwll Penarth gave very little in photo's but lots of bird sightings. On the path to the reserve by the sewer works the Redwing were busy chasing each other 5 in total, also Wren and Goldcrest seen, In the reserve itself a Song Thrush was by the first hide, Teal were showing well in front of the first hide, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Snipe and a Dunlin were about but out of range for the camera all in the first hide, from the second hide Water Rail seen also 4 Reed Bunting.
By The Weir 3 Heron no Dippers but Grey Wagtails were very vocal.


As the rain kept away and had an hour to kill waiting for the rugby went down to the river by my house and found some very friendly Dippers who let me sit on the waters edge and they entertained me for about 50 minutes. The one kept in the same location just jumping from one rock to another preening whilst the other would fly off then fly back as if it was feeding it is this something that has been observed by anyone else? is this a mating thing? it was almost like juvenile behaviour but as you can see from the photo's it is not a juvenile bird or is it?




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  1. BRIAN POLLARD17 March 2012 at 22:47

    Great shots of the Dippers Phil, real action. You mentioned that you saw a Reed Warbler at Coed-y-dinas,could you confirm that.
    The Redshank just will not stay still for long, even at high iso my pics are soft.

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  2. phil owen18 March 2012 at 07:28

    No photo of the Reed Warbler sorry Brian but it was definatly a Reed Warbler they are one of my favorite birds. My Redshanks are the same got so many shots of them but nothing that really stands out.

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  3. BRIAN POLLARD18 March 2012 at 10:13

    Thanks Phil, I will look out for the Reed Warbler. Sorry I questioned it but I have a habit of calling Reed Buntings, Reed Warblers, putting it down to age.Looking forward to the Spring birds coming back, although they may be more difficult to photograph with all the leaves on the trees.

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  4. Paul Leafe18 March 2012 at 13:53

    Was going to question the reed warbler myself. It's about 3-4 weeks early, and would be the 1st one in Britain so far this year! Would be great to get a pic to confirm.

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  5. phil owen19 March 2012 at 07:35

    Never a problem to question a sighting. 100% it was a Reed Warbler though i did look out for it myself yesterday but only stayed an hour hope someone gets it soon now.

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