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

Saturday, April 14, 2012

A Rather Good Day



No more Bramblings, but a pair of Siskins and a Redpoll caught and ringed in the garden, together with a Treecreeper was pleasing. So to L. CyD at 7pm to refill the feeders. All the usual, but interestingly, 2 pairs of Shelduck, 14 Tufted, 3 pairs of Teal, a pair of Wigeon, pair of G. C. Grebe, Dabchick, Oystercatcher, immature Herring Gull, 8 L. B.B. Gull, 14 Lapwing, and then a lot of panic as a male Sparrowhawk flew along the water's edge. No hirundines....until the clouds rolled in and rain threatened, and suddenly there were 40 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow and 2 House Martin low over the lake. I thought the Reed Warbler that started to sing from the reed bed in front of the hide was going to be the icing on the cake...... until a pair of Yellow Wagtails touched down briefly. A Rather Good Day!
(Go to the top of the class anyone who identified the top image as a Short-Toed T/C -taken in Portugal in February -the lower image was today in the garden!)
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  1. sue s15 April 2012 at 13:21

    A very good day indeed! Thanks for all yor hard work at LCyD to make it such a good place for birds and visitors alike! Good to know that the reed warbler is back. We haven't seen a yellow wagtail for many years now - what a treat. Had a thought about the sand martin bank last time I was there. Just an idea - could it be that the sand martins don't like the fact that the water doesn't come up to the base of the bank? - wondered if they might be concerned about predators approaching from below.

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  2. BRIAN POLLARD15 April 2012 at 18:13

    Super little bird Chris, I was lucky enough to see Short-Toed T C in Spain about 2 years ago.

    Great that the Reed Warbler is back, I would love to get a decent shot of a Sedge W this year.

    The Great Spotted WP seems to be busy drumming from your garden too.

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