Notable Recent Sightings

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

Monday, August 13, 2012

COED-Y-DINAS AM


Very quiet morning with sightings of Blackcap, but very little to brighten up a rather dismal morning.
Pleased to manage a couple of images of this Magpie feeding on some ripe Elder berries, I find Magpies very difficult to photograph as they are so shy. ( 500mm + 1.4x at 1600 iso equiv. very high crop).

Pleased to see a new notice regarding dog fouling and its danger to children. A couple of dogs took to the water two days ago sending many waterfowl away from the reserve.

7 comments:

  1. Not my favourite birds but the IQ's pretty good at that ISO and with the TC!

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  2. did the dogs enter the water by the benches or by the hide?

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  3. The dogs would appear to have entered the water from the footpath/over the bank which leads to the main hide. This is not the first time that I have seen this happen,and you just get verbal abuse from the owners.There has been another incident down at the hide but I am not prepared to make any statement on the blog, it did not involve dogs. Just be careful at the hide and that you have a witness to any statement you may make!! I cannot wait for the Winter!!!
    I also found some 'ladies' prodding one of the entrances to a nesting box 'to see if there was any baby birds inside', this was in the spring.

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  4. some people just don't care I would find it very hard to keep my mouth shut!
    these people should be named and shamed!

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  6. Well,the Mink on the reserves will do much more damage than the odd escaping dog. First and foremost,eradicate the Mink from the reserves.
    I see no reason for anyone to take a dog onto the reserve so I'm all for a ban.

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