(via Chris Hurrell) A few recent sigtings.
16/01/13
Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming for a long while in Cae-Felin Wood, Guilsfield (SJ215118) yesterday mid day in all that lovely sunshine. Water Rail still here.
13/01/13
Six Goldeneye on a very cold and frosty Glaslyn (MWT Reserve) this morning. Absolutely nothing else on the reserve all day.
10/01/13
Water Rail showing well this morning from my kitchen window on the Guilsfield Brook at. Where has it been for the last 3 weeks?
06/01/13
Powys Castle, on Dairy Pool, 40+ canada geese, 6 coots, 3 female and 1 male tufted duck, few mallards. Great tits calling, GSW and nuthatch calling, rooks being very noisy. Pair of swans on Duck Pool.
Notable Recent Sightings
| 17/06 | Great Black-backed Gull | Lake Vyrnwy. Pair am, plus a few each of LBB and BH Gull & Goshawk |
| 03/06 | Snow Goose | Llyn Coed y Dinas. One escapee plus adult Mediterranean Gull |
| 02/06 | Mediterranean Gull | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single distant on island |
| 23/05 | Hobby | Cors Dyfi. Single today |
| 10/05 | Lesser Whitethroat | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Singing male present |
| 04/05 | Hobby | Lake Vyrnwy. Adult over today |
| 29/04 | Whimbrel | Llyn Coed y Dinas. One over plus Arctic Tern |
| 25/04 | Whimbrel | Dolydd Hafren. One in front of 2nd hide this morning |
| 24/04 | Garden Warbler | Guilsfield. Two today |
| 23/04 | Swift | Welshpool. One over drifting west |
| 19/04 | Cuckoo | Lake Vyrnwy. Also Grasshopper Warbler |
| 18/04 | Arctic Tern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single through |
| 16/04 | Snow Goose | Montgomery. Single at Lymore Pools (presumed feral escape?) |
| 16/04 | Whooper Swan | Lake Vyrnwy. 3 on lake (am) & Short-eared Owl on moorland |
| 14/04 | Common Sandpiper | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single plus Blackcap |
| 11/04 | Hen Harrier | Cors Dyfi. Male present |
| 08/04 | Pied Flycatcher | Foel. A male has arrived, also one at Pwll Penarth |
| 05/04 | Wheatear | Lake Vyrnwy. One along Gadfa road |
| 05/04 | Tree Sparrow | Wern. 3 at garden feeders |
| 04/04 | Whooper Swan | Lake Vyrnwy. 5 from Lakeside Hide |
| 04/04 | Swallow | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 3 today |
| 03/04 | Black Redstart | Guilsfield. One in private garden from 2nd but no sign on 4th |
| 30/03 | Egyptian Goose | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single & Mediterranean Gull (this also 29th), Sand Martin |
| 27/03 | Mediterranean Gull | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 2 adults displaying |
| 22/03 | Osprey | Cors Dyfi. First returning bird of 2018 today |
| 21/03 | Snow Goose | Caersws. Presumed escape associating with Canada Geese by river early this morning. First seen yesterday evening, bird doesn't appear to have leg rings |
| 17/03 | Hawfinch | Guilsfield. 2 in private garden today & Brambling |
| 16/03 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. 7 in the gardens |
| 16/03 | Mediterranean Gull | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Adult present mid pm |
| 13/03 | Chiffchaff | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Singing bird 10.30am |
| 07/03 | Hawfinch | Lake Vyrnwy. Single in Hirnant Valley late pm |
| 06/03 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Pair plus 4 Mandarin Duck (3M, 1F), 14 Goosander, Water Rail |
| 04/03 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Pair plus Shelduck, Water Rail |
| 02/03 | Jack Snipe | Montgomery. One in private garden |
| 22/02 | Hen Harrier | Cors Dyfi. A male today |
| 17/02 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. 2 plus Green Woodpecker |
| 11/02 | Lesser Sp. Woodpecker | Powis Castle. Plus 4 Hawfinch |
| 04/02 | Pink-Footed Goose | Lake Vyrnwy. 30+ heading north at 11am. Also Goshawk, Willow Tit |
| 31/01 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Female & Shoveler(m), 13 Snipe, pr Oystercatcher, Shelduck |
| 31/01 | Merlin | Welshpool. Male, top of Red Bank/Laundry Lane & 4 Redwing |
| 26/01 | Great White Egret | Llangurig. Bird mid afternoon in field west of town |
| 21/01 | Blackcap | Llanymynech. Female at garden feeders |
| 19/01 | Whooper Swan | Aberhafesp. 14 (4 juv) just below village on left of the second rise going through from the Newtown direction. |
| 18/01 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single fem. still & 5 Goosander (3m, 2f), 14 Snipe, Shelduck |
| 18/01 | Whooper Swan | Aberhafesp. c12 presumed Whoopers at west end of Aberhafesp pm |
| 16/01 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. A single female |
| 14/01 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. A singleton |
| 13/01 | Barnacle Geese | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 6 long staying birds still & 8 Goosander, Water Rail |
| 10/01 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. 2+ plus Sparrowhawk, Goosander, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, 50 Fieldfare & 30 Blackbird |
| 07/01 | Whooper Swan | Caersws. 2 adult north along river Severn, seemed to drop near Aberhafesp |
| 07/01 | Pink-Footed Goose | Lake Vyrnwy. 140+ (91, 24, c25) & 17 Whooper Swan over heading west am |
| 06/01 | Pink-Footed Goose | Lake Vyrnwy. 39 over heading N to NW, afternoon |
| 06/01 | Whooper Swan | Aberhafesp. 6 present |
| 29/12 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Female plus 6 Barnacle Geese |
| 28/12 | Hawfinch | Bwlchyddar. 1 again on Back Road at 1pm and later it or another on feeders just north of Llanfyllin |
| 27/12 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Pair plus drake Shoveler, Barnacle Geese |
| 22/12 | Goldeneye | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Plus 6 Barnacle Geese |
| 22/12 | Hawfinch | Bwlchyddar. 1 on Back Road, 2pm, in Hawthorn hedgerow |
| 20/12 | Goldeneye | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Female & drake Pintail, 2 pair Goosander, 15+ Snipe, 6 Barnacle Geese |
| 17/12 | Great White Egret | Llangynog. On River Tanat this morning |
| 12/12 | Goldeneye | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Female plus 2 drake Pintail, 2 female Goosander |
| 11/12 | Long-eared Owl | near Mochdre. One plucking prey on fence post |
| 11/12 | Goldeneye | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 2F & 100 Teal, 60 Wigeon, 2 Shelduck, 7 Lapwing, 6 Snipe |
| 10/12 | Hawfinch | Welshpool. One briefly in private garden. |
| 10/12 | Chiffchaff | Pwll Penarth. Single. |
| 08/12 | Goldeneye | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Female still, plus 6 Barnacle Geese, Shelduck. |
| 08/12 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. Feeding on hawthorn by castle gardens |
| 03/12 | Blackcap | Montgomery. Female visiting private garden |
| 02/12 | Goldeneye | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Female present |
| 01/12 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. At least 12 this morning |
| 30/11 | Short-eared Owl | Lake Vyrnwy. 2 on moors in the Gadfa area |
| 29/11 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. Present around car park |
| 29/11 | Pintail | Llyn Coed y Dinas. At least 17 this morning plus Shelduck |
| 28/11 | Pintail | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 23 this afternoon (8m, 15f) |
| 26/11 | Whooper Swan | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single this morning |
| 25/11 | Brent Goose | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 2 from 11am. Barnacle Geese still present & the Black Swan |
| 23/11 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Drake plus 6 Barnacle and c1000 Canada Geese |
| 23/11 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. Present around car park but elusive |
| 21/11 | Hawfinch | Newtown. 6 in churchyard by Elephant & Castle 15.45-16.15. |
| 21/11 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. 8+ around car park 8.30 - 10.30. 1 nearby at LCYD briefly 11am |
| 19/11 | Mandarin Duck | Meifod. 41 flying up river |
| 16/11 | Hawfinch | Newtown. 1 over Elephant & Castle 12.15pm |
| 12/11 | Blackcap | Welshpool. Male at the High School |
| 12/11 | Starling | Dolydd Hafren. c10,000 to roost & 53+ Magpie, Brambling this evening |
| 10/11 | Great Grey Shrike | Dyfnant Forest. First report of the winter at private site. |
| 10/11 | Barnacle Goose | Llyn Coed y Dinas. At least 2 plus 2 Water Rail. |
| 09/11 | Barnacle Goose | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 6 apparently there since 5th. Likely feral origin. |
| 08/11 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. 4 around car park trees this morning |
| 06/11 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. 9 in car park trees lunch time |
| 06/11 | Hawfinch | Llanfyllin. One in trees this afternoon north of town |
| 05/11 | Dunlin | Lake Vyrnwy. 1 over heading west at Gadfa, 170+ Chaffinch, Brambling, Merlin, c40 Fieldfare |
| 03/11 | Brambling | Welshpool. Male on garden feeders plus Marsh Tit |
| 02/11 | Whooper Swan | Lake Vyrnwy. 4 over at Gadfa |
| 02/11 | Goldeneye | Llyn Grinwydden. Male + 2 Wheatear & Reed Bunting on Mynydd Waen Fawr |
| 30/10 | Red-breasted Merganser | Upper Dyfi Estuary. Female this morning plus 8 Snipe, Dipper |
| 28/10 | Hawfinch | Powis Castle. 4+ and 1500 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 1500 Woodpigeon (all heading west), 40 Greenfinch & 30 Chaffinch |
| 28/10 | Brambling | Ceri Ridgeway. 10 feeding on beech mast with 30 Chaffinch |
| 28/10 | Shoveler | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Drake present |
| 27/10 | Ring-necked Parakeet | Wern. One still around, north of Guilsfield |
| 26/10 | Great White Egret | Fan Pool. One into roost this evening. |
| 23/10 | Ring Ouzel | Lyn Mawr. Plus 2 Kestrel, 10 Golden Plover, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Heron, Mallard, Coot |
| 21/10 | Ruff | near Llanerfyl. One trapped & ringed at night at private site |
| 20/10 | Ring-necked Parakeet | Wern. One north of Guilsfield and still present 23rd Oct |
| 19/10 | Brambling | Lake Vyrnwy. 2 males today plus c60 Crossbill, 30+ Redwing, Peregrine |
| 10/10 | Brambling | Lake Vyrnwy. Female near shop. A few Redwing. |
| 07/10 | Yellow-browed Warbler | near Llanfyllin. One moving through hedgerows near Cwm Nant y Meichiad |
| 05/10 | Hobby | Cors Dyfi. Good views of a hawking bird today |
| 14/08 | Ringed Plover | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Juvenile still present |
| 14/08 | Water Rail | Llandinam Gravels. One present today |
| 13/08 | Ringed Plover | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Juvenile plus Common & Green Sandpipers |
| 04/08 | Osprey | Welshpool. Juvenile over Leighton Weir this morning |
| 29/07 | Hobby | Newtown. 2 birds on pylon just outside town |
| 12/07 | Cattle Egret | Cors Dyfi. Single present |
| 06/07 | Hobby | Llwynderw. Single hunting for 30 mins |
| 20/06 | Tree Sparrow | Sarn. One on garden feeder |
| 12/06 | Gannet | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Adult at 10am, mobbed by BH Gulls, then found on the bypass and taken into care |
| 05/06 | Hawfinch | Dolanog. 1 in private garden feeding on Wych Elm seed |
| 03/06 | Hawfinch | Dyfnant Forest. Single bird present today |
| 31/05 | Common Scoter | Lake Vyrnwy. Single off Old Village CP |
| 25/05 | Crag Martin | Lake Vyrnwy. Single over dam at 12.30pm but not seen since (by 13.30) |
| 16/05 | Greenshank | Lake Vyrnwy. 1 passage bird on Gadfa Road |
| 13/05 | Common Gull | Lake Vyrnwy. Flock of 7 over lake late morning |
| 01/05 | Black Tern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Present 7.30 until 10.30am and Dunlin |
| 19/04 | Great Grey Shrike | Lake Vyrnwy. 1 still around & Cuckoos have arrived |
| 13/04 | Grasshopper Warbler | Frochas Common. 1 heard |
| 12/04 | Pochard | Llyn Ebyr. 3 present & c25 Sand Martins, 2 Swallow, Great-crested Grebe |
| 11/04 | Osprey | Lake Vyrnwy. Sightings over dam/hotel heading up lake at c11am & c1.30pm |
| 09/04 | Great White Egret | Dolydd Hafren. One plus Common & Green Sandpipers |
| 09/04 | Marsh Harrier | Lake Vyrnwy. One over noon, Great Grey Shrike still on Bala Road & male Ring Ouzel at Gadfa |
| 05/04 | Osprey | Lake Vyrnwy. One over 1pm & Great Grey Shrike on Bala Road in afternoon |
| 04/04 | Brent goose | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single with Canadas - probably same bird as at Dolydd Hafren 14/3 |
| 03/04 | Brambling | Welshpool. Single male in private garden |
| 02/04 | Redstart | Welshpool. Male present pm |
| 02/04 | Swallow | Forden. 3 on the Fron. Obviously a few around now. |
| 02/04 | Swallow | Lake Vyrnwy. Single |
| 02/04 | Swallow | Felindre. Single, a few Sand Martin & Blackcap singing Llanidloes |
| 01/04 | Ring Ouzel | Lake Vyrnwy. 4 (3m, 1f) at Gadfa near first ruined building. Singing Willow Warbler, 3 Redwing, a few Fieldfare, 2 Great Black-backed Gull on lake off Tower. |
| 31/03 | Willow Warbler | Llanidloes. Singing bird and 10+ Sand Martin, 90 Black-headed Gull (30th) |
| 27/03 | Ring Ouzel | Lake Vyrnwy. Male at Gadfa loosely associating with Fieldfare (evening). Wheatear and Sand Martin also around. |
| 27/03 | Tree Pipit | Frochas Common. 1 displaying |
| 26/03 | Great White Egret | Caersws. 1 over west to east |
| 24/03 | Little Ringed Plover | Caersws. 5 along the Severn plus 6 Oystercatcher, 11 Snipe, 50 Curlew, 15 Teal, 1 GBB Gull, 8 LBB Gull, 400 B-H Gull, 1 Sand Martin |
| 24/03 | Whooper Swan | Caersws. 8 nearby opposite Red House |
| 23/03 | Great Grey Shrike | Lake Vyrnwy. 1 hunting top end of lake on Bala Road at 7:50am |
| 16/03 | Hen Harrier | Cors Dyfi. Male present |
| 16/03 | Great White Egret | Machynlleth. One near station at 12.30pm |
| 15/03 | Sand Martin | Machynlleth. 2 along river west of Dyfi bridge |
| 14/03 | Brent Goose | Dolydd Hafren. Single bird this evening |
| 12/03 | Great Grey Shrike | Machynlleth. In field between railway line and River Dyfi OS ref SH73972 01135 |
| 12/03 | Merlin | Lake Vyrnwy. 1 seen to predate Reed Bunting plus Goshawk, Red Kite, 17 Stock Dove |
| 12/03 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 4 still present |
| 25/02 | Pintail | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 pm |
| 24/02 | Tree Sparrow | Guilsfield. Wern area - pair in private garden |
| 22/02 | Whooper Swan | Aberhafesp. 12, at least one young bird, most easily seen from back road out of Aberhafesp to Caersws |
| 21/02 | Pochard | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still 4 present plus 7 Shoveler, 26 Tufted, 14 Wigeon, 15 Lapwing, 16 Snipe |
| 20/02 | Hen Harrier | Carno. Male flew across road between Carno-Talerddig by roadworks at 2.35pm |
| 19/02 | Chiffchaff | Pwll Penarth. A few overwintering birds present with at least 1 showing Siberian Tristis characteristics. Also on 18th |
| 15/02 | Bearded Tit | Dolydd Hafren. Male 4:30pm, on ponds to left of pine tree hide nearest to osprey pole - on fronds of common rush near the water |
| 15/02 | Waxwing | Guilsfield. Wern area - single in private garden & 200+ Lapwing between the Breiddens & Wern |
| 08/02 | Bittern | Dolydd Hafren. in front of 1st hide 10.30am for 5 mins then flew towards 2nd hide. Also at dusk near 2nd hide in field near bench & dead tree |
| 31/01 | Bearded Tit | Dolydd Hafren. A male mixing with Reed Bunting calling and visible on top of the small island of reeds between the first hide & the river between 2-4pm. |
| 30/01 | Waxwing | Guilsfield. 9 in private garden (Wern area). 5-10 have been present for past week |
| 30/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 24 in smaller car park at 'back' of College |
| 29/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 12+ at the college |
| 29/01 | Bittern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still present |
| 27/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. c.50 today on Vaynor Estate next to the college |
| 27/01 | Bittern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still plus 3+ Pochard, Water Rail, Kingfisher |
| 26/01 | Blackcap | Welshpool. Male in private garden & pair Brambling |
| 26/01 | Bittern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still present |
| 26/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. c.40 on Vaynor Estate a couple of which ringed in Scotland |
| 25/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 20+ around Heol-y-nant and flying across railway towards college |
| 24/01 | Bittern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Still plus Pochard, Water Rail, Snipe, Kingfisher |
| 23/01 | Bittern | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Present since 21st, in front of main hide plus 4 Pochard |
| 23/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 20+ in trees on Heol Vaynor today |
| 22/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 35+ on the estate behind college late morning |
| 21/01 | Waxwing | Kingswood. 4 on Offa's Dyke path south of village |
| 18/01 | Waxwing | Abermule. 3 at 1:30pm |
| 18/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. c.8 on Vaynor estate |
| 17/01 | Waxwing | Guilsfield. 20 in private garden and 4 north of this |
| 17/01 | Waxwing | Churchstoke. 14 in trees, upper car park Tuffins supermarket 8:40am |
| 16/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. c.8 on Vaynor estate |
| 16/01 | Marsh Harrier | Dolydd Hafren. A probable male reported - quartered for 15 mins am |
| 16/01 | Whooper Swan | Llyn Coed y Dinas. Single still present |
| 15/01 | Little Egret | Llanidloes. Present today near main bridge |
| 15/01 | Whooper Swan | Llyn Coed y Dinas. 1 on water 1pm |
| 15/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 20+ at College 1:45pm |
| 14/01 | Waxwing | Montgomery. 1 in private garden plus female Blackcap |
| 14/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 12+ today |
| 13/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. Some present - flighty. |
| 12/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 15+ mobile - at college and the Vaynor Estate |
| 11/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 22 at college |
| 10/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 12+ in hawthorn alongside railway at college |
| 09/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 11 today in hawthorn bordering railway line at college |
| 08/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 9 in hawthorn bordering railway line at college 1.15pm |
| 07/01 | Short-eared Owl | Llyn Mawr. Hunting in field south of lake at 4.45pm |
| 07/01 | Great White Egret | Machynlleth. In fields to west of town at 2pm |
| 07/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 8 in college grounds in Hawthorn bordering railway line 3pm |
| 06/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. 6 in tall tree in College grounds c.9am. Flew towards Vaynor estate. |
| 06/01 | Waxwing | Machynlleth. 30+ still |
| 06/01 | Blackcap | Welshpool. Female in private garden plus Brambling |
| 05/01 | Waxwing | Guilsfield. Wern area - 30+ in private garden (the first since those on 2nd Jan) |
| 05/01 | Waxwing | Machynlleth. 16 still including a bird ringed in Aberdeen on 27th Nov that was also seen Llandudno 30th Dec |
| 05/01 | Hen Harrier | Cors Dyfi. Female this afternoon |
| 04/01 | Waxwing | Machynlleth. 15+ in trees around library. Also present on 3rd. |
| 02/01 | Waxwing | Guilsfield. Wern area - 20+ in private garden |
| 02/01 | Waxwing | Newtown. One opp. golf course in a tall tree. Flew off over golf course c.10am |
See Sightings Archive for older records |
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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