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

Friday, January 18, 2013

In the garden

Managed an hour in the garden during my lunch break.  There was a flock of around 50 Fieldfare flying around Montgomery today, stopping off regularly in the garden.  Plenty of Starling, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Tits, and even a female Bullfinch made a welcome appearance.   Toward the end of the hour, the atmosphere quietened, eerily so for such a cold day where food is vital, a glance of the neighbours Willow tree revealed the answer, a stunning male Sparrowhawk (manual focus as it was taken through two trees followed by a heavy crop).







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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous18 January 2013 at 19:47

    Lovely - what a great day it was - one of my best!! Other than breaking my hide.......

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  2. Edd Cottell18 January 2013 at 20:16

    What a day indeed! Broken hide? I'm guessing the wind or a mad dash to get a picture?

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  3. Anonymous18 January 2013 at 20:23

    Nope - just a rubbish design (or I'm too fat for a 2 person hide!), one of the legs sheared. And this is a replacement for the previous one that also broke - Mr Angry is beginning to emerge!

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  4. Edd Cottell18 January 2013 at 20:40

    Is it a Stealth Gear hide by any chance? I use the 1 person version, the first one I had, the bolt connecting the metal strips (the ones that give the hide its's shape )to the chair was sheared, and this was on delivery. The second one is still holding, for now. Its a shame it broke, they're great for getting shots round the garden.

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  5. Anonymous18 January 2013 at 20:54

    yep it is - first one same as yours, the bolt off the arm sheared. I moaned and they gave me a replacement - 16 months later one of the struts under the seat sheared where the bolt runs through - weak point I guess. Not impressed so may look elsewhere, but will plan on causing lots of trouble first!!!

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