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

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).







5 comments:

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

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

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  3. 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. 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. 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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