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

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

The Garden

The last few days in the Garden has seen a big increase in birds has anyone else noticed this?
 
3 Redpoll always early in the morning don't see them for the rest of the day.
 
 
30+ Siskin my Niger seed is taking a hammering.

 
The Starlings are dropping in numbers now will be sad to see these go.

 
10 Goldfinch these keep their distance when I am in the Garden.

 
My new Robin had the misfortune of having to watch this one kill the usual one.

 
60+ House Sparrow these only come to the garden to drink as they prefer next doors seed.

 
The friendly Dunnock sits on the end of the camera and takes seed from the hand.


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4 comments:

  1. Edd Cottell6 February 2013 at 14:57

    We're getting increased numbers of Goldfinch and Chaffinch at the moment. The record was 20 Goldfinch around the feeder (8 on it, and the other 12 picking up fallen seed). Starlings have dropped in number, but a few eat from the coconut halves. The numbers of Tits, Robins, Sparrows, and Dunnocks havn't fluctuated much. I'd love to see a picture of the Dunnock eating from the hand!

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  2. BRIAN POLLARD6 February 2013 at 16:05

    Nice set Phil, had three Brambling in garden yesterday plus a couple of Siskin, loads of Goldfinch about same as Edward, about 15 GreenFinch, single Coaltit etc

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  3. Trevor Rogers6 February 2013 at 16:23

    Lovely images. Our last day high up in Madog`s Wells, still plenty of tits and nuthatch. I have just been taken to the highest point above Madog`s Wells, with nothing between me and the Russian URALS. Huge flock of starlings up their. Mike knows you Brian.

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  4. Anonymous6 February 2013 at 17:25

    Siskin just turned up here (max count of 10) to add to the 30+ Goldfinch, 4 Redpoll and the other normal stuff

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