Notable Recent Sightings

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
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

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Dolydd Hafren (Afternoon)

Around 200 Canada geese feeding in the field next to the river with Fieldfare seen throughout the reserve.  Other species seen include Reed Bunting, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Crow, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk (pair), Heron, Cormorant, Jackdaw, Song Thrush, Magpie, Wren, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Wood Pigeon, and Pheasant.




On a side note, Gadwall still present at Venus Pool as of this morning.
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6 comments:

  1. BRIAN POLLARD24 November 2013 at 09:43

    Nice image of the Robin. The birds seem to go right into the bushes at this time of year making photography difficult.

    Have you run through the geese in case there is something different?

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  2. Edd Cottell24 November 2013 at 16:07

    The Robin was fairly relaxed, unlike the Fieldfare, hence the long distance group shot! Regarding the geese, it was poor show on my behalf, I should have checked them all while I was there.

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  3. BRIAN POLLARD24 November 2013 at 20:40

    May be worth while blowing the shot of the geese up as much as possible Edward. We had to do that last year in Islay with thousands of Barnacle geese

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  4. Anonymous25 November 2013 at 15:53

    Probably would be - may be something skulking in there - only when I checked the flying greylag shot from Venus Pool a week or so back did I notice the Tundra Bean in there so you never know. And DH has been a decent place in recent years for White-Fronted. You want to try doing that with a flock of 8k Barnacles - had the same issue as Brian earlier this month on the Solway!

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  5. Anonymous25 November 2013 at 15:54

    Having said that, on first scan of that image as best I can they do all look like Canada Rats!

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  6. Edd Cottell27 November 2013 at 09:33

    Having blown the pictures up, they appear to be all rats. But its a good tip to check flocks of geese, or indeed any bird, to see if a gem lies within, thanks guys!

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