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

Tuesday, December 01, 2015

white-headed redwing

A pic of the leucistic Redwing that's been north of Llanfyllin for the past week or so.
Some of you will want to know how an image of such quality was crafted :
  • distance to bird = 100m
  • shaky camera through telescope through rain streaked/steamed window
  • rain = driving/horizontal
  • image taken about 9:00am so lighting = virtually pitch black
  • wind speed = only 40mph...ish
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5 comments:

  1. BRIAN POLLARD1 December 2015 at 09:57

    Very impressed.

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  2. Tony Ware1 December 2015 at 10:07

    WoW !

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  3. Chris. T.1 December 2015 at 16:00

    I think you are just teasing us! What about camera model, ISO, shutter speed, f number, and whether or not you were holding a cup of coffee?

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  4. Kevin Painter1 December 2015 at 18:50

    mike, you also forgot to say that you were hanging upside down using your toes from the curtain rail !!!!!

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  5. Eryl Selly2 December 2015 at 17:59

    Still a terrible photo though!

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