| 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 |
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Nicely caught Mark...sorry , not a Tern expert!
ReplyDeleteAppears to have black cap, and dark breast-side patches a grey rump and does not have a forked tail.Could this be a juvenile Black Tern? I cannot think of another tern with those conspicuous breast-side patches.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michele - that was my thinking. I don't tend to check pics that much when I'm taking them and had blithely assumed it was a 'Commic', but when got home and checked them on the iMac it was the 2nd pic in particular that made me pay a bit more attention, given the tail shape, dark patches and complete lack of any colour in the bill. Somewhat fancifully I also did wonder briefly whether it was white winged but those obvious breast patches kill that daft idea - so juv Black I think it is
ReplyDeleteEditted the post & title btw so this record isn't lost
ReplyDeleteCracking shots Mark, and I agree that it's a Juv Black Tern. Having excluded White-Winged, the only confusion species would be American Black Tern, but in juvenile plumage that has grey flanks. I don't recall any July/Autumn records of juvenile Black- as you know we get the occasional adults in May. Would love to know where it hatched!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris - that's pretty much why I didn't even consider a Black Tern - spent most of its time as normal up the top left but occasionally came down within 40 yds or so, so the pics are heavy crops and took a bit of time to get. Any idea whether it's still around this morning? For info there was a Black Tern at Belvide yesterday but flew out east at around 0930 so they're clearly on the move
ReplyDeleteSee from Birdguides bird still there this morning
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