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

Friday, February 05, 2021

Siskin - Sarn

 A good number of Siskin appeared in the garden this past couple of weeks.  No sign as yet of either Redpoll or Brambling here - normally the colder/snowy weather pushes them down off the Ridgeway but as yet no sign, is it just here or have others noticed reduced sightings?

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  1. Kev Joynes5 February 2021 at 16:01

    Hiya-I know its a few miles down South , (L'dod) , but we have had up to a dozen Siskins since Nov. ,but not one Redpoll-used to be the opposite way round.

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  2. david lister5 February 2021 at 16:37

    I’ve got about a dozen Siskin and 6 redpoll I’m Mochdre

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  3. BRIAN POLLARD6 February 2021 at 08:50

    Up to twenty Siskin , Brambling daily, Blackcap daily but no sign of Redpoll.

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