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, April 27, 2021

Surprise at The Flash

Having a few minutes to spare in Welshpool, I took a look at The Flash, a small lake behind The Flash Leisure Centre. Literally the first bird I saw was an fine adult Mediterranean Gull in full breeding plumage, calling its distinctive kow kow!, perched in the dead tree that dominates the lake. There is a small breeding colony of Black-headed Gulls there, as well as a few Tufted Ducks and a Reed Bunting. This may be the same individual that Chris saw at nearby Coed-y-Dinas 8 days ago. If it fails to find another of its continental type, it may well hybridise with a one of our native chocolate-headed "Black-headed", a name much more suitable for the Meds! The Flash is best viewed from a signed public footpath which meets Gungrog Hill by the secondary school tennis courts. 

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  1. Chris. T.28 April 2021 at 09:31

    The Med Gull sighting fits nicely with the fact that an adult was at L.Cyd 3 days ago, but I could not find it yesterday.

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