Notable Recent Sightings

20/04 Whimbrel 1, Dolydd Hafren
12/04 Black-necked Grebe 1, in breeding plumage, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas
10/01 White Stork 1, photo'd near Llansantffraid, present up to 28 Feb
01/10 Glossy Ibis 1, photo'd by Osprey camera at Cors Dyfi
17/09 Grey Phalarope 1 juv, Red Ridge Centre, Cefn Coch, photo'd
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
   
See Sightings Archive for older records

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Ringing Report added to County Bird List 2023

The BTO have now released the ringing data for Montgomeryshire in 2023, which can be viewed by clicking on the tab County Reports at the top of this page, choosing the 2023 report and scrolling down to p.30. The species most ringed was Pied Flycatcher, with a total of 1,444 (mostly nestlings). Next came 997 Siskins (almost all adults). Also noteworthy were 579 Redwings (mostly juveniles) but only a single Fieldfare! After the Ringing Report comes a list of recovered birds that were ringed or found ringed in Montgomeryshire. Most eye-catching is a Woodcock, ringed at Abermule in December 2020, found shot dead in Ivanovo, Russia in April 2023, almost 3,000 km away. Many thanks to Mike Haigh and Clare Boyes for the data and uploading.
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