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

Thursday, January 02, 2025

Churchstoke Wildlife Pools

 A good mix of wildfowl present at the old wildlife park in Churchstoke on New Years Eve. 30 Wigeon, m Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose and Little Grebe. 

Also a Stonechat, mixed thrush flock of c30 birds in nearby fields and a male Blackcap at the Co Op car park there on 28/12/24.  

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  1. Simon Boyes4 January 2025 at 10:53

    Thanks Daniel. I don't know the old wildlife park in Churchstoke. Please may I have a map reference?

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  2. Daniel Whitelegg7 January 2025 at 18:50

    Hi Steve, of course. The Main lake is at SO 27926 93273. The park used to extend all the way up to the main road but has since closed as the site is now operated by Montgomery Water. However, the lake can still be viewed via a public footpath along the south side of the lake.

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