MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: MWT Bird Group programme of indoor meetings, 2025-6

Notable Recent Sightings

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
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, September 05, 2025

Here is the new programme of winter talks, all at 7.30 pm at the Methodist Hall, Welshpool, except the

February talk, which is at the Hanging Gardens, Llanidloes, at 7.30 pm. Entry: £3 including refreshments.

All welcome!

15-Oct-25	Tammy Stretton	Wild Montgomeryshire: a tour of MWT Reserves
19-Nov-25	Tony Coatsworth	Birding in Brazil - Iguazu Falls & Pantanal
17-Dec-25	Keith Offord	Birding by Sound
21-Jan-26	Charlotte Griffiths	Cudyll Cymru - Monitoring Raptors in Wales
18-Feb-26	Simon Boyes	Bird Migration - part 1
18-Mar-26	Ric Morris	Skeletons of Birds

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