MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Recent sightings from round the county

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

Saturday, November 08, 2025

8 Nov Golden Plover, 181, on Heldre Hill, Long Mountain near Welshpool

8 Nov Shoveler, 1 male, Lymore Upper Pool, Montgomery

8 Nov Brambling, 1 female, Mochdre

8 Nov Woodpigeon, more than 1,500 heading from Welshpool towards Newtown, early a.m.

(n.b. A staggering total of 242,000 today over Newport Wetlands, S. Wales)

6 Nov Fieldfare, 175, Redwing 30, and Brambling 4 at Llwynygog near Staylittle

3 Nov Pintail, 8, at Llyn Coed-y-Dinas

2 Nov Crossbill, 4, over Middletown Village

28 Oct Whooper Swan, on nocturnal recorder, over Middletown

Many thanks to Kevin Gallagher, Tony Coatsworth, Dave Lister, Chris Townsend, Paul Leafe, Luke Reynolds and Phil James for these records.

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS