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, January 01, 2011

Bittern @ Llandinam

1 found on the main road by the coal yard in Llandinam on Thursday 30th December, the Bittern being very malnourished (weighed around 500gr, whereas normally they weigh around double that!) was taken that night by Iolo and myself to Caun House Wildlife Rescue - Much Wenlock, where it was given fluid and a warm place to stay and be cared for.

Iolo informed me today that it is doing well but was still a long way from full recovery.

Should it make a full recovery, the plan is to release it somewhere nearby in the county where it can fend for itself naturally in the wild.

Any further news on the Bittern's state of health will be posted on here.

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous2 January 2011 at 09:42

    Poor wee bugger - at least found and taken where it can hopefully be restored to good health - a great job by yourself/Iolo so here's hoping this story has a happy ending in a new home in a nice large, dense and unfrozen reed bed.

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  2. Unknown2 January 2011 at 20:50

    Hats off to you and Iolo - great rescue. Good luck to the fantastic bird.

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