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, April 02, 2011

Ring Ouzel at Roundton 2nd April

We spent the morning up at Roundton looking for spring ephemeral flowers. I heard the clucking sound and looked up to see a ring ouzel on the crags. Guess it's passing through. It sat there for about 10 seconds, but by the time we switched the hand-lens for binoculars it had flew off. Still, in the chase it led us to a lovely patch of shepherd's-cress. Chiffchaffs too.
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  1. Anonymous2 April 2011 at 21:04

    Great sighting Alastair - one of my target in camera birds for the year!

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  2. BRIAN POLLARD3 April 2011 at 13:04

    Lake Vyrnwy is great for Ring Ouzel Mark, try the path up to the waterfall, stop before you get to bridge near falls and scan up to the crags on left han side.You would be best to have a scope, but they do appear lower down sometimes.

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  3. Anonymous6 April 2011 at 19:45

    cheers Brian - will give that a go - and may even take my wife's scope, could do with a bit more weight in my bag!!!

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