Notable Recent Sightings

10/01 White Stork 1, photo'd near Llansantffraid, still present 15 Jan
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

Thursday, April 04, 2013

Gregynog 4th April

Things seem to be livening up and getting busy. 6+ stock dove calling, 7 treecreeper, 3 mallard, 2 red kite flying over, 2 buzzard, 2 moorhen, 2 coot, 1 woodcock flushed from bracken under holly, 2 woodpigeon, 4 great spotted woodpecker, 6 wren, something like 30+ blackbird and 85+ redwing moving through the parkland and open woods, 2 song thrush, 1 goldcrest, 5 coal tit, 10+ blue tit, 4+ great tit, 7 noisy nuthatch, 4 jay, 1 magpie, 9 carrion crow, 3 chaffinch, 4 lesser redpoll on alders by stream, and I briefly thought I might've heard my first redstart of the year amongst all these others but not sure..
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