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

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Birds and more birds...

At trip around Montgomeryshire yesterday produced 80 different species of bird! Lots of great birds seen, highlights were:

Powys Castle - 15 Hawfinch, 1 Green Woodpecker

Lymore Estate - 15-20 Tree Sparrow, 4 Gadwall, 150 Wigeon

Caersws - 12 Whooper Swan, 32 Snipe, 1 Common & 1 Green Sandpier

Glaslyn - 4 Red Grouse, 3 Goldeneye

Llyn Hir - 13 Woodcock, 1 Jack Snipe, 40 Snipe, 3 Golden Plover, 20 Lapwing

There's plenty out there!!


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5 comments:

  1. Edd Cottell25 January 2015 at 12:22

    Sounds like a cracking day!

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  2. BRIAN POLLARD25 January 2015 at 14:59

    Well done Paul. Assume the Hawfinch are still in the same area.

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  3. sue s25 January 2015 at 17:57

    Wow - what a day! We hoped to have your luck today at Lymore and Powis Castle - thrilled to see a flock of 23 Tree Sparrows in and around the hedge beyond the cricket pitch at Lymore, but still no luck with the hawfinches at Powis. Do you have any tips? What time of day did you see them, and were they in the same area?

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  4. Paul Leafe25 January 2015 at 18:06

    I was there around 8 in the morning. Try and pick a calm day and just search the tops of the trees around the car park. At times they couldn't be seen but they were calling fairly regularly.

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  5. sue s26 January 2015 at 10:21

    Thanks Paul - my fingers are still firmly crossed!

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