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

Wednesday, April 06, 2016

Red-rumped Something...

This from Graham Williams at Pwll Penarth yesterday is worth checking Hirundine flocks for -

"From the tower hide I was looking down on 30 or 40 Sand Martins feeding low over the water with a couple of Swallows when a bird with a rufous rump and tail streamers flashed into view.

This could only have been a Red-rumped Swallow but it provided only three very brief glimpses before circling up with the Martins and disappearing northwards. The Martins returned but frustratingly the R-r Swallow didn't....Unfortunately I didn't get a sight of the neck area (the bird was flying away from me) so I couldn't see the orange-red supercilium, neck and nape which would have clinched it beyond any doubt...."
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  1. Paul Leafe6 April 2016 at 13:12

    Did you see the underside of the tail? They almost look like they're wearing black trousers!

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