Notable Recent Sightings

20/04 Whimbrel 1, Dolydd Hafren
12/04 Black-necked Grebe 1, in breeding plumage, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas
10/01 White Stork 1, photo'd near Llansantffraid, present up to 28 Feb
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
   
See Sightings Archive for older records

Sunday, March 11, 2018

A 'flittering' of siskins?

Having rarely seen more than a couple of siskins in the garden over a number of years, we've been surprised this winter to see numbers increasing, and today we reached what for us was a record - 40+ on the feeders/ground/adjacent tree at the same time. They wouldn't all fit easily onto one photo, but managed to get 16 of them, taken through the window. We haven't been able to find a collective noun for siskins, but Steve suggested a 'flittering', which did seem to match their graceful but energetic movements and aerobatics.


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