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

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Bramblings

We are obviously having a good winter for Bramblings, (see Tony Cross's information on Ruffled Feathers), and I have ringed about a hundred in my garden.
Yesterday, I caught my first foreign-ringed bird this winter, from Belgium, and today, my first "pea throat" - a female. (Thank you, Tony, I had never heard of them!)
However, if you would like to follow this link, you will probably be amazed!

www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/Mega_flock_of_5_Million_Brambling_in_Slovenia.aspx?s_id=1071675954

1 comment:

  1. Had a look at some of my Brambling images and found that I have photographed “pea throats” on two different dates, 12th and 21st February 2017. Both males.

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