Notable Recent Sightings

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, 2019

Brambling Surprise

Arrived home just back of half 3 today after a couple of nights in Cornwall - after unpacking and all that stuff, and an astonishingly heavy 10 minute hailstorm, looked out of the front window at the feeders and surprised to see a couple of Brambling, never had them here this late before.  Grabbed a quick iso3200 record shot through the gloom from the front door of one of the rather bedraggled birds. Typical tho, now have filled the feeders and the sun is out .... they've disappeared!
Update - the food bribery worked and the birds returned - again taken from the front door at 1730


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4 comments:

  1. Nigel Davies4 April 2019 at 19:08

    I had one in the garden at Llanmerewig this afternoon also.

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  2. Chris. T.4 April 2019 at 19:16

    Yes, they are still about. I've been ringing 2-3/day over the last week, and caught a control, ringed here in early December. Now, where has that been since then?

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  3. Mark W5 April 2019 at 08:06

    Yeah but you are 'Brambling-central' Chris!!! Until this past 6 weeks a rare and occasional visitor in Sarn tho I guess the snow up on the Ridgeway yesterday may have had something to do with yesterday's show.

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  4. Kev Joynes6 April 2019 at 18:14

    Wot fun! Ours have gone.

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