Notable Recent Sightings

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
23/12 Waxwing Newtown College, first arrivals 04/12, 47 on 23/12, 67 on 01/01, 30 on 04/02
09/12 Cattle Egret 1 roosting with 8 Great Egrets and some Little Egrets, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas
02/12 Waxwing 21 Guilsfield, 12 Montgomery, 1 Welshpool, and 1 on 01/12 Llanfyllin
16/11 Dotterel 3, just west of Dyfnant Forest on RSPB land
16/11 Great Grey Shrike 1, on edge of Dyfnant Forest on RSPB land, last reported 19/01
15/11 Waxwing 25 or 30, just west of Lake Vyrnwy along the Dinas Mawddwy road
08/11 Great Northern Diver A juvenile was found near Anchor, rescued and released
30/10 Black Redstart 1 in garden at Hendomen, near Montgomery
06/10 Hawfinch 5 in treetops at Powis Castle, by main car-park
04/10 Cattle Egret Dolydd Hafren, a flock of c.30
29/09 Red-flanked Bluetail Dyfnant Forest: a county first
23/09 Manx Shearwater 1st year bird grounded in Llanfyllin; released at coast
03/09 Cattle Egret 10 at Cors Dyfi, rising to 32 on 05/09
01/06 Turnstone 1 at Caersws with Little Ringed Plovers
03/05 Wood Sandpiper 1 at Dolydd Hafren
18/04 BLACK-WINGED KITE 1 video-ed at Glan Mule, near Kerry: a likely FIRST for UK
07/04 Black Redstart Female on Carno roof
07/04 Little Ringed Plover Llandinam Gravels
25/03 Osprey Female 5F 'Seren' arrived back at Llyn Clywedog
25/03 Pied Flycatcher An early migrant near Llanfechain
22/03 Hen Harrier Female in flight near Berriew
15/03 Sand Martin 5, Dolydd Hafren
15/03 Golden Plover c.50, Heldre Hill, Long Mountain, nr Welshpool
05/03 Whooper Swan 1, between Caerhowel (Montgomery) and The Gaer, with Mute Swans
05/03 Pink-footed Goose 1, Caersws, with Canada Goose flock
05/03 Jack Snipe 2, Caersws
05/03 Hawfinch 24, Powis Castle, feeding behind orchard
28/02 Pink-footed Goose c.25, flying north over Welshpool
26/02 Merlin 1 male, chasing Meadow Pipit, Long Mountain near Welshpool
26/02 Pintail 3, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas, 1 since 14 Feb
14/02 Hawfinch 1, Powis Castle car-park, very vocal
23/01 Jack Snipe 1, Moel-y-Garth near Guilsfield
17/01 Brambling 80, in beeches at Pen-y-Waen near Cefn Coch with Chaffinches
07/01 Hawfinch 2, bathing in puddle, Cwm Lane, Castle Caereinion
   
See Sightings Archive for older records

Monday, October 12, 2020

2019 Montgomeryshire County Bird Report

Last year's County Bird Report is now available to read and download! Just click on the link County Reports (above). It's the first Bird Report I've produced; and I have a list of acknowledgements - many thanks to all observers who sent in records. I couldn't have written it without you all; and without the superb photos that illustrate it. 

Our wonderful photographers deserve a mention by name: many thanks to Mark Wilson, Meurig Garbutt, Chris Townsend, Edd Cottell, Brian Pollard, Sue Southam, Edward O'Connor and David Lister. David is responsible for this Barn Owl image which I chose as this year's cover photo. 

Finally, many thanks to Mike Haigh for starting me on the county bird recorder's journey, for initiating the Bird Blog, for proof-reading and for uploading this report. Mike hopes to have the 2018 report ready later this year.

Please keep sending in your records, either directly to the blog, or to me at montbird@gmail.com



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6 comments:

  1. Len Lewis13 October 2020 at 19:58

    To all involved, thank you very much. An excellent piece of work.

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  2. Eryl14 October 2020 at 18:24

    Yes indeed thank you Simon. It's given me more of an idea about what to blog/report too.

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  3. Chris. T.14 October 2020 at 20:19

    Simon deserves a sincere vote of thanks from all Monty birders for taking on the job of Recorder, and has produced an excellent, eminently readable, report, which I really enjoyed. It merits a wide readership.

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  4. sue s15 October 2020 at 11:05

    Many thanks, and congratulations Simon - this must have been a very time-consuming exercise , but the result is first-class, and a great reference document. Thanks to Mike too for his input.

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  5. Edd Cottell16 October 2020 at 06:31

    Big thanks Simon. I can't imagine how much time this took to put together!

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  6. Tony Ware17 October 2020 at 18:05

    Congrat`s on the bird report Simon, well done.

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