Notable Recent Sightings

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

Friday, March 26, 2021

March 25th

 With a Chiffchaff singing in the garden, and 1 or possibly 2 Male Brimstone on the wing it was a good day. At Llyn Coed-y-Dinas there were 2 pairs of Egyptian Geese, and a female Pochard, but I did not see the GC Grebe present last week, nor the Goldeneye. A Great Egret was unaware



of my presence as it flew in.

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  1. Kev Joynes26 March 2021 at 12:00

    Smart work.

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  2. Edd Cottell27 March 2021 at 17:46

    Good work Chris. I wonder if those Egrets are the same ones seen at Doyldd?

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  3. Simon Boyes27 March 2021 at 19:43

    I wonder too. I am still hoping their bills turn black and they join a heronry! There is still no breeding record ever in Wales (though in 2017 a pair probably bred across the Dee Estuary on the Wirral).

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