Notable Recent Sightings

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
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

Saturday, March 06, 2021

White Stork perched in Llanidloes


Many thanks to Tim Benbow for this photo, taken this morning in Llanidloes, and to Iolo Williams for announcing it on Twitter. White Stork is a rare visitor to the county, and it's still more remarkable to see it perched on a Llanidloes chimney! 

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8 comments:

  1. Kev Joynes6 March 2021 at 16:05

    Wow! That's incredible!

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  2. Mark W6 March 2021 at 17:08

    jeez - fantastic find- eyes to the skies everyone!

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  3. Michele Becker6 March 2021 at 17:46

    Do I have to put a nest on one of the telegraph poles on the farm?! Wish I had been in Llani.

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  4. Simon Boyes6 March 2021 at 18:53

    Mike Haigh comments, "The bird appears to be ringed. Possibly it's from the Sussex reintroduction project." See https://www.whitestorkproject.org

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  5. david lister6 March 2021 at 19:04

    There’s one been in area for months, I heard about sighting several times but never believed it until I saw this

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  6. BRIAN POLLARD6 March 2021 at 20:07

    Observed a White Stork above Cemmaes Road late 70 early 80’s. The RSPB Newtown Office was informed and confirmed that it had be already been noted. Great to note another has been seen.

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  7. Simon Boyes6 March 2021 at 20:11

    Now we have chapter and verse from Iolo Williams: "Yes, it’s a Knepp bird that wintered on the outskirts of London, spent March 2/3 on the Lancashire coast then moved to mid-Wales. It’s ring number GB35." Thanks Iolo!

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  8. sue s8 March 2021 at 10:46

    Well done Tim Benbow - how amazing it would be if we were to see White Storks back in Mont on a regular basis. That chimney looks a potentially good place for a nest, with a perfectly placed little platform too.

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