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

Sunday, August 01, 2021

Rose-coloured Starling near Montgomery - a new bird for the county!


 Nick Randall-Smith saw this strange bird in his garden and didn't recognise it. So he took this photo and sent it to Iolo Williams. Iolo, leading a group on Mull, tweeted the image and that he missed it on his home patch! Clare follows Iolo on Twitter, so I heard about it, and asked Iolo for permission to use the photo. Luckily permission soon followed. Many thanks both to Nick and Iolo. A quick look at the county list (http://www.mbog.co.uk/downloads/VC47_Birds.pdf) suggests that this is a NEW RECORD for Montgomeryshire!

Rose-coloured Starlings nest in large colonies in Western Asia. I have seen them nesting in quarries and dams in Kazakhstan. A few regularly visit UK in late summer. This individual is an adult in superb plumage. 

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