Notable Recent Sightings

01/10 Glossy Ibis 1, photo'd by Osprey camera at Cors Dyfi
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

Monday, September 12, 2022

MWT Bird Group winter programme

 

 

The Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust Bird Group is awake again after a dormant spell caused by the pandemic! Here is the new programme of talks almost finalised for this autumn and winter, in Welshpool on the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

The bird group has a mailing list. If you'd like to be added, please email Lottie Glover (Bird Group Chair and Organiser) lottie@montwt.co.uk or speak to her on 07576 682872. Everyone is welcome, and the entrance fee of £2.50 includes the lecture, light home-made refreshments, and the opportunity to chat with like-minded folk and the speakers themselves. We look forward to seeing you there!

Wednesday 21st September- Mark Sisson- Wild Islands: the nature of the Falklands

Wednesday 19th October- Tammy Stretton- Reconnecting with nature: How we can all contribute to the Nature Recovery Network

Wednesday 16th November- Ben Porter- Ynys Enlli Bardsey Island

Saturday in November (date TBC)- Emyr Evans- A Photographic Guide to some of the birds in The Gambia.

Wednesday 21st December- Simon Boyes- Birds in a rapidly changing world

Wednesday 18th January- Lottie Glover- Little Terns (and AGM)

Wednesday 15th February- TBC

Wednesday 15th March- Gary Jones- From the mountains to the sea

 We look forward to seeing you there.


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