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

Sunday, October 09, 2022

Yellowhammer and other recent records


 Further to my request for more records of Yellowhammer in the county, Lindsay Mullins sent me this: "We saw a Yellowhammer this morning on the base of one of our feeders, a male. I have attached a photo Frank took back in mid April, also a male. We do see them in the Summer as well, the most we have had at one time is 4 but we have not seen that number together for a while."

Any further Yellowhammer records welcome (to montbird@gmail.com), especially where they are regular (summer or winter).  

OTHER RECENT REPORTS: 

Mandarin Duck: 1, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas, 7 Oct.

House Martin: Aberhafesp, 7 Oct. Any other late hirundine records especially welcome.

Golden Plover: 22, near Adfa, 8 Oct.

Redwing: 3, The Hill, above Abermule, 9 Oct. Anyone seen any earlier? Or Fieldfares?

Thanks to Lindsay and Frank Mullins, Tom Woodington, David Lister, Aneurin Lloyd, and Paul Roughley for the above records. 


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  1. Simon Boyes11 October 2022 at 17:50

    P.S. 3 Swallows flew south past the hide at Dolydd Hafren today (Tues 11 Oct)

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