Notable Recent Sightings

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, December 23, 2023

Now 47 Waxwings....

Clare and I finally had a few moments to watch the Waxwing flock at Newtown College: 47 in all, but frequently splitting up and disappearing. During the half hour we were there, no food was taken - they were just sitting in various treetops (often a conifer by the footbridge over the railway) but often taking flight. The Mid-Wales Ringing Group has been busy with offering extra food in suitably accessible trees and have so far ringed 24, if my informants are correct. Eryl reported the first ones (4) here on 4 Dec, so this is their 20th day.

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  1. Anonymous1 January 2024 at 13:30

    Five Waxwings next to the canal in Welshpool this morning, feeding by the Welcome to Welshpool sign on the A458.

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