Notable Recent Sightings

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
23/12 Waxwing Newtown College, first arrivals 04/12, 47 on 23/12, 67 on 01/01, 30 on 04/02
09/12 Cattle Egret 1 roosting with 8 Great Egrets and some Little Egrets, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas
02/12 Waxwing 21 Guilsfield, 12 Montgomery, 1 Welshpool, and 1 on 01/12 Llanfyllin
16/11 Dotterel 3, just west of Dyfnant Forest on RSPB land
16/11 Great Grey Shrike 1, on edge of Dyfnant Forest on RSPB land, last reported 19/01
15/11 Waxwing 25 or 30, just west of Lake Vyrnwy along the Dinas Mawddwy road
08/11 Great Northern Diver A juvenile was found near Anchor, rescued and released
30/10 Black Redstart 1 in garden at Hendomen, near Montgomery
06/10 Hawfinch 5 in treetops at Powis Castle, by main car-park
04/10 Cattle Egret Dolydd Hafren, a flock of c.30
29/09 Red-flanked Bluetail Dyfnant Forest: a county first
23/09 Manx Shearwater 1st year bird grounded in Llanfyllin; released at coast
03/09 Cattle Egret 10 at Cors Dyfi, rising to 32 on 05/09
01/06 Turnstone 1 at Caersws with Little Ringed Plovers
03/05 Wood Sandpiper 1 at Dolydd Hafren
18/04 BLACK-WINGED KITE 1 video-ed at Glan Mule, near Kerry: a likely FIRST for UK
07/04 Black Redstart Female on Carno roof
07/04 Little Ringed Plover Llandinam Gravels
25/03 Osprey Female 5F 'Seren' arrived back at Llyn Clywedog
25/03 Pied Flycatcher An early migrant near Llanfechain
22/03 Hen Harrier Female in flight near Berriew
15/03 Sand Martin 5, Dolydd Hafren
15/03 Golden Plover c.50, Heldre Hill, Long Mountain, nr Welshpool
05/03 Whooper Swan 1, between Caerhowel (Montgomery) and The Gaer, with Mute Swans
05/03 Pink-footed Goose 1, Caersws, with Canada Goose flock
05/03 Jack Snipe 2, Caersws
05/03 Hawfinch 24, Powis Castle, feeding behind orchard
28/02 Pink-footed Goose c.25, flying north over Welshpool
26/02 Merlin 1 male, chasing Meadow Pipit, Long Mountain near Welshpool
26/02 Pintail 3, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas, 1 since 14 Feb
14/02 Hawfinch 1, Powis Castle car-park, very vocal
23/01 Jack Snipe 1, Moel-y-Garth near Guilsfield
17/01 Brambling 80, in beeches at Pen-y-Waen near Cefn Coch with Chaffinches
07/01 Hawfinch 2, bathing in puddle, Cwm Lane, Castle Caereinion
   
See Sightings Archive for older records

Monday, November 11, 2024

Recent reports

 28 Oct    Great Grey Shrike, 1    Lake Vyrnwy, by RSPB Office

30 Oct     Great Grey Shrike, 1    Lake Vyrnwy, Eunant: perhaps the same bird. Also 1 Ring Ouzel

30 Oct     Mandarin Duck, 31      Lake Vyrnwy, west end

1 Nov      Great Grey Shrike, 1    Gregynog, Middle Cottage along drive

1 Nov      Short-eared Owl, 1       Cefn Coch Wind-farm      

4 Nov      Woodcock, 1                Lake Vyrnwy, first record received this season

7 Nov      Hawfinch, a few           Lake Vyrnwy, southwest side of lake in beeches; + Bramblings

7 Nov      Barnacle Goose, 1       Llyn Coed-y-Dinas, with Canada Geese, still there on 9th

9 Nov      Hen Harrier, 1              Cors Dyfi, + Water Rail and Otter

9 Nov      Pintail, 7                      Llyn Coed-y-Dinas, + 25 Wigeon and Water Rail

11 Nov    Golden Plover, 5          Cefn Coch Wind-farm

Many thanks to RSPB staff Gethin Elias and Sam Sharpe, Simon Spencer, Claire Labrum, Sam Tolhurst, Stephen Caunt, Mark Wilson, Dulcie Fairweather, Paul Davies and Tony Coatsworth for these reports. Extra thanks for the photos: Barnacle Goose by Mark Wilson and Pintail by Paul Davies.  

 



With so many good records recently from Lake Vyrnwy, all are invited to an illustrated talk by Sam Sharpe (RSPB Conservation Monitoring Officer), entitled Lake Vyrnwy and the RSPB, at Welshpool Methodist Hall, at 7.30 pm on Wednesday, 20 November. The full programme of the MWT Bird Group can be found here, by clicking the tab marked Bird Group at the top of the page.

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  1. Anonymous17 November 2024 at 10:45

    A pair of firecrests seen front my front garden this morning busy hunting for little insects.Never got a chance to photograph them sorry.

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