MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS - Nature & Animals

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Nightjar near Pontrobert

Many thanks to MWT staff member Dulcie Fairweather for this photo of a Nightjar , found by chance on southbound migration. I expect several ...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Llyn Coed-y-Dinas photos, and Pwll Penarth news

Many thanks to Tony Coatsworth for these three images, taken yesterday: Water Rail , Green Sandpiper and Kingfisher . There was also a dr...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Stonechat in flight

It's not easy photographing passerines in flight! Thanks to Aneurin Lloyd for this male Stonechat, fence-hopping near Cefn Coch on 19 Aug.

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Online Wader Workshops

Gethin Jenkins-Jones of BTO Cymru writes: BTO Cymru are doing an online wader ecology and ID training course next month, for the first tim...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Short-eared Owl

Many thanks to Dave Lister for this magnificent Short-eared Owl, near Llyn Tarw on 16 August.

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Juvenile Cuckoo in Dolanog garden

Thanks to Colin Griffin for this image of a juvenile Cuckoo, taken through the kitchen window in the rain yesterday afternoon. I expect th...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: MWT Bird Group - 2024-5 programme is now ready to read here!

The 2024-5 programme of illustrated talks is now ready. You can read it here, by clicking on the Bird Group tab at the top of the page. Our ...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Montgomeryshire Bird Report 2023: now available to read here!

The 2023 Bird Report is here now! Just click on County Reports on the tab above, and select the 2023 report. Many thanks to all the contribu...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: A Meurig Album from Llyn Coed-y-Dinas

Many thanks to Meurig Garbutt for this fine suite of portraits from L CyD today: Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Great Egret and Little Egret.

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Dyfi Ospreys

Just a reminder of the first lot! Not often you get all 5 at once even tho' they are 200 yards away!

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Deri Woods

Tony Coatsworth has contributed an article about Deri Woods (Llanfair Caereinion) - bringing to 9 the number of Places to Visit on this webs...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Clywedog Ospreys-last week

On Weds July 17th at 9.45 am. ,we were treated to a rare display (for us)-as we parked by the fishing centre the male from the original nest...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Spotted Flycatcher in Llandyssil

Thanks to Meurig Garbutt for this Spotted Flycatcher image with a Ringlet butterfly, from Llandyssil on 29 June. Great news that the flycatc...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Recent photos from the Whats App group

This female Sparrowhawk visited Paul Stratford's garden in Llanbrynmair on 17 June, but found the feeders empty.  Dave Lister found this Ki...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Hawfinch near Newtown

Thank you Dave Lister - for this fine portrait of a male Hawfinch at Mochdre on 8 June. A female would lack the rusty tones about the head a...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Saving Lapwing chicks from the plough

Today I helped Katie and James locate and move Lapwing chicks near Forden before their fields are ploughed. Here is one moved to safety. The...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Llyn Coed-y-Dinas hide open again

After a frustrating period of closure, caused by waiting for NRW permissions to repair the broken culvert, the work is finished and the hid...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Successful Lapwing breeding

Maize stubble is usually one of the least productive bird habitats; however, three partly flooded maize fields near Dolydd Hafren have hoste...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Latest migrant news

Hobby - 8 May, Mochdre near Newtown  Spotted Flycatcher - 15 May, Lake Vyrnwy  Thanks to Chris Griffiths and Sam Sharpe for these records....

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Recent photos from the WhatsApp Group

Many thanks to John Anderton for these Redstarts , nest-building near Meifod on 23 April, and already at the nest-lining stage. Also to Pa...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Little Owls and Latest Migrant News

Thanks to Dave Lister for these two Little Owls yesterday near Guilsfield.  Latest migrant news:  Garden Warbler - 18 April, both Llanymy...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Centenary Hide, Lake Vyrnwy - 19/04/2024

3 Pied Flycatcher (2 male, 1 female), 1 Pied Flycatcher, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Chiffchaff, Siskin, Chaffinch, Mandarin, and Cormorant.

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Purple Heron at Cors Dyfi

News just in from Alwyn Ifans, MWT Engagement Officer at Cors Dyfi: "A Purple Heron took off from the first pool on my way down earlier. He...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Redpoll and latest migrant news

Thanks to John Anderton for this portrait of a male Lesser Redpoll at Meifod last week. Lesser Redpoll is the species resident in the UK, w...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Pied Fly, Welshpool

Female Pied Flycatcher in Powis Park. Bottom end of carpark today 3pm. I am reasonbly positive i was first attracted to the female by a male...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Latest migrant news

Pied Flycatcher - 4 Apr, Llandinam Ring Ouzel - 5 Apr, nr Cefn Coch House Martin - 5 Apr, Tyr Gwynt Windfarm, near Carno Yellow Wagtail ...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Redstarts

Redstart x2 back at Vaynor Park.

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Marsh Tit nr castle caerenion

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Two Ospreys, two nests, two weather events!

Telyn, the female from the Dyfi nest, with rainbow, 27 March. (She arrived after dark on 25 March).   Seren, the female just arrived on the ...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Swallow

I'm not aware of how widespread they are yet, but one, travelling at speed at 9am today, going NE over Red Bank, Welshpool.

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Ringed male Sparrowhawk

Ringed male Sparrowhawk in the garden this pm.

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Early (and late) migrant news - including a very early Swallow!

Photo: Sparrowhawk at Mochdre, 15 March by Dave Lister - thanks Dave! Early migrants: Chiffchaff - big influxes on 14th and 18th March re...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Recent news from the Whats App Group

The first Chiffchaff was reported at Pwll Penarth MWT Reserve by Jude Duffy on 27 Feb, (though some may have been lurking quietly during t...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Little Owl in Four Crosses, and other news

Many thanks to Steve Holloway for this photo and story: "Awoken by a loud thud around 0730 (on 17 Feb). Found this Little one on the patio...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Brambling , Welshpool

At last a male Brambling feeding in the garden. Male Blackcap in the garden too.

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Colour-ringed Lapwing

In Chris’s last post from LCyD, there is a photo of a colour-ringed Lapwing. This Lapwing (White LX) was ringed on the 12th April 2023 just ...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: L.Cyd today.

The 3 Barnacle Geese were still present today, as well as 64 Lapwing, 1 Great Egret, 40+ Wigeon, 8 Snipe, and 20 Tufted Duck.

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Brambling

Male Brambling ferding in garden Bwlch y cibau, near Welshpool, confirmed by photo 31/1/24

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Short-eared Owl, Lake Vyrnwy, 11 Dec 2023

This wonderful image of a Short-eared Owl in its winter habitat was captured by the RSPB's remote camera on 11 Dec 2023, at 3.18 pm (if th...

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BIRDS: Onward Waxwing movements

Since their first arrival in early December Mid Wales Ringing Group have managed to colour-ring a total of 60 different Waxwings at a couple...