Tywi Forest/Camddwr

A productive walk through an area of forestry north of Soar y Myndd this morning yielded some good numbers of birds inc 19 Siskins, 12 singing Tree Pipits and 5 Crossbills. On my way down Camddwr back to my car at the chapel there were Wheatears,Whinchats and Stonechats,a Dipper and 3 reeling Grasshopper Warblers. I also noted a healthy population of Reed Buntings along the valley(8 males) as well as two Common Sandpipers. The Sandpipers were separated by about 3 miles and so I presume there must be at least two pairs/territories along here. I also got chatting with someone from the Red Squirrel project whilst in the Tywi Forest who told me that he sees them about once a month. Apparently some forestry workers who were just up the track had seen one in some Lodgepole Pines around where we were prior to them having to fell that particular area.