Friday, 30 October 2009

Lapwings etc.

108 Lapwing in a field SN 685662 half a mile west of Swyddffynnon just north of the road to Tregaron.

A favoured field for Lapwing but much higher than normal count.

Searched for the Shrike at Cross Inn unsuccessfully. Is there a grid reference for its favoured perch please?

No shrike but 20 Crossbills, 4 Reed Buntings, 20 Fieldfare, 200 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Goldcrest, 6 Longtailed Tits, 2 Treecreepers, a Great Spotted Woody and the usual Robins, Wrens etc

At Llansantffraed 31 Turnstone, 2 Redshank, 4 Ringed Plover and the second time I’ve seen a pair of Widgeon in eclipse feeding in the surf by the Afon Peris outfall, this time with a Mallard Drake, very odd.

Philip Ellis