We didn't see much after Bob went but there was a red-legged partridge on the entrance to the road to the Lower Clettwr. We have discussed this before, they were being bred there, but what I would like to know now is whether RLs (the BTO two-letter species code) are still being bred in the area or are they now a feral population (and thus a tick!)? Not that we are twitchers, you understand. I think Elfyn might know the answer as long as he is not still trying to finish reading Tarka the Otter.
The Clettwr was fairly full, too much for dippers. Shopping in Morrisons then called, followed by an excellent chili con carne and the first night of bridge since the 18th December due to icy carpark - though you must take hat off to mother and toddlers and W.I. who carried on regardless.
For the record, Sue Fowler found a weak kite last Saturday out in Dolybont and I ran her and Dave and Jimmy the kite to the rehab. unit at Gigrin on Sunday. It flew and adopted a strange upside down position from the netting. Over there on Thursday to see the black kite and Jimmy is doing fine. There was a very leucistic kite there and two meat eating herons.
There were two snipe in the marsh next to the house on the 9th January here in Capel Bangor and two little egrets on the 10th.