A beautiful afternoon for a visit to Cors Caron to search for the Shortie that had been reported as present at the northern end of the bog. A walk down to the cutting then out across the public footpath to the Teifi almost convinced me that once again Cors Caron was a BFZ (bird free zone) when a couple of crows were seen in the distance followed by a Red Kite. A little brown bird in the rushes proved to be a Jenny Wren - at least one has survived the winter! A further couple of small birds brightened the afternoon - a female Reed Bunting and a Willow Tit. Back towards Dolbeudiau some 15 Fieldfare were foraging on a stubble root crop. Progressing further North along the Ystwyth Trail a striking male Hen Harrier was seen hunting either side of the track.
As the sun started to sink three other intrepid 'Shortie Searchers' appeared - by the time I left however no Shortie had obliged.