Two choughs were feeding in a marshy field across the Rheidol from Tanybwlch
around 14:15 today. They flew off when a lady started throwing sticks into
the river for her alsatian to fetch, with much splashing. One of the choughs
had an orange ring on the left leg, and a white one on the right leg.
I then tried to photograph the usual 12 oystercatchers feeding on the beach,
but an elderly couple with a small dog on a long lead drove before them
time and time again towards the far end of the beach. They obviously did not
think of walking round the birds.
On the way back, a goosander came swimming down the Rheidol towards the
harbour, but a heavy shower of rain put an end to the birdwatching.
Laurie Wright