Thursday 14 October 2010

PINK-FOOTED GEESE

Chris Bird was at Ynyslas this afternoon and noted 17 Pink-footed Geese on one of the meadows just upstream of the Leri, beside the Dyfi. One of them appeared somewhat darker and he hoped that someone might get a closer view (just in case a Bean Goose was with them).
Wheatears are still dribbling through with one on the Castle at Aberystwyth later this afternoon for Harry Pepper. At Nanteos lake I saw 9 Wigeon and a pair of Shoveller.
On Tuesday Keven McGee saw a couple of Redwings with 20 or so Song Thrushes at Penrhyncoch and Chris Bird reckoned about 2000 Starlings arrived at Aberystwyth's pier to roost.
On Monday, during one of her regular visits back to Aber., Helen Herbert noted a Black Tern, seen from Castle Point and flying north.