On Friday 2nd Feb. while we were walking at Llanon there was a group of
five
choughs, and a kestrel close to the steps down to the beach. There
were also
plenty of house sparrows at the old chapel squabbling and
exploring holes in
the stonework. Later that afternoon at
Llansantffraid we saw a group of three
choughs and a flock of 240
lapwing (we can be sure of this because Ian took a
photograph and
counted them off later).
On Sunday 4th. I walked at the
south end of Borth around by the zoo and
the golf course. There were
chaffinches singing (the first I have heard
this year) and the Borth sparrows
were were squabbling and carrying
bits of nesting about at the donkey shed.
The starlings were in and out
of holes in the telegraph poles so it seems
that the birds of Borth are
preparing for spring. In the field in front of
the church I had really
good views of a mixed flock of starlings, song
thrushes, fieldfares and
redwings. There was a kestrel in the council car
park opposite the Nisa
shop. I met a local couple who told me that they had
seen this bird in
the same area frequently since since Christmas
day.
Elaine Izett