Sunday, 26 March 2023

Penrhyncoch area

 

On a kite walk yesterday a pair each of little grebe and moorhen on a tiny pond just outside Penrhyncoch (OS 651 837), and a stock dove and a chiffchaff there. Later I watched a potential kite nest site for over an hour without getting any definite sign of a nest. At one point a kite drifted over towards it carring a long straggle of sheep's wool. I thought "this is it" but the bird floated around with it for about 15 minutes before landing in a field. Its mate joined it there and then both birds  flew off, leaving the wool in the field. 

Later another chiffchaff in Penbontrhydybeddau.

Jerry Moore