Talk by Arfon Williams

 Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales North Ceredigion Local Group. 

"Woodcock Ringing in  Ceredigion & Carmarthenshire",

A talk by Arfon Williams  (RSPB Cymru. 

Monday 1 December 2025, 7pm, Theatre C22, Hugh Owen Building.  All welcome.

Goldeneye at Llyn Eiddwen

There was a male Goldeneye at Llyn Eiddwen this morning. Also a male Goosander.

Cors Fochno harrier roost

 It was a beautiful evening to go and check out the harrier roost on Cors Fochno with Dave Purdon.

There were probably three marsh harriers,  to our surprise.   Visibility was excellent bur it was difficult to work out what was what.   It looked like there were two juveniles/,females and another bird which may have been an  immature male.  - it seemed to have a large pale grey panel underneath the wing but otherwise looked like a juvenile.   Marsh harrier id is really complicated.!  Much easier was a lovely male hen Harrier which appeared to still be hunting after the other harriers had gone to roost.   Also a kestrel. 

Jerry Moore 

Tanybwlch Brent Goose

 

The dark-bellied Brent was still feeding on the fields at Tanybwlch this afternoon, looking very settled.

Hooded Crow

 Had a Hooded Crow south end Cors Caron this evening along with 70+ Greylag Geese,  also 1 Great White Egret and 1 Little Egret,  30+ Fieldfare. 

Will Davies 

Llansantffraed

 Regular numbers present for November; 80 Curlew, 30 Oystercatcher, 20 Turnstone. 8 Little Egrets were huddled tightly together under the lime kilns at the bottom of the tiny waterfall.

Woodcock

 1 Woodcock at Longwood this evening. 

Gérard Fordham 

Ynyslas

 On the fields there was probably about 200+ Golden Plover with at least about 50 Lapwing  and a dozen or so Curlew.

Well over 100 Wigeon on the estuary with probably two dozen Shelduck.

Good day for birds of prey with Peregrine,  Sparrowhawk and Kestrel.  Other highlights were a Kingfisher and a Great Crested Grebe.

Thomas Simpson 

Brent goose @ Tanybwlch 2

Guess it was Mr Simpson below who alerted me to the Brent as I passed them pm today on the Tanybwlch path-I almost missed it and had to retrace my steps before spotting it with a group of rooks!! I realised that one of the crowd had a white spot and that was it! Also there , a pair of Oystercatchers and 2 Rock Pips. The Turnstone was near the pier with 5 more .

Ynys-hir

 Sightings over the past couple of days include 10 Greenland white-fronted geese,  2 marsh harriers,  barn owl,  2 water rails and Cetti's Warbler.

Dave Anning