Great and Little Egrets on Cors Caron Wed 7th Jan

Around Pont Einon

 Whooper Swans, 2 showing well, Canada Geese  5, Greylag 6, Goosander 6, Lapwing 90 plus in nearby fields.

At Pont Gogoyan 60 Wigeon,  1 Little Egret and 2 Goosander.  Pant Pool was iced over,  so no birds there.

Gérard Fordham

Clettwr

 After the roads had thawed enough I drove to the ford at the Clettwr and walked halfway down to the bridge.   A wonderful sunny afternoon with beautiful light.  Highlights were both male and ringtail hen harrier, two marsh harriers, three green sandpipers,  a goshawk attempting to take lapwings,  a female Merlin perched on a post,  two squealing water rails and a grey wagtail at the ford.  Thoroughly enjoyable though a mite cold.

Russell Jones 

Choughs at Tanybwlch

 My first visit of the year to Tanybwlch got off to a cracking start as there was a pair of Choughs at the far end on the cliffs at Allt Wen.

Other things were a pair of Song Thrushes, a Red Kite overheard, Little Egret with some Teal in the culvert and a flock of Common Gulls.

Thomas Simpson 

Aberaeron

 A walk round Aberaeron to kick off the year's list.

Blackbird,  Carrion  Crow,  Jackdaw,  Herring Gull,  Feral Pigeon, House Sparrow, Robin,  Pied Wagtail,  Red Kite,  Black-headed Gull,  Starling, Curlew, Oystercatcher,  Graeat Black-backed Gull,  Mediterranean Gull,  Mallard,  Woodpigeon,  Collared Dove,  Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Wren and Dunnock 

Andy James 

Two last harriers

 A quick stroll before dusk, a last look in 2025., across the SW fringe of Borth Bog.  Lo and  behold. A male marsh harrier came in to roost.  Then a male hen harrier,  positivelyangelic, quartering into the gloom, then went down, presumably to roost. 

The promise of more excitements to come in 2026 is looming large. More power to the birders. 

Cheers to everyone.

Dave Purdon 

Pinkfeet at Pencarreg Lake

 11 Pink footed Geese at Pencarreg Lake among large flock  of Greylag31-12-2025. ,very close to the border with Ceredigion.

In Lampeter 20 Snipe feeding in open in field opposite Co-op.

Gérard Fordham 

Pont Einon

 6  Little Egrets, pair of Goosanders, 3 Moorhens,  some Teal and a Barn Owl yesterday  (first seen here in a while).

Will Davies 

Pont Einon

 About 200 Lapwing plus 1 Golden Plover in sheep field just south of Pont Einon yesterday.  Put up by a Peregrine which flew through.  Otherwise a pair of Goosander,  1 Sparrowhawk,  3 Little Egret, 1 Great Egret, 1 Greylag, 1 Snipe and some Teal. 

At Pont Gogoyan about 70 Wigeon.

Gérard Fordham 

Black Tedstart

 Fem/imm Black Redstart on cliff edge around 11am  yesterday about half a miile north of Mwnt chapel.

Rob Wilson