On a more positive note there was a Yellowhammer calling by Pen-y-Gurnos and the Great Grey Shrike was still present on the Ceredigion side of the Upper Tywi along with another Yellowhammer, loads of Meadow Pipits, Siskins and Crossbills.
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Soar-y-Mynydd and Doethie
More kite surveying today in the hills above Tregaron. The number of kites nesting in the area appears to be a lot lower than it was 25 years ago. Numbers of ravens too are well down with several old sites seemingly unoccupied. Not difficult to see why either - no sheep!! In the Doethie the river has been fenced along its whole length (presumably at huge expense and using some sort of conservation grant) and yet the only three sheep I saw were inside the fence as the gates had been propped open!