Having read in the Ceredigion Bird report and previous contributions in the
blog that Ystumtuen was as good a place as any for Yellowhammers, I thought I'd
pay it a visit this morning for the first time. As I drove down towards the
village itself I heard one singing and pulled over and there it was at the top
of a large Hawthorn Tree. I managed a few record shots before it disappeared. I
didn't hear or see another. What a beautiful place Ystumtuen is. Best of the
rest, a male Redstart fighting its reflection in a house window and at least 2
Cuckoos calling and one seen flying over.
From there I visited some of the reservoirs north of Ponterwyd. The only
notable bird seen was a female Merlin on a roadside post on the way back from
Nant-y-moch.
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Martin Creasser