Wednesday, 17 December 2025

A lovely day for a walk (and a bird survey)

 It was a perfect day  (Tuesdawy) for doing my Winter Bord Surrey at Tre'r ddol.  Many of the birds seemed to be enjoying the sunshine as much as I was - sitting out in the open apparently without a care in the world  (that's the birds,  not me).  I couldn't add them to my square but in s field just east of the Cletwr were a "cream crown " marsh harrier and a male hen Harrier,  just perched on the ground maybe 30 yards apart.  A buzzard was on a fence post in the background and a sparrowhawk preened on another fence post before flying inland into some trees.   There was a couple of short bursts of mistle thrush song.

Later on a chilly visit to Cors Fochno for the harrier roost  we saw the male HH and at east three marsh harriers.  I couldn't say for sure that a male was among them.  Perhaps they roost somewhere else.  A Cetti's warbler called and a water rail squealed. 

Jerry Moore