Brecknock Birds

Welcome to Brecknock Birds

Welcome to Brecknock Birds. This site has been set up to encourage interest in bird watching and ornithology in Brecknockshire.

This is a child friendly site and in common with other bird sightings websites, we appeal to contributors to put the birds first. Particularly for sensitive species, please can we ask that no reference is made to breeding sites or aspects of behaviour that would indicate breeding at a set locality in your postings. If in any doubt, then please contact Andrew King, Brecknock County Bird Recorder, first (email below). In view of this, any postings made that are deemed inappropriate will be removed by the moderators without warning or explanation. We hope these pages will build on our knowledge of birds rather than provide valuable information to those few people that may wish to target species for their own purposes.

The district of Brecknockshire covers approximately 500 square miles, stretching from Rhayader to Merthyr Tydfil, Ystradgynlais to Hay on Wye. We hope very much you enjoy bird watching here as much as we do and look forward to hearing about your bird sightings. Happy birding!

Brecknock Bird News by Andrew King, County Bird Recorder (andrew.king53[at]virgin.net)

Summer Atlas progress
Since improvement in the weather there has been a welcome upturn in TTV results onto the website (www.bto.atlas). 33 tetrads done when I last looked. Those of you that have committed to doing a summer breeding TTV, may I remind you that the first recording period closes in little over 3 weeks at the end of May. For those of you with a more casual interest - you too can take part by submitting 'Roving Records'. These are particularly important if we are to map the presence of breeding species across Breconshire. So - if you have a Blackbird nesting in your garden hedge, a local Rookery, or Swifts screaming round the village chapel, PLEASE make a return and contribute to the Atlas. Both John Lloyd and myself have manual recording sheets if you prefer to do it that way. Thankyou for your involvement.

Request for Butterfly data
With my Butterfly recorder hat on!! - several Atlas contributors have asked if they should record presence/absence of Butterfly species in their tetrad. Definitely a good idea - whilst birds are the main target, please make a note of what species you encounter at tetrad scale, with a vague idea of numbers, and let me know at the end of the season. Grateful for any help you can give.

Andrew King - Breconshire Butterfly Recorder.

Breconshire Bird Report 2006.
The 2006 report and back copies are available through the publisher, Brecknock Wildlife Trust. Pleae contact BWT at the address below should you require a copy;

Brecknock Wildlife Trust, Lion House, Bethel Square, BRECON. LD3 7AY. (Tel: 01874 610552)

The 2007 report is due to be published in September 2008.

Most recent sighting... (See all sightings)

Added by: Howard Lloyd on Sat 10th May 08, 10:30pm
Sighting location: Nr Mountain Centre - about by 268.982. Sighting date: 10-05-'08
Not quite 100% sure that I had sighting of Red-backed Shrike on top of bush near Gorse bushes about 16.00hrs,unfortunately I left telescope in car. The head, back and tail and stance were right but unable to see eye stripe with binoculars only. Light excellent.

Added by: J.Richards on Fri 9th May 08, 09:11pm
Sighting location: Llangorse Lake, ( Llangasty ). Sighting date: 09/05/2008 6pm
4 common scoter ( photos taken ), 2 whimbrel, 2 common tern, 1 male gadwall,and the usual other waders .Plenty of warblers singing inc 2 cettis warblers on walk towards Ty Mawr.