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Pied Flycatcher

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!

Shoveler

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

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BTO Atlas.
With the third winter of the Atlas project complete, now is the time to complete all those Roving Records that you might have noted in a diary, or in the memory bank!. Before they are forgotten, PLEASE put them to good use and submit them to the Atlas so we can get a better idea of just where our species are.

Roving Records can either be submitted through the BTO Atlas website, or by requesting paper forms for manual completion from either John Lloyd (the_lloyds@dsl.pipex.com)or Andrew King (andrew.king53@virgin.net)

Check to see what birds have yet to be recorded in your home area - many of the common garden species lack coverage in many areas, especially in summer when breeding data is also requested. It is easiest to check progress this far, on the BTO Atlas website www.birdatlas.net

Thankyou to all those that have contributed this winter.

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2008 BRECONSHIRE BIRD REPORT - now published by Brecknock Wildlife Trust. Biggest ever edition - 76 pages!!
Great value at £6 if collected from either the BWT office in Brecon (Tel 01874 625708), or via the Editor, Andrew King. (£6.60 for a mailed copy).
The 2008 edition includes:
updated Species Accounts (2008)
the Llangorse Lake Ringing Report
results of Aquatic Warbler and Reed Bunting ringing projects
accounts of the finding of Citrine Wagtail, Whiskered Tern and Eagle Owl
AND a new feature - a Gazetteer of Breconshire sites - for those that want to discover new areas.
Grateful thanks to the many contributors of records - there could be no report without them!

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Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Fri 12th March 10, 08:29pm Sighting location: Brecfa Pool. Sighting date: 12/03/10
No change at the pool today with single YL and LBB Gull present along with 40ish Teal, a couple of Coot and the pair of Cape Shelduck.

Entry added by: Keith Noble on Fri 12th March 10, 07:08pm Sighting location: Brecon. Sighting date: 12/03/10
Driving into Brecon at dusk recently I noticed Pied Wagtails over the Market Hall area. This evening I walked a circle from the fish and chip shop and found them at the Library in the ivy and on the roof above.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Thu 11th March 10, 09:52pm Sighting location: Brecon bypass. Sighting date: 11/03/10
Barn Owl hunting along the Brecon bypass at 21.30 this evening.

Entry added by: Glyn Roberts on Thu 11th March 10, 08:55pm Sighting location: Glasfynydd Forest / Usk reservoir. (SN820280) Sighting date: 11/03/10
Great Grey Shrike seen in clear fell area south of the reservoir at 1.00 pm.