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Entry added by: Suzette Mitchell on Sun 5th February 12, 10:43am Sighting location: Bromelys Llangors. (SO137274) Sighting date: 03/02/12
1 pair of Reed buntings at ground feeder in garden for first time 500m from frozen lake.

Entry added by: Andrew King on Fri 3rd February 12, 09:16pm Sighting location: Aberbran/Trallong. Sighting date: 03/02/12
Highlights on two TTVs were 33 Collared Doves together, 1 RL Partridge, 8 Meadow Pipit, one Snipe and 2 Woodcock flushed, two prs Stock Dove, 5 Goldcrest, Goldfinches & Siskins high up on larch cones.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Fri 3rd February 12, 04:09pm Sighting location: Llangorse Lake. Sighting date: 03/02/12
GW Egret was back in his favoured field near the sailing club with 4 Grey Heron. The lake was mostly frozen over with a couple of free patches the largest being off Llangasty where there was a drake Pintail, 16 Shoveler, 11 Gadwall and 12 Pochard. A YL Gull was roosting on the ice. Walked to the new hide where a Water Rail was squeeling and a Treecreeper was in a mixed feeding flock.

Entry added by: Peter Seaman on Thu 2nd February 12, 05:28pm Sighting location: Llangasty point at Llangorse lake. Sighting date: 02/02/12
Dunlin x 2. Image on the gallery page.

Entry added by: MHogan on Tue 31st January 12, 07:23pm Sighting location: Pontsticill reservoir. Sighting date: 31/01/12
Iceland Gull 2nd w, blue/grey mantle, pink/brown bill with distal 1/3 dark brown (4th individual bird observed this winter), Herring Gull[c2800], Lesser Black-backed[c40]. Difficult count tonight, roost being spooked by gunfire and recorded in both VC42 &GG several times.

Entry added by: Jane Jones on Tue 31st January 12, 12:41pm Sighting location: Llanbeilin near Llangorse. (SO155284) Sighting date: 29/01/12
RSPB garden survey sunday 29th jan- of particular note for our property 1 goldcrest going from branch to branch in our wild mini wood, then usual ..3 female chaffinches, 6 male chaffinches 1 coal tit, 9 blue tits, 6 great tit, 1 grt spot woody, 2 blackbirds 2 magpies 1 crow 1 nuthatch 2 robin, only 2 sparrows, 1 dunnock, 2 goldfinch, 1 tawny owl heard nightly, 1 jay, 4 female and 1 male pheasant

Entry added by: peter jackson on Tue 31st January 12, 10:27am Sighting location: Ty Gardd, Canal Bank, Brecon. Sighting date: 31/01/12
Redpoll came to bird feeding station this morning

Entry added by: Andrew Dally on Tue 31st January 12, 07:27am Sighting location: Near Beulah. Sighting date: 30/1/12
My wife arrived home last night after dark and phoned me from the car to come outside quietly and see what the bird was on our bedroom window ledge. It was a Kestrel that flew off when the car engine was turned off.

Entry added by: Wayne Morris & Daniel Jenkins-Jones on Sun 29th January 12, 05:31pm Sighting location: Libanus (north). (SO013270) Sighting date: 29/01/12
Great Grey Shrike Between Libanus and Brecon (100m south of Rhydwernan Cottage). Bird was atop roadside hedge on east side of A470, between 3:30-3:45pm when it crossed road to field with turnips and sheep. Park at field entrance with two galvanized gates.

Entry added by: tony & jan jenkins on Sun 29th January 12, 03:40pm Sighting location: talybont resevoir. Sighting date: 29/01/12
several goldeneye near the shallows of the resevoir, 3 males with 7 female, single dabchick, a pair of tufted and 3 cormerant