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Entry added by: Alan Salter on Sat 20th October 18, 06:45pm Sighting location: Y Byddwn, Groesffordd. Sighting date: 20/10/18
Easily 10000 starlings flying towards Llangors Lake from 5.30 to 6.15pm in several groups but at least 4 with over a 1000 birds. A female kestrel also hunting close to the reserve.

Entry added by: Alan Salter on Sat 20th October 18, 06:41pm Sighting location: Beacons park, Brecon. Sighting date: 20/10/18
Up to 3000 starling flew NW over house at 8am in a thin line spread from east to west. A grey wagtail feeding around garden pond the previous evening.

Entry added by: Alan Salter on Thu 18th October 18, 07:26pm Sighting location: Y Byddwn, Groesffordd. Sighting date: 18/10/18
Over reserve this morning. A single flock of about 80 redwing, 10 skylark flying west,18 starling also flying west in small groups, a male goshawk soaring on the thermals before flying south east, and 2 grey wagtails. On the reserve 1 chiffchaff.

Entry added by: Mynydd Illtyd on Thu 18th October 18, 07:11pm Sighting location: Mynydd Illtyd. Sighting date: 18/10/18
A male Ring Ouzel was with 40 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare and small numbers of Blackbird, Song and Mistle Thrush feeding in a Rowan and Hawthorn hedge. WeBs count gave 63 Snipe, 83 Golden Plover and a Grey Heron. Also 3 Stonechat and 3 Meadow Pipit and 5 Common Darter still about. Earlier in the day 208 Canada Geese were on the water at Llangorse Lake but I could not find yesterday Pink-footed Goose.

Entry added by: Colin & Judith Richards on Thu 18th October 18, 05:13pm Sighting location: Irfon Valley above Abergwesyn. Sighting date: 18/10/18
A party of 6 Ring Ouzel in rowans, 2 Goosander (redheads), Dipper, and Grey Wagtail on the river, 2 Peregrine, 4 Red Kite and a pair of Raven

Entry added by: Bob Griffiths on Thu 18th October 18, 02:25pm Sighting location: Cwm Llia. Sighting date: 18/10/18
Small mixed flock of Redwing and Fieldfare (20 plus)

Entry added by: Shelley Evans on Wed 17th October 18, 09:08pm Sighting location: Glasbury Fford Fawr. Sighting date: 17/10/18
BTO WeBS count today - 121 Canada Geese, 3 Cormorant, 8 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 51 Mallard, 31 Mute Swan (incl 3 juvs in field formerly winter wheat now cover/set aside?). Also 2 Buzzard 1 Red Kite, 12 BH Gulls, 50 LBB Gulls & 2 Grey Wagtail. Much woody debris, most fences and gate down after storm Callum. ( Red Admiral & Hummingbird Hawk Moth back home in Glasbury garden on salvias & asters).

Entry added by: Ceri Jones on Wed 17th October 18, 08:43pm Sighting location: Glasfynydd Forest. Sighting date: 17/10/18
Late this afternoon a calling Willow Tit across the road from Pont ar Wysg car park.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Wed 17th October 18, 03:26pm Sighting location: Llangorse Lake. Sighting date: 17/10/18
In a brief visit to Llangasty a Pink-footed Goose was with the Canada’s and a GW Egret was on the far shore.

Entry added by: Alan Salter on Tue 16th October 18, 10:06pm Sighting location: Beacons park, Brecon. Sighting date: 16/10/18
Several small flocks of redwing over house this morning and a single fieldfare again as on the 9th.