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Entry added by: Gareth Rees on Wed 30th June 10, 08:29pm Sighting location: Penwyllt RW line NR. Sighting date: 30/06/10
Three years ago a walk along Penwyllt RW line would have yielded 3-4 pairs of Stonechat. After the last two winters there are no Stonechat but it was good to see they have been replaced by 2 pairs of Whinchat showing how they compete for the same habitat. Around 50 Dark Green Fritillaries were seen over four 1 km squares with smaller numbers of often worn Small Pearl Bordered Frits in these same sites.

Entry added by: Andrew Dally on Wed 30th June 10, 04:00pm Sighting location: Pwll Bo, Llanwrtyd. Sighting date: 30/06/10
Tawny Owl bothered by numerous agitated birds on branch of tree at 9.30am. Singing male Whitethroat and second agitated male in area of scrub.

Entry added by: Mike Warburton on Tue 29th June 10, 07:36pm Sighting location: Cwm Claisfer 6.00pm-7.15pm. Sighting date: 29/06/10
A walk along the escarpment above the conifers turned up family parties of Meadow Pipit,Song Thrush,Willow Warbler, Siskin, Chaffinch,Wheatear and Goldfinch.Also seen were Raven and Carrion Crow but the highlight was very close view of a 2nd CY Hobby.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Tue 29th June 10, 04:12pm Sighting location: Battle Hill Forestry. (SO012333) Sighting date: 29/06/10
Signs of Autumn movement today with a Green Sandpiper on the small pool to the south of Battle Hill forestry. During TTV 34 species found with highlights of 3 Crossbill, 1 Wood Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Redpoll, 6 Linnett, 1 Stonechat and 2 Tree Pipit.

Entry added by: Andrew King on Mon 28th June 10, 10:11pm Sighting location: Llangorse Lake. Sighting date: 28/06/10
Lake tonight held 118 Mute Swan + five small broods of cygnets (2,3,3,4,4), 410 Canada Geese and that did not include the creche gang of 60-80 birds that must have been on a meadow elsewhere, 6 GCGrebe, 6 ad Lapwing, 65 Mallard, 22 + 3 juv Coot, 2 BHGull and plenty of Reed Warbler and Bunting.

Entry added by: Gareth Rees on Mon 28th June 10, 08:09pm Sighting location: Crai valley. Sighting date: 26/06/10
TTV 82W was covered on Saturday with 44 species noted. It was livened up by a Blackcap incorporating perfect Woodlark mimicry into its song! It was lucky that the habitat was dense deciduous woodland and totally unsuitable for Woodlark otherwise it could have got embarrassing! As it was, it took two visits to eliminate the Woodlark possibility but the second visit added a Marsh Tit family party and my third Spotted Flycatcher nest of the season (NY).

Entry added by: Gareth Rees on Mon 28th June 10, 07:56pm Sighting location: Ystradfellte reservoir. Sighting date: 28/06/10
Two adjacent tetrads, SN91N and P covered today. 27 and 17 species respectively. Wheatear fledglings on both, Redstart fledgling on N but the best record was a chipping Snipe on the slope below Fan Dringarth (SN91P), It is most helpful when they call during daylight, and it seems that 1 p.m. ish in the last week of June is a favoured time for this behaviour.

Entry added by: Colin Richards on Mon 28th June 10, 06:09pm Sighting location: south Breconshire. Sighting date: 28/06/10
Male Ring Ouzel and 2 fledged chicks - different site to that of the 24th.

Entry added by: Ruth Brown on Mon 28th June 10, 10:08am Sighting location: Llanfrynach village. (SO074256) Sighting date: 27/06/10
Adult and juvenile siskins enjoying niger seeds at the feeder in my garden. Almost daily, including yesterday.

Entry added by: Ruth Brown on Mon 28th June 10, 10:02am Sighting location: Llanfrynach village. (SO074256) Sighting date: 28/06/10
2 small warblers, one with dull slightly reddish cap, other with dull blackish cap, going "tschack tschak" and searching for insects in garden shrubs, assumed to be blackcaps, the first looking like a juvenile.