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Entry added by: Keith Noble on Mon 25th January 10, 01:36pm Sighting location: Llangorse Lake. Sighting date: 10/12/09
It was good to see some real geese at the Lake on Friday - I hope they linger. As for the small Canada which I photographed on 10 Dec, British Birds Rarities Committee feels that it "falls within the range of our standard Canada Geese", and Jerry Lewis says there is "considerable range in mass with the geese that we ring". The BOU recognises two species - Greater Canada (with various races including Lesser parvipes) and Cackling (which includes Taverner's recently reported in the Wye valley). BBRC is preparing a paper and welcomes observations of possible vagrant Canadas.

Entry added by: Andrew King on Sun 24th January 10, 08:41pm Sighting location: Llanelieu, Talgarth 2hr TTV. Sighting date: 23/01/10
24 spp found spending some time in all the main habitats on the tetrad. Best were Treecreeper, Siskin, pr Marsh Tit, pr Mallard - and where the farmer feeds whole grains to sheep 170 Jackdaw, 30 CCrow, 10 Rook, 9 Stock Dove, 40 Chaffinch and 20 Yellowhammer. Finally it was all tears as what looked like the male Peregrine from a Bl Mtns territory ousted a juvenile female (his own 2009 daughter??) by mobbing, screaming and chasing her for 3-4 miles way north into Radnorshire. Byeee.

Entry added by: Mike Warburton on Sun 24th January 10, 03:04pm Sighting location: Craig Y Cilau. Sighting date: 24/01/10
A pair of Dipper in courtship behaviour on the river.First time I have seen this species here.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Sun 24th January 10, 02:03pm Sighting location: Silver Street, Brecon. Sighting date: 24/01/10
3 Redpoll feeding in birch by Mason's Row.

Entry added by: Mike Warburton,Bethan Warburton,Gary Howells,Alan Coles on Sat 23rd January 10, 08:18pm Sighting location: Erwood/Llaneglwys. Sighting date: 23/01/10
A flock of between 30 and 40 Brambling on the road between Erwood and Llaneglwys at 4pm this afternoon.

Entry added by: John Harper on Sat 23rd January 10, 08:08pm Sighting location: Tetrad SO22Q = Grwyne Fawr behind Sugarloaf and Partrishow Hill. Sighting date: 23/01/10
1st hour in the valley produced 21 spp but an odd mix - no thrushes apart from Blackbirds; no Wrens; plenty of Blue and Great Tits but no Long-tails and no Goldcrests; plenty of noisy corvids. . . . 2nd hour climbed Partrishow Hill to 500m to get the moorland birds except that there were few - only 10 spp - but 4 not seen down below. . . . I was hoping for a Bunting in the snowfields but no joy; I thought I heard Grouse but realised it was just my heartbeat reacting with my rasping breath - quite a realistic sound-a-like ! . . . I do wonder at the sense of trying to cover all habitats in 2 hours when the 2nd hour is unproductive and dilutes the average numbers for 2 hours; if I spent 2 hours in the valley I could double my numbers and no one would know as there is no facility to record what habitats one tried to cover.

Entry added by: Llwyn-onn Ranger Service on Sat 23rd January 10, 12:58pm Sighting location: Usk Reservoir. Sighting date: 23/01/10
Great Grey Shrike showing well near recent clearfell at NW bank of reservoir at 1045, though mobile.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Sat 23rd January 10, 12:04pm Sighting location: Llangorse Lake. Sighting date: 23/01/10
13 Pink-footed Geese were still on the lake at 11.45 this morning and were behind Llangasty Church at 16.15. Also at the lake singles of GBB and YL Gull and 4 Snipe.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Fri 22nd January 10, 10:07pm Sighting location: Mynydd Fforest. Sighting date: 22/01/10
2 Golden Plover in the usual roosting spot on Mynydd Fforest.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Fri 22nd January 10, 08:43pm Sighting location: Brecfa Pool / Felinfach/ Talybont Res.. Sighting date: 22/01/10
At Brecfa Pool 5 Teal and 70 Fieldfare. A Kestrel was on Pontybat Farm along the A470 near Felinfach (SO114339). At Talybont Reservoir 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Tufted, 2 Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, 11 Coot, 6 Little Grebe, 4 Goosander and 4 Cormorant.