Tuesday 12 December 2017

Llanon sightings, 11th December

Took a couple of American visitors to Llanon to see Redwing and Fieldfare (and indeed Blue Tit, Dunnock etc) yesterday morning, 11 December.

Great White Egret 1 - seen v briefly from car park flying south low over fields. Couldn't relocate so presumably flew on.
Fieldfare c60
Redwing c280
Song Thrush c120
Blackbird c70
Reed Bunting 2
Linnet, 1
Pied Wagtail 1
Lapwing 2
Golden Plover c350
Common Snipe 3 (flew in at16.00, landed and then off again south.
Meadow Pipit c60
Rock Pipit 1
Skylark 10
Red Kite 30
Common Buzzard 8

A dog-walking lady we met said two Hen Harriers had been seen in the football pitch area - no sign south of car park where we were and no sign later in the afternoon north of the chapel/football pitch. Not totally convinced - a number of Buzzards were flying low in a harrier-like manner! Suspect confusion but willing to be proved otherwise.


Ian Harrison

I hope Ian's American visitors enjoyed their experience of birding in Ceredigion and that the weather wasn't too unkind.
I have been snowed in all weekend but managed to get out this afternoon to visit Chris in hospital, He's improving all the time and is looking forward to going out birding again.