Brecknock Birds - Ringing Page
This page is designed to track the movements of ringed birds within the County. Please complete all the fields for any ringed bird even if this bird has already been reported on this page. It is also important to supply this information to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) who can be contacted through this link. As a result the BTO will supply the known history of the individual bird to you, if you wish, a resume can be entered as a sighting on the current sightings page. Click here to add a record to this page.
Current Records - (Most recently added are shown first) - To add a record click here.
Records 261 to 275 of 275
Bird | Location | Date | Name | Ring / Tag description | Comment |
Mute Swan | Maesgwynne Mansion Lake, Llanboidy, Whitland, carms. | 5.02.09 | Christine Murrell | Blue ring, white writing, 7DDX | Has been on this lake since 28.01.09. with mate and moulting cygnet. Also here for 4 days between Christmas and New Year. |
Mute Swan | Brecfa Pool | 23.1.09 | Mark Waldron | Blue 7DDX | He was ringed on 16th September at Llandrindod Lake as an adult and seen there on 16.9.04, 5.11.04, 13.10.05, 17.11.05 and 5.11.06. |
Mute Swan | Brecfa Pool | 23.1.09 | Mark Waldron | Blue ring '7DDX' | Present with mate and moulting cygnet. |
Mute Swan | Usk, Brecon Prom | 3.1.09 | Mark Waldron | Blue 7CTJ | With 3 other unringed adults and 1 cygnet by Llanfaes bridge. |
Mute Swan | Brecon Canal Basin | 3.1.09 | Mark Waldron | X2769 | |
Grey Heron | Brecon Prom. | 16.12.08 | Mark Waldron | Yellow wing tag 'BC' | On his normal perch by the Doctor's surgery. |
Mute Swan | Brecon Canal basin | 9-11.12.08 | Mark Waldron | X2769 | with cobb |
Grey Heron | Brecon Prom. | 2.12.08 | Mark Waldron | 'BC' yellow wing tag | History previously given |
Mute Swan | Brecon Canal basin | 1.12.08 | Mark Waldron | X2769 | Previously described |
Merlin | brecknockshire | 24.11.08 | Andy Davis | White / Whitish Tag On Right Wing? | Photo in gallery (rather poor). This bird flew very close before landing on this perch, white thing visible then. I question whether it is a tag because such a visible one would harm the birds welfare ( making it conspicuous when hunting in low light) |
Mute Swan | Brecon Canal | 10.11.2008 | Mark Waldron | X2769 | Still with Cobb |
Grey heron | Brecon Prom. | 3.11.08 | Mark Waldron | Yellow wing 'BC' previously described. | 1 of 3 found during a BTO TTV. |
Mute Swan | Brecon Canal Basin | 29.10.2008 | Mark Waldron | X2769 | Present with Cobb. Very agressive displays against a third non-ringed Swan. |
Mute Swan | Llangasty, Llangorse lake | 22.10.08 | Mark Waldron | Blue ring 7EHA | |
Mute Swan | Llangasty shoreline, Llangorse Lake | 18/10/2008 | Andrew King | Swan 7EHB still present this morning. | For ringing history - see below |
Grey Heron | Brecon prom. | 30.9.08 | Mark Waldron | Yellow tag 'BC' | Can be seen early most mornings fishing from favourite rock just past the doctors surgery. |
Mute Swan | Llangasty | 29.9.08 | Mark Waldron | Blue '7EHB' | Ringing history shown below |
Red Kite | SN9227 | 5.7.08 | Andy Davis | Green Tag '07' on right wing, green tag also on left wing but indistinguishable. | This bird has been confirmed as probably Green Tag Right wing 07 + Black Tag Left wing 07 which was ringed as the younger of a brood of two near Trecastle on 24th June 2006. This too is the first recorded sighting of this bird. It is possible (but doubtful) that this bird is It is just possible that this is Green/Green 07 which might make it a Scottish bird. |
Red Kite | near Brecon | 24.9.08 | Keith Noble | Juvenile, (with 3 other Kites), both wings tagged P2 white on black | Bird confirmed as ringed as the youngest of a brood of 2 near Whitland in Pembrokeshire on 15th June 2008. It has not been recorded anywhere else as yet. |
Mute Swan | Llangorse Lake | 27.9.08 | Mark Waldron | Z91187 - Cobb of Crannog brood of 6 cygnets. | Z91187 was BLUE 7TR. He was ringed on Llandrindod Lake (hatched 1997) on 10/01/1998. He has been recorded at Llangorse previously by no dates are held. |