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Entry added by: Keith Noble on Sun 10th March 24, 04:53pm Sighting location: Usk valley, Brynich to Brecon. Sighting date: 10/03/24
Seven Chiffchaffs along the Usk from Brynich to Brecon. Three at Brecon STW were probably birds that had wintered there, but two in riverside trees near Brynich and two in Island Field were surely new.

Entry added by: Scott larman on Sun 10th March 24, 04:35pm Sighting location: Glasbury (out of county). Sighting date: 10/03/24
Been here an hour and sadly no sign of waxwings on radnor side of Glasbury bridge from 16:30 onwards.

Entry added by: Peter Seaman on Sun 10th March 24, 02:12pm Sighting location: Glasbury, in poplars by footpath next to Wye bridge. Out of county?. Sighting date: 10/03/24
Waxwings. Many thanks Chris for that prompt report. Images in gallery.

Entry added by: Chris Dyson on Sun 10th March 24, 12:50pm Sighting location: Glasbury . Sighting date: 10/03/24
Waxwings were just OOC on the Radnor side! On the Brecon side: 22 Curlew, 5 Oystercatcher, several pairs of Mandarin, 12 Little Egret.

Entry added by: Chris Dyson on Sun 10th March 24, 11:28am Sighting location: Glasbury . Sighting date: 10/03/24
Waxwing, 15 feeding on mistletoe in tall poplars at Glasbury Bont, 11.30.

Entry added by: John Lewis on Fri 8th March 24, 11:02pm Sighting location: Llangorse Lake. Sighting date: 08/03/24
Lunch time: Nuthatch, Tree Creeper and Goldcrest singing by the Cwy footbridge behind the lakeside cafe and 49 Curlew,11 Barnacle Geese and 2 Mistle Thrush in the field. On the flooded sailing club field were 46 Shoveler, 55 Mallard, 2 Pintail ( pair), 86 Teal, 15 Tufted Duck , 5 Goosander, 1 Lapwing , 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Great White Egret and 2 singing Reed Bunting. 170 Wigeon on main lake

Entry added by: John Lewis on Fri 8th March 24, 10:53pm Sighting location: Brecon Town . Sighting date: 08/03/24
15 Siskin, 12 Chaffinch and a Chiffchaff ( which sang briefly) around a feeder in Powys CC car park on Cambrian way. 2 Dippers feeding on the Usk above the bridge and a confiding male Lesser Redpoll in breeding plumage feeding in an Alder by the weir

Entry added by: ellen walsh moorman on Fri 8th March 24, 03:09pm Sighting location: scethrog and llangorse. Sighting date: 08/03/24
2 yellow wagtails playing on the hill behind the spinney 3 corvids hanging about in the osprey oak 2 kingfisher on scethrog moat 5 greenfinch, 3 nuthatch, charm of goldfinch, 2 siskin, pheasant, 2 woodpeckers 33 curlew on llangorse common - what a delight!

Entry added by: Phil Bristow on Fri 8th March 24, 01:38am Sighting location: Llangorse Lake. Sighting date: 07/03/24
2 adult Little Gulls east end of Lake 3.00 pm onwards, plus 5 Black-tailed Godwits flew through heading east and 12 Little Egrets flew across from west side to sooth-east side, all seen from Llangasty viewpoint.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Thu 7th March 24, 04:00pm Sighting location: Mynydd Illtyd. Sighting date: 07/03/24
Good lunchtime WeBs count today, all in the count area, 48 Snipe, 3 Curlew (6 here yesterday), 119 Golden Plover, 7 Mallard, 3 Canada Geese, 2 Grey Heron, 2 pairs Stonechat, 5 Skylark and 8 Meadow Pipit.