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Entry added by: Steve Wilce on Tue 11th August 20, 10:03pm Sighting location: Cathedine. Sighting date: 11/08/20
Barn Owl in my garden tonight, (also hunting the bottom fields, below my house) -Andrew.

Entry added by: Mark Spirito on Sun 9th August 20, 09:36pm Sighting location: Bronllys. Sighting date: 09/08/20
one calling common Sandpiper heading West, over Bronllys this afternoon.

Entry added by: Andrew King on Sun 9th August 20, 05:36pm Sighting location: Llyswen area. Sighting date: 09/08/20
On a chilly morning, little cheer. Single Yellow Wagtail amongst the fodder beets and 2 Whitethroat in hedges were the highlights. Also 100 House Sparrows, 70 Carrion Crows, 2 Buzzards, Red Kite. 2 Herons on pool. Brechfa Pool; hardly worth mentioning. Nil. All life sucked out by non-native weed carpet.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Sat 8th August 20, 11:46pm Sighting location: Builth Wells. Sighting date: 06/08/20
Up to two Ring-necked Parakeets have been reported this week on the Radnor Bird blog flying round the gardens at the bowling club end of North Road in Builth, just south of the Wye, which would put them on our side of the border.

Entry added by: Alan Salter on Sat 8th August 20, 07:52am Sighting location: Y Byddwn, Groesffordd. Sighting date: 07/08/20
One of only 2 rapeseed crops in the area has attracted large flocks of swifts, goldfinches and linnets throughout the summer and yesterday there were about 60 swifts feeding over the crop and over the reserve. Also to my delight 3 spot fly's were on the reserve including 2 juveniles.

Entry added by: Nicholas Beswick on Fri 7th August 20, 10:58pm Sighting location: Mynydd Llangatwg . Sighting date: 07/08/20
Party of four Red Grouse flushed from path over the moor. Five Wheatears at summit

Entry added by: Lm,Ames on Thu 6th August 20, 05:38am Sighting location: Spread eagle fishery . Sighting date: 06/08/20
Green sandpiper on river gravel

Entry added by: Andrew King on Wed 5th August 20, 11:11pm Sighting location: Llangorse Lake. Sighting date: 05/08/20
Big numbers of the bigger stuff - 615 Canada Geese + 1 Greylag, 207 Mute Swan too. Also 130 Mallard, 70 Coot, 1 regular Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck. Redshank and L Egret still present. A second brood of GC Grebes here now - the first brood of two surviving young are now almost as big as parents, but today another brood of 1+ small chicks riding on parents back along N shore.

Entry added by: Alan Salter on Wed 5th August 20, 09:58pm Sighting location: Talgarth. Sighting date: 05/08/20
Flock of about 300 to 400 unidentified finches, but definitely heard greenfinch flying overhead this afternoon while botanising between Talgarth and Trefecca by the Afon Llynfi. Worth watching out for. Also a hobby flew west over Beacons Park yesterday morning.

Entry added by: Andrew King on Mon 3rd August 20, 07:55pm Sighting location: Talybont Reservoir. Sighting date: 03/08/20
Pair Gt Cr Grebe with two young, 7 Little Grebe, 21 Tufted Duck, 33 Mallard, 3 Teal, 3 M Swan, 71 C Geese, 3 Cormorant. Only 2 Common Sandpipers on extensive mud. Alarming Willow Tit near the south hide.