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Entry added by: Andy Davis on Sat 30th January 10, 05:24pm Sighting location: Trecastle. Sighting date: 30/01/10
Garden Birdwatch. 100 Greenfinch, 30 Goldfinch, 20 Siskin, 20 Coal Tit, 20 Great Tit, 30 Blue Tit, 10 Robin, 200 Chaffinch, 2 Willow Tit, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Jay, 4 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Merlin, 15 Dunnock, 1 Brambling, 2 Raven, 15 Blackbird, 5 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 4 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 30 Starling.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Sat 30th January 10, 04:44pm Sighting location: Mynydd Fforest. Sighting date: 30/01/10
Male Merlin in very low and fast hunting flight accross Mynydd Fforest.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Sat 30th January 10, 04:28pm Sighting location: Felinfach. Sighting date: 30/01/10
Big Garden Birdwatch: 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Collared Dove, 7 each of Chafinch and Greenfinch, 2 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Long Tailed Tit feeding on fat balls,13 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 1 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Starling, a Pheasant and a Grey Squirrel.

Entry added by: Keith Noble on Sat 30th January 10, 03:42pm Sighting location: Brecon. Sighting date: 30/01/10
Big Garden Birdwatch: 18 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 5 Blackbird, 4 House Sparrow, Blue Tit, 3 Blackcap, Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Wood Pigeon, Starling, Great Tit, Song Thrush, Wren, Wood Mouse.

Entry added by: John Harper on Fri 29th January 10, 06:29pm Sighting location: Craig y Fro at 400m. Sighting date: 26/01/10
Ref. Andrew's observation of a Barn Owl hunting at 400m on the 26th (I suspect moorland but don't know - and I can't refer back to the GR once I've started this because this form covers the report ! - - - an irritating weakness of the website). Going by the innumerable small mammal runs in the grass, among the Heather, among the Bilberry and on top of the grass (from when it was covered by snow) at 400 - 500m on Partrishow Hill a week ago (gasp), the uplands are crawling with small mammals - it's just that we don't see them under the vegetation. Presumably, also, birds of prey have to hunt prolongedly for that chance careless mammal that shows a twitch of a whisker or grass stem.

Entry added by: Clive Micklewright on Fri 29th January 10, 04:44pm Sighting location: Arosfa, Pwll-y-wrach. Sighting date: 29/01/10
Almost everything has disappeared from my feeders-does that mean its spring?!?!

Entry added by: Andrew Dally on Thu 28th January 10, 06:21pm Sighting location: Garth Bank. Sighting date: 28/01/10
At least 16 Crossbill with 2 singing males

Entry added by: John Harper on Wed 27th January 10, 07:09pm Sighting location: North bank of R. Usk upriver from Crickhowell Bridge. Sighting date: 27/01/10
Mid-afternoon on a very grey day: - - 1 Heron; 5 Mallard; 3 Dipper at least; 1 Grey Wagtail; 34 Wood Pigeon; 30 Starling in social gathering in tree with much singing; 30 House Sparrows at one end of a hedge and 15 at the other; 1 Green Woodpecker; 1 Missel Thrush; 3 Redwing; 12 Blue Tit; 5 Great Tit; 14 Goldfinch; 2 Treecreeper; but only 4 Long-tailed Tits - has the weather clobbered them badly ? And a Red Kite sailing / hunting over Crickhowell town.

Entry added by: Andrew King on Tue 26th January 10, 08:14pm Sighting location: Craig y fro, Beacons. (SN974206) Sighting date: 26/01/10
At 17:40 tonight I was surprised to see a Barn Owl hunting the A470 verge at Craig y Fro, being at 400m asl and a hardish winter. I also note that the 13 Pink-footed Geese have been reported from the Llandeilo area this morning.

Entry added by: Mark Waldron on Mon 25th January 10, 02:56pm Sighting location: Pencelli Mire. (SO102244) Sighting date: 25/01/10
Walking the canal path from Pencelli to Cross Oaks every alder seemed to have a flock of Siskin with 115 counted. Also 5 LT Tit, 6 Bullfinch, 5 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 3 GS Woodpecker one of which was drumming and a flock of 30 Redwing. A GBB Gull was on the river bank.