Bob Griffiths - Short-eared Owl
Keith Noble - Peregrine
Keith Noble - Cormorant
Keith Noble - Iceland Gull
Mike Williams - Red Kite
Goshawk - Mike Warburton
Yellowhammer - Jeff Slocombe
Kingfisher - Mike Williams
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Entry added by: John Spottiswood on Thu 10th December 09, 08:54pm
Sighting location: Llangorse Lake. Sighting date: 10/12/09
Also adult Yellow-legged gull on buoy. Keith pointed out a small Canada Goose which I now think looked like a 'Lesser' Canada Goose (parvipes)
Entry added by: Keith Noble on Thu 10th December 09, 08:21pm
Sighting location: Llangorse Lake. Sighting date: 10/12/09
One (Greater) Scaup, poor photos in Gallery. But this is not the more subtle bird which I saw on 7 and 8 Dec. I did not see last November's hybrid. The recent photos from Usk look to me like a straight Tufted Duck, an individual with more white on the face than is common.
Entry added by: Keith Noble on Thu 10th December 09, 08:18pm
Sighting location: Llangorse Lake. Sighting date: 10/12/09
Goldeneyes! I was already quite pleased to have scoped 66 in the middle of the lake when I picked out another bunch which brought the total to 93. Also 47 Pochard and a Scaup
Entry added by: Clive Jones on Thu 10th December 09, 06:11pm
Sighting location: Usk Resevoir. Sighting date: 10/12/09
Northern Grey Shrike in lone tall tree near the road in an area of clearfell between the cattle grid on south side of reservoir and the junction left to the reservoir at 11.30 am. Showing very well.
Entry added by: John Harper on Thu 10th December 09, 05:08pm
Sighting location: Tetrad SO21D south of Llangattock. Sighting date: 10/12/09
Midday walk along canal in unaccustomed sunshine ! - - - - 1 Heron; 4 Moorhen; 1 Mallard; Tawny Owl calling just north of canal bridge 113 and the Sequoiadendron, half a mile from the one calling a couple of days ago and the other side of the canal; 10 Wood Pigeon; Collared Dove calling in Llangattock; 130 Rook; 3 Carrion Crow; 35 Jackdaw; 1 Jay; 2 Magpie; 12 Blackbird; 1 Song Thrush; 2 Missel Thrush; 3 Robin; 2 Dunnock; 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker; 4 Great Tit; 16 Blue Tit; 19 Long-tail Tit; 3 Tree Creeper; 3 Nuthatch; 2 Goldcrest; 7 House Sparrow; 11 Chaffinch; 9 Siskin; 5 Goldfinch
Entry added by: John Harper on Thu 10th December 09, 04:59pm
Sighting location: Llangorse / Usk Resr. Sighting date: 10/12/09
Thanks both of you for your "Aythya" comments.
Entry added by: Margaret&Wayne Evans on Thu 10th December 09, 04:50pm
Sighting location: Talybont Resevoir. Sighting date: 10/12/09
Great Northern Diver showing well opposite hide. Fishing between 3.10 and 4.00 this afternoon. Pochard 1; Wigeon 10; Teal 6; Dabchick c8+; Goosander 7; Goldeneye 3 (down from 7 yesterday) Great Crested Grebe 1; Mallard 17; Coot 15: All at hide end of Resevoir. Bullfinch 1; Coal Tit 3; Blue Tit 16; Great Tit 5; Dunnock 2. All near hide.
Entry added by: Clive Micklewright on Thu 10th December 09, 10:00am
Sighting location: lane alongside Pwll y wrach. Sighting date: 10/12/09
Very small hawks often fly in front of cars along Hospital Road past Pwll-y-wrach. Small birds feeding in the road seem to see the car coming but NOT the hawk in front of it. I have seen several "plucked" from the lane.
Entry added by: Luke Phillips on Thu 10th December 09, 01:59am
Sighting location: Llangors. Sighting date: 08/12/09
Last winters hybrid was thought to have some pochard in it which would explain the lack of white wingbar. which was one of the things that put lesser scaup into the frame. As andrew says, theres now way of figuring out what the is. so i tyhink Aythya hybrid is what it will remain.
Entry added by: Andrew King on Wed 9th December 09, 08:36pm
Sighting location: Upper Penllanafal/My Troed. (SO158296) Sighting date: 09/12/09
Along the lane under Mynydd Troed, a nice flock of 30+ Yellowhammer, with similar number of Redwing. Ref the Tufted x Scaup debate - it is almost impossible to give a definite ID with these as they tend to show characters of both. Last years went down as 'Tufted hybrid'. I have not seen the current LLake bird.