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White-fronted Goose on sailing club meadow at Llangorse Lake this afternoon #birdingWales

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Hoopoe in a private garden in Brecon yesterday, sadly no sign of it yet today according to the home owner. Also 2 Whimbrel at Llangasty, Llangorse Lake last night #birdingWales

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Drake Ring-necked Duck at Llanbwchllyn Lake with Tufted Ducks. 2 Pied Flycatcher singing in the lake side wood. #birdingWales

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Little Tern still at Llangorse Lake this evening, also 8 species of wader including 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 14 LR Plover and a Ringed Plover, 5 white and a yellow wagtail #birdingWales

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Drake Garganey on the flooded sailing club meadows at Llangorse Lake today. Also 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ringed & 7 LR Plover. Yesterday 3 Black-necked Grebe, two in full summer plumage, were also at the lake, often out in the middle but very mobile. 3 Scaup, 1m2f, still present. #birdingWales

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Lovely couple of days on Skomer Island, thousands of Puffins turned up yesterday but very few around today. Just a single Short-eared Owl hunting into the sunset and a Merlin ranging the west of the island were other highlights.. #BirdingWales

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2 Black Guillemot and 2 GN & a RT Diver in Fishguard Harbour #BirdingWales

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At Aberystwyth, 10 Purple Sandpiper on the wall at high tide with 45 Turnstone by the pier #birdingwales

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Yellow ringed White Stork CV03 at Y Ferwig near Gwbert today, probably from Cove Valley reintroduction project. #birdingwales

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Still one Bonaparte’s Gulls at Llanrhystyd this morning, in the field closest the sea being ploughed by the tractor, by the seaside car cark. #birdingWales

4 weeks ago 13 1 0 0
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15+ Hawfinch feeding in hornbeam at Rhiwderin this afternoon at ST263868. Lots of Greenfinch & Chaffinch around too. #birdingwales

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In the group photo, it's the gull tucked up on the far right if I've understood your question...

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An adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Brecfa Pool near Bronllys today. Far right gull in group photo. #birdingwales

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4 Scaup at Llangorse Lake today #birdingWales

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Hi Annie, I’ve never been to Thompson’s Park, are there any areas in particular to look out for the Firecrests please? Thank you.

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Bittern at Llangorse Lake today in front of the hide #birdingWales

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The Baikal Teal at Castell Ddu Waungron was snoozing this afternoon before feeding with the Wigeon (it's below the Common Gull in the photo) #birdingWales

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Best of a walk on Mynydd Illtyd today were 2 Jack Snipe and this Merlin #birdingWales

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Glossy Ibis at Kidwelly Quay & Siberian Chiffchaff at the sewage works. Water Pipit at Banc-y-Lord between the pill boxes. 115 Bar-tailed Godwit at Burry Port. Avocet, Spotted Redshank & 6 Spoonbill at WWT Llanelli. 3 RNParakeet at Morriston Park. Med Gull with BH's on sea at Aberavon. #birdingWales

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Llangorse Lake is now largely frozen on the whole of the west side and all margins forcing the Smew out into the middle. The Green-winged Teal was with 200+ Teal along the north shore reedbed, it has been in the area of the orange buoy in the second photo - if you can see it! #birdingWales

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At Llangorse Lake the Green-winged Teal came out of the northern reedbed with 200+ Teal. Single female-type Scaup still. 41 Pochard and 31 Pintail were good counts for the lake. Also adult Yellow-legged and 62+ Common Gull in the roost. #birdingWales

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At Whiteford Point a female type Velvet Scoter, 6 Common Scoter, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 GN Diver and 54 Eider all around the lighthouse. Also 19 dark bellied & 1 light bellied Brent Geese, 18 Grey Plover, 53 Ringed Plover, 5 Sanderling and a Knot. Pallid & Marsh Harrier at Llanrhidian #birdingWales

3 months ago 14 0 0 0
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RH Smew still at Llangorse Lake, in reeds in front of hide from 15:30 before moving to the centre of the lake at dusk with the aythya's etc at 16:15. Also two female type Scaup still feeding in their usual area close in to Ty-Mawr Wood to the east of the hide. #birdingwales

4 months ago 13 0 0 0
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Redhead Smew still at Llangorse Lake, distant and feeding close to the western reedbed. 6 female type Scaup still, and a drake Pintail of local interest. #birdingWales

4 months ago 14 1 0 0
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Smew at Llangorse Lake this morning, often distant and keeping tight to the western reedbed, sometimes out of view in the SW most corner from the hide. #birdingWales

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Redhead Smew at west end of Llangorse Lake from the bird hide #birdingWales

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Went to see the Murton Hooded Crow at South Gower RFC before walking out to Whiteford Point where there were a minimums of 22 Eider, 2 RB Merganser, 125 Brent Geese and a summer plumage RT Diver. Single Swallow seen near Reynoldston. #birdingWales

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At Llangorse Lake 3 fem/juv Scaup feeding together to the east of the hide close in, a drake Common Scoter in middle of the lake, and 2 late Swallow at Llangasty church #birdingWales

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Female type Black Redstart on Old College, Aberystwyth, on the end tower with the pointy roof #birdingWales

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9 Whooper Swan at Llangorse Lake this morning #birdingWales

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