Your recent sightings at Ynys-Hir
Your recent sightings
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Recent sightings 12/10/2016
October began with an astonishingly insightful fungi walk on the 2 nd , lead by Ray Woods. Although unfortunately not many fungi were located (general consensus seems to be that this year will prove a poor one for seeing fruiting bodies), we did...
Posted 12 Oct 2016 by Christopher G -
Ynys-hir Recent Sightings 16th -22nd February 2015
Hi, During my final week as a Mid Wales Conservation Intern it was the large high tides that produced excellent wildlife watching. An early start in the Breakwater Hide on the 20 th produced good wader numbers on the Breakwater field including, 10...
Posted 23 Feb 2015 by Adam J -
Ynys-hir Recent Sightings 19th-24th January 2015
Hi, In a week with large high tides fingers were crossed that a few goodies would turn up on the reserve. We weren’t left disappointed with 1x Bean Goose in amongst a flock of 25x Greenland White-fronted Geese (viewed from Poggles Bench, 24 th ), ...
Posted 24 Jan 2015 by Adam J -
Ynys-hir Recent Sightings 12th-18th January 2015
Hi, A calm frosty start to the 18th provided the perfect opportunity to head out onto the reserve and do a bit of wildlife watching. On arrival at the Visitor Centre a Water Rail skidded across the frozen pools below. A Woodcock rose up from a sma...
Posted 20 Jan 2015 by Adam J -
Ynys-hir Recent Sightings 5th-11th January 2015
Hello and Happy New Year to you all! I’ll begin with an update on “JNA” a drake Teal with a lime green nasal saddle . The bird sighted on the Ynys Edwin pool back in December was ringed in 2012 on the Gironde estuary near Bordeaux, France. Over 16...
Posted 15 Jan 2015 by Adam J -
Ynys-hir Recent Sightings 14th-20th December 2014
Hi, With thousands of wetland birds now wintering on the Dyfi estuary there is a true wildlife spectacle to be witnessed on a stroll around the reserve. A large number of birds utilise the Breakwater field for feeding and roosting where great...
Posted 22 Dec 2014 by Adam J
