Had no plans for today has everyone else had other engagements. However when I got up I had a message from Martin Bevan saying that he was now available. A quick call and arrangements were made to go to Llangasty to have a look over Llangorse Lake.
Arriving there the weather was inclement to say the least, in fact it was bloody freezing. The amount of birds on the lake certainly helped in forgetting the cold. Martin quickly found our target birds 2 Scaup. There were at least 36 Goosander, 317 Black Headed Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egrets, Cetti's Warbler, also large numbers of Wigeon, Shoveler and Coot. There were smaller numbers than usual of Goldeneye.
We then followed Martin's directions to Priory Woods in Brecon and yet again got there first time, what has happened to Martin this is getting too regular. At this rate Rob will not be able to call him Satnav Bev anymore. We hadn't been to this site before but we were both very impressed. There were a constant stream of birds wherever we walked. There were 3 Dippers on the river even though it was running very high. Great, Coal, Blue and Long Tailed Tits seemed to be in every tree along with Treecreepers and Nuthatch. Finally we found what we came for Brambling, about 75 of these Scandinavian beauties. Martin kept hearing a Marsh Tit but frustratingly we could just not locate it.
On the way back we had a quick walk around Garwnant but we seen hardly anything including our target Willow Tit.
His directions may have improved but he's still never bought a round of tea's ☕
ReplyDeleteThis is so true Rob.
ReplyDeleteNow Mr gaze one thing at a time and maybe in the next twenty years and it was a nice couple of hours out and the wood was a real Mature wood and a little bit older than Rob and a place I would like to go back one day.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good day lads and Phil made me mention the tea's Martin.
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