Winter weather - winter birds
A change to colder weather, with more storms to come... Fieldfare - Dyfed James Fieldfares and Redwings are more frequently being seen, still plenty of berries and fallen apples for them. A Black Redstart in town near Tesco was the bird of Boxing Day - 26th Dec. (Josh Brown) Also, a fem/immature Black Redstart on cliff edge around 11am on the 29th about half a mile north of Mwnt chapel. (Rob Wilson) Snow and ice dominated the weather at the start of the year Frozen ponds on the Teifi Marshes - Diane Williams Mainland Europe is having a much harder freeze than us. Most wildfowl have moved to England, some multiple species flocks have reached Carmarthenshire. On the 28th, three adult Russian White-fronted Geese were in fields beyond Cliff Hotel, Gwbert, Cardigan. Three adult Whooper Swans present on the River Teifi between Llechryd and Llandygwydd until c midday when they flew up river - found by Josh Brown. Prior to this a dark-bellied Brent ...