Monday 8 July 2019

Dinas comes up trumps again

A trip over to RSPB Dinas on the Monday 1st July and their were newly installed signs for Owen's cave, a kind of Welsh Robin Hood, nice to celebrate a historical figure but very sad when the RSPB put on their signage "RSPB Dinas home to Owen's Cave" instead of home to Pied Flys, Redstarts and Wood Warblers in the Spring & Dippers, Peregrines, Red Kites all year around??? Anyway walking along the boardwalk, I was surprised to hear a little sub-song of Wood Warbler and sure enough right in front of me was a Wood Warbler showing reasonably well. Perched mid way up on some branches, it then flew up and spent a lot of time in the canopy. Walking further along by the wood, A Spotted Flycatcher was seen perched on a fence and then an immature bird was heard nearby but not seen. Further along by the edge a cracking male Pied Flycatcher was seen by branches low down near the main trunk. Further along a fine male Redtart seen perched on a fence. Walking back and then looking along the main river, 2 Raven flew by on a distant hill top, by the woods, I could heard the trilling song of another fine Wood Warbler, although it wasn't seen. meantime a Dipper flew onto a rock and then flew and settled under a tree.

1 comment:

David Bryant said...

That says just about everything about the RSPB's current priorities, I'm afraid...