Blog Post: Visitor Centre
Just to let you know, our Visitor Center will be closed for 2 days, Tuesday November 3rd and Wednesday November 4th 2015. Don't let that put you off a visit, the reserve will be open as usual - well...
View ArticleForum Post: So much to see, so little time.
Pied flycatchers, wood warblers, wheatears, redstarts, siskins, marsh tits, swallows, house martins, a stoat, warm welcome and a great walk; and I was only here for a couple of hours. Next time I'll...
View ArticleBlog Post: A confusion of Seasons!
As I write this up it is on a day when we have seen everything from hail, snow and now sunshine, truly a mixed bag of weather for the end of April. It is also an interesting time for the birds, we now...
View ArticleBlog Post: New life bursting forth...
It's the time of year when everywhere around the reserve springs into life! Seasonal highlights include the migrant songbirds which have been wonderfully active, giving visitors great views. After...
View ArticleBlog Post: Recent sightings: August 2016
Hello all, Welcome back to the Ynys-hir recent sightings blog. Over the next 10 months Ryan and I (the new residential interns) will aim to provide fortnightly updates on wildlife activity at the...
View ArticleBlog Post: Recent sightings 26/09/16
Ceredigion Moths were back with us on the 11th this month, trapping some of the more autumnal species such as pink-barred sallow, centre-barred sallow, and frosted orange, which gave a seasonal feel...
View ArticleBlog Post: The Cwm yr Esgob oak
Before the next recent sightings entry, a shameless plug. The Cwm yr Esgob oak, at RSPB Carngafallt, Rhayader, has been nominated for the Woodland Trust Wales' Tree of the Year Award. It is a...
View ArticleBlog Post: 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...
View ArticleBlog Post: Breakwater hide closure
The following message is from Dave Anning, site manager. I am sad to say that we have had to close the Breakwater hide at RSPB Ynys-hir. We appreciate that this hide is very popular with local bird...
View ArticleBlog Post: Recent sightings 27/10/16
No doubt many of you will be aware of a red breasted goose on the reserve recently, which continues to be present at the time of writing. Having appeared to arrive with the feral Barnacles from...
View ArticleBlog Post: Recent sightings 16/11/2016
The woodlands at Ynys-hir have looked spectacularly autumnal over the past couple of weeks as the leaves turn, a much appreciated dash of colour as we wait for temperatures to drop and bring in large...
View ArticleBlog Post: Mixed seasons....
Mid-December and the weather has become truly unseasonal. Whilst many winter visitors remain on the reserve, the milder conditions mean my walks home are accompanied by bats. Lake Vyrnwy has been...
View ArticleBlog Post: Big Garden Birdwatch
Welcome back, and a happy new year to all! January again, and time for another Big Garden Birdwatch. This year it runs from the 28th-30th January, and you can register to take part - as well as find...
View ArticleBlog Post: Show the love
A scattering of interesting sightings over the past few weeks, including an unconfirmed report of a great grey shrike near Domen Las, flyover crossbills near the visitor centre on the 2nd, and a...
View ArticleBlog Post: Storm Doris and the approaching Spring
Ynys-hir has had it's fair share of the recent gull activity in the county, with a 1st winter glaucous gull on the 26th, as well as first winter and adult little gulls on the 23rd, which associated...
View ArticleBlog Post: Spring arrivals
A wealth of sightings for you as Spring gleefully unravels it's way into the seasonal procession. We seem to be hearing more and more singing chiffchaffs on a daily basis, and the reserve has also...
View ArticleBlog Post: Migrant birds and bony plants...
With the increase in temperature, most of the regular migrants have been accounted for over the past month, including pied flycatcher, redstart, whitethroat, cuckoo, sedge warbler, grasshopper...
View ArticleBlog Post: A royal visit...
First off, apologies for the delay in this posting, it would have been sooner but we've spent a couple of weeks without internet after the gales. As it is, June is the beginning of the silly season...
View ArticleBlog Post: Sunny days
It's that time of year when the woods go fairly quiet for birds. Pied flycatchers have fledged and dispersed into the top canopy making them almost impossible to spot., and it's a similar story for...
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