After checking the barn owl box in Janet's field at Felindre (which had a roosting Tawny in - it obviously hasn't received a copy of the BTO nestbox handbook), we decided to look for orange underwing moths on the edge of Pengelli. No moths, but a female lesser spotted woodpecker fed in the oaks near the reserve entrance, giving excellent views until being booted off by a great spotted woodpecker. The great spot very clearly targeted the lesser, 'piccing' loudly as it tried to land where it was feeding. Janet has seen a lesser spot in exactly the same place before, and with no leaves on the oaks, it is well worth a visit - hopefully there is a male around somewhere too.
There was a flock of 70 fieldfares feeding on ivy berries, and at dusk 400 - 500 redwings came in to roost in the douglas firs nearby. The redwings arrived shortly after making comments on how scarce redwings have been this winter.
Finally a red kite with tags black/yellow 'arrow' was seen nearby. She was tagged in 2004, the third kite to be born in Pembs following their recent recolonisation, and is almost certainly the oldest kite born and bred in the county. (Paddy, Janet and Karen)
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