THIS IS an OLD Wales trip - not this year 2011 - Please ignore this post
Following todays dry run visit I realise that the Dipper site details are wrong – Oops sorry Peter! Whilst it looked right on the OS map, I found it was the wrong site – more later, the good news conditions at Elan are perfect, little of the leaf bud has broken and the morning sun is perfect , good numbers of Pied Flycatcher and some very obliging Wood and Willow Warblers – Redstart numbers were low, the earlier the better for Redstart display but I visited latish in the morning and it became apparent that bird activity died down after about 11 and was very quiet by noon – the typical mid day lull…. Gigrin was strangely quiet, only 1 buzzard and only about 50 Kites…..So……
I propose a revised schedule to maximise time at Elan Valley
Meet at Elan Valley for insomniacs at 8.00am or second wave of not so keen at 9.00 for 9.30 – Car Park at Elan Valley visitor centre SN 927 647 pay and display charge is £1
Revised Dipper site from lunchtime onward or drive round reservoir if conditions favour landscape - I located a site near the visitor centre where the adults are feeding chicks away from the nest in tussock grass on river bank – the river is wide and shallow but I had adult birds within 30 feet or so with little effort – Dippers can be found at the bridge east of visitor centre at SN 955 667
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3 repliesTHIS IS an OLD Wales trip - not this year 2011 - Please ignore this post
Following todays dry run visit I realise that the Dipper site details are wrong – Oops sorry Peter! Whilst it looked right on the OS map, I found it was the wrong site – more later, the good news conditions at Elan are perfect, little of the leaf bud has broken and the morning sun is perfect , good numbers of Pied Flycatcher and some very obliging Wood and Willow Warblers – Redstart numbers were low, the earlier the better for Redstart display but I visited latish in the morning and it became apparent that bird activity died down after about 11 and was very quiet by noon – the typical mid day lull…. Gigrin was strangely quiet, only 1 buzzard and only about 50 Kites…..So……
I propose a revised schedule to maximise time at Elan Valley
Meet at Elan Valley for insomniacs at 8.00am or second wave of not so keen at 9.00 for 9.30 – Car Park at Elan Valley visitor centre SN 927 647 pay and display charge is £1
Revised Dipper site from lunchtime onward or drive round reservoir if conditions favour landscape - I located a site near the visitor centre where the adults are feeding chicks away from the nest in tussock grass on river bank – the river is wide and shallow but I had adult birds within 30 feet or so with little effort – Dippers can be found at the bridge east of visitor centre at SN 955 667
Gigrin Farm unchanged – meet up at at 3.00pm
NB
OOPS forgot my mobile number - 07799 222 920
Have a great day everyone
Cheers
Mark