Sheet1 Y BYDDWN Records from 28/10/2016 BIRDS Latin name Common name Behaviour Breeding Comments & Photos BIS BWT Accipiter gentilis Goshawk Roosting, soaring. Female on 10/8/18. Male 20/10/18 and 1 on 25/10/18 Accipiter nisus Sparrowhawk Often seen hunting 29/07/2017 + 3/12/17 Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit Regularly seen Alauda arvensis Skylark Migrating over Alcedo atthis Kingfisher Anas platyrrhynchos Mallard On pond 13/4/18 Apus apus Swift Feeding overhead 01/07/17 Ardea cinerea Grey Heron Flew east over wood 03/12/17 Branta canadensis Canada Goose Fly over First record April 5th 2018 Buteo buteo Buzzard Flying over & Calling Pair on territory Regular sightings Carduelis cannabina Linnet Passing through First record 31/8/18 Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch Singing & feeding Pair on territory First noted 24/5/17 just beyond east gate. Certhia familiaris Treecreeper Feeding Probable breeder 1 sighted near boundary edge. Cinclus cinclus Dipper Feeding and singing Sighting below bridge Columba livia Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Occasional fly over First record 21/8/18 Columba oenas Stock dove In wood and singing Probable breeder nearby 24/5/17. Only record. Columba palumbus Woodpigeon In wood and singing Probable breeder At least 2 prs within the boundary. Egg shells found. Corvus corax Raven Regularly seen & heard over Seen and heard over reserve Corvus corone Carrion crow Resident Probable breeder Regular sightings Corvus frugilegus Rook Regularly seen & heard 4 flew over 24/5/17 and more later. Corvus monedula Jackdaw Regularly seen & heard Up to 20 feeding in sheep field to the south Cyanistes caeruleus Blue tit Carrying food & regular feedersNest in tree hole 2 pair with tree hole nest and 3 pair within boundary Delichon urbica House Martin Often feeding over area 13/6/17 &18th Fly over Dendrocopus major Great spotted woodpecker Alarm call & often heard Probable breeder First noted 22/5/17 Egretta garzetta Little Egret Fly over Only record July 27th 2018 Erithacus rubecula Robin Singing throughout Nest with eggs 2 singing on reserve Falco columbarius Merlin Falco peregrinus Peregrine Passing through First record 5/10/18 Falco subbuteo Hobby Falco tinnunculus Kestrel Passing through Female on 20/10/18 Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch Singing Probable breeder 1 singing on reserve Garrulus glandarius Jay 8 feeding in September Flew over reserve 24/5/17 Hirundo rustica Barn swallow Often feeding over area Flew over twice on 24/5/17 suggesting local breeder Larus argentatus Herring Gull First record 2/8/18 Larus fuscus Lesser black-backed gull Fly overs Probably Llangors lake to Brecon 24/5/17 Larus ridibundas Black-headed Gull First record 25/2/18 Milvus milvus Red Kite Hunting overhead 08/06/2017 & occasional flyover Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail Flew upstream through reserve 21/12/17 Muscicapa striata Spotted flycatcher Feeding in wood clearing Bred, at least 3 young. Pair on reserve 24/5/17, 1 on 28/5/17 & 18/6/17. Another on S hedge, 2nd pair Numenius arquata Curlew Calling In nearby field and over reserve 21 &22/6/17 Parus major Great tit Singing & regular feeders 2 pair records within boundary but not quite on reserve Periparus ater Coal tit Juvenile on reserve 24/5/17 Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant Fly over First seen April 5th 2018 Phasianus colchicus Pheasant Calling Often heard nearby Page 1 Sheet1 Phoenicurus phoenicurus Redstart Singing Probable breeder Regularly heard on south hedgerow Phylloscopus collybita Chiffchaff Singing &calling up to Sept. 2 singing within boundary, 1 on reserve. Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler First record 5/4/18 Pica pica Magpie Feeding & calling Nest along rail track. Regular sightings Picus viridus Green Woodpecker Calling in wood 17/11/17 Poecile palustris Marsh Tit Feeding in wood 29/07/17 Prunella modularis Dunnock Singing Possible breeder On south hedgerow & again beyond hay bales 18/6/17 Pyrrhula pyrrhula Bullfinch Calling & regular feeders Possible breeder Birds to and fro from reserve Regulus regulus Goldcrest Singing Probable breeder 18/6/17 First sighting on reserve, though may have heard before. Scolopax rusticola Woodcock Sitta europaea Nuthatch Calling & regular feeders Collecting nest material Plenty of activity in south hedgerow tree Streptopelia decaocto Collared dove Singing First noted 24/5/17 on north hedgerow. Only record. Strix aluco Tawny Owl Roosting in wood 21/08/17 Sturnus vulgaris Starling First record 27/7/18 Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap Singing & alarm call Probable breeder 2 singing on reserve, still heard in Sept. Sylvia borin Garden warbler Singing in suitable habitat Saw and heard 9/5/17 only Troglodytes troglodytes Wren Singing Probable breeder 2 singing on reserve Turdus iliacus Redwing Mixed flock through reserve 21/12/17 Turdus merula Blackbird Singing Probable breeder 2 singing on reserve Turdus philomelos Song thrush Singing Probable breeder 2 singing within boundary, 1 on reserve. Turdus pilaris Fieldfare Mixed flock through reserve 21/12/17 Turdus viscivorus Mistle thrush Feeding & carrying food Probable breeder Flew from reserve on 24/5/17 and often in sheep field Latin name Common name Behaviour Breeding Comments ANTS Lasius flavus Yellow meadow ant irecord 28/05/17 Lasius niger Black ant irecord 25/04/17 BEETLES Cantharis decipiens Soldier Beetle irecord 26/05/17 Clytus arietus Wasp Beetle Irecord 28/05/18 Grammopterus ruficornis Longhorn Beetle Irecord 03/06/18 Hoplia philanthus Welsh Chafer irecord 13/06/17 Hylobius abietus Pine Weevil Irecord June 2018 Lost photo Leiopus nebulosus Longhorn Beetle Irecord 11/06/17 Nicrophorus humator Black Sexton Beetle irecord 06/05/18 Nicrophorus investigator irecord 02/08/18 Nicrophorus vespilloides Burying beetle Irecord 08/06/17 Phyllobius sp Vine Weevil Pomaceus or glaucus irecord 8/6/17+ 9/5/17 Protapion fulvipes White Collar Seed Beetle irecord Considered correct 21/08/17 Rhagium mordax Longhorn Beetle Irecord 28/05/18 Rhagonchya fulva Soldier Beetle irecord 01/07/17 Ruptela maculata Longhorn Beetle Irecord 13/06/17 Sinodendron cylindricum Rhinoceros Beetle Irecord 28/05/18 LADYBIRDS Page 2 Sheet1 Adalia bipunctata 2 Spot Ladybird Irecord 7/12/17 No photo Adalia decempustulata 10 Spot ladybird irecord 28/05/17 Coccinella septempunctata 7 Spot Ladybird irecord 29/07/17 Harmonia axyridis Harlequin Ladybird irecord 20/07/17 Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 14 spot ladybird irecord 08/06/17 Psyllobora vigintuopunctata irecord 28/05/17 Psyllobora vigintuopunctata Larva 4 on different plants irecord 23/07/17 Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24 spot ladybird irecord 23/07/17 BEES Andrena fulva Tawny Mining Bee Irecord 06/05/18 Apis mellifera Western Honey bee Irecord 18/07/17 Nomada goodeniana Goodens Nomad Bee Irecord 05/05/18 Sphecodes monilicornis Box-headed Blood Bee irecord 23/08/17 Vespa crabro Hornet Irecord 13/06/17 Vespula vulgaris Common Wasp worker Irecord 01/07/17 BUMBLE BEES Bombus hypnorum Tree Bumblebee irecord 13/6/17 also queen on 18/6/17 Bombus lapidarius irecord 13/06/17 Bombus pascuorum Irecord 26/05/17 BUGS Allygus mixtus Leafhopper Irecord 17/08/18 Alnetoidea alneti Leafhopper irecord considered plausible 05/10/17 Anthocoris nemorum Common Flower Bug irecord 01/07/17 Aphrophora alni irecord 06/08/17 Blepharidopterus angulatus Black-kneed Capsid Irecord 12/07/18 Centrotus cornutus Tree hopper irecord 28/05/17 Cercopis vulnerata Frog hopper irecord 28/05/17 Cixius nervosus irecord 18/06/17 Closterotomus norwegicus Potato capsid irecord 18/07/17 Coreus marginatus Dock Bug (shield-bug) irecord 31/08/17 Coriomeris denticulatus irecord 29/07/17 Deraeocoris lutescens Irecord 05/04/18 Deraeocoris ruber irecord 29/07/17 Dolycoris baccarum Sloe Shield Bug irecord 25/08/17 Empoasca vitis Leafhopper Irecord 23/04/18 Eupteryx aurata Leafhopper Phil Ward 01/08/17 Eupteryx urticae Leafhopper 5mm on nettle irecord 29/07/17 Evancanthus interruptus irecord 01/07/17 Gryopocoris stysi Mirid Bug irecord 13/06/17 Leptopterna dolobrata Irecord Photo of nymph apparently identical.