Ceredigion
vice county 46
Bird-recording in Wales is based largely on the Watsonian vice-county system. The boundaries of Ceredigion VC46 (formerly Cardiganshire) are identical to Ceredigion unitary authority.
County Bird Recorder
Russell Jones, Bron-y-Gan, Talybont, Ceredigion SY24 5ER – looks after WeBS, county records and rarities. Email: russellbronygan@outlook.com
Bird Club
Although there is no bird club, monthly field trips are organised for resident and visiting birdwatchers. Click under Contacts on the Ceredigion Birds blog for details.
British Trust for Ornithology
Naomi Davis Email: CardiganshireBirds@gmail.com Organises all BTO surveys apart from those by Russell Jones (see County Bird Reporter above)
Recent Sightings
Local Site Information
Birds of Ceredigion, by Hywel Roderick and Peter Davis (2010). An historic review of the county’s birds, written by two former county recorders, illustrated by local photographers and funded by local birders. £16.50 from local bookshops. The Birds of Cardiganshire, by Geoffrey C.S. Ingram, H. Morrey Salmon and W.M. Condry (1966). Published by West Wales Naturalists Trust. Out of print.