Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn – vice county 47
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Bird-recording in Wales is based largely on the Watsonian vice-county system. Montgomeryshire is the northern third of Powys unitary authority; records for the northern section of the recording area are shared with Denbighshire.
County Bird Recorder
Simon Boyes, Bridge Cottage, Middletown, Welshpool, Powys, UK, SY21 8DG
Email: montbird@gmail.com
County Bird Report
The annual Ceredigion Bird Report is now published as a PDF and the 2019 report is available for reading and as a download here. Copies of earlier years cost £7 and are available from RSPB Ynys-hir, Teifi Marshes Welsh Wildlife Centre and Ystwyth Bookshop, Aberystwyth.
Bird Club
Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust Bird Group meets monthly, in Welshpool during September to March, and field trips in the Summer.
British Trust for Ornithology
Jane Kelsall
Tel: 01970 872019
Email: janekelsall@phonecoop.coop
Recent Sightings
Local Site Information
Local birders have produced information on some sites in the vice-county.
County avifauna: The Birds of Montgomery, by Braydon Holt and Graham Williams (2008) is out of print.
Birdwatching site guide: Where to watch birds in Wales, by David Saunders and Jon Green, is published by Helm (4th edition, 2008) and features all the places that are known for their birds, with maps of many, and details of access and the wildlife you might expect to see at each time of year (ISBN 9780 71367 484 2). RRP £16.99.