Siskin: Dawn treated me to a fantastic birthday trip to Carno where we stopped over in a tipi.
We stayed at Cledan Valley Tipis and it was brilliant the tipis are rustic and fun, I would recommend it to anyone who might be thinking of taking a trip to mid Wales as an alternative to a hotel.
Pied Flycatcher: We spent our last day at Lake Vyrnwy were we watched a huge flock of Siskin and a handful of Redpoll feeding on the feeders near the visitor centre.
We then took a walk along the yellow trail and spotted both female and male Pied Fly. I spotted a Dipper down the waterfall dam. And we could hear Wood Warbler singing but never saw one!
Redstart: Just as we were about to leave I spotted this stunning male Redstart in a private field next to the craft centre.
We also had a really nice lunch at the Lake View Tea Room and met some really nice folks from Warrington and Wigan, you can't go too far without bumping in to a nice northerner.
Cledan Valley Tipis www.cledanvalleytipi.co.uk/
