{"id":3633,"date":"2022-02-15T11:25:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T11:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/?p=3633"},"modified":"2026-01-11T16:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:38:33","slug":"wildlife-watch-jan-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wildlife-watch-jan-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"(English) Wildlife Watch &#8211; Jan 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3647\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3647 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkey-tail.jpg\" alt=\"Orange, ruffled fungi grow on a decaying log surrounded by green moss. The wood shows visible texture and grain, contrasting with the vibrant colours and organic shapes of the moss and mushrooms. \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkey-tail.jpg 640w, https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkey-tail-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turkey tail fungi (photo: Suzie Fraser)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">25<sup>th<\/sup> January 2-3.30pm &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">With Caroline, Suzie, Max and Penny<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Well its always a huge bonus when an ornithological expert turns up to your monthly wildlife watch! \u00a0Local residents Max and Penny saw the publicity for January\u2019s walk on Facebook and decided to come along \u2013 and how glad we were that they did!\u00a0 We spotted (and heard) more birds on our January watch than we ever have before \u2013 thank you Max and Penny!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3643 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/periwinkle.jpg\" alt=\" Llun agos o flodyn periwinkle porffor bywiog gyda phum petal, wedi'i amgylchynu gan ddail gwyrddlas, sgleiniog. Mae'r cefndir ychydig yn aneglur, gan amlygu'r blodyn fel y prif ffocws.\" width=\"1390\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/periwinkle.jpg 1390w, https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/periwinkle-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/periwinkle-941x1024.jpg 941w, https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/periwinkle-768x835.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/periwinkle-1103x1200.jpg 1103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1390px) 100vw, 1390px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It was a grey cloudy day but as we walked around the Park we heard dunnock, blackbird, and saw celandine, wild strawberries, cheering green primrose leaves and the spiked lords &amp; ladies coming up through the leaf litter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3641 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/catkins.jpg\" alt=\" Llun agos o dri chynffon oen bach hirgul, pinc yn hongian o gangen denau, gyda chefndir aneglur o frigau noeth a lliwiau naturiol tawel, yn awgrymu dechrau'r gwanwyn neu ddiwedd y gaeaf.\" width=\"974\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/catkins.jpg 974w, https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/catkins-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/catkins-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/catkins-768x1009.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Near the pond we heard \/ saw 2 moorhen, jay, pigeon and mute swan, mistle thrushes, long tailed tits, great tits and blue tits.\u00a0 We noticed the pale yellow catkins, like tiny lambs tails \u2013 important early pollen for bees &#8211; on the hazel around the pond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3638 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-fungi.jpg\" alt=\" Mae clystyrau o fadarch oren-frown yn tyfu ar ac o amgylch boncyff coeden sy'n pydru, wedi'u hamgylchynu gan ddail sych, planhigion gwyrdd a brigau mewn lleoliad awyr agored naturiol.\" width=\"500\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-fungi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-fungi-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">More primroses along the ha-ha path and turkey tail fungi on a log pile there.\u00a0 \u00a0In the walled garden we heard song thrushes and a chaffinch, a very exciting turn up \u2013a greenfinch in the apple trees!\u00a0 You can ID a greenfinch by its distinctive green colours and its repeated &#8216;cheese&#8217; call &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/birds-and-wildlife\/wildlife-guides\/bird-a-z\/greenfinch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find out more.\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3639 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/burgundy-stemmed-ivy.jpg\" alt=\"Mae dail eiddew gwyrdd a choesynnau cochlyd-frown yn ymledu ar draws arwyneb carreg llwyd, garw, gan greu patrwm naturiol o ddail a gwead. \" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/burgundy-stemmed-ivy.jpg 480w, https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/burgundy-stemmed-ivy-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The greenfinch population has been decimated in recent years due to \u2018trichomonosis\u2019, a disease that prevents the birds from feeding properly &#8211; and they are now on the &#8216;red list&#8217; of UK endangered birds.\u00a0 Intensive farming has also diminished its food supply.\u00a0 To help stop the decline of the greenfinch population \u2013 make sure you clean your birdfeeder regularly \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/our-work\/rspb-news\/rspb-news-stories\/keep-your-garden-birds-healthy\/\">find out more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What will you see in the Park today?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>25th January 2-3.30pm &#8211;\u00a0With Caroline, Suzie, Max and Penny Well its always a huge bonus when an ornithological expert turns up to your monthly wildlife watch! \u00a0Local residents Max and Penny saw the publicity for January\u2019s walk on Facebook and decided to come along \u2013 and how glad we were that they did!\u00a0 We spotted &hellip; <\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wildlife-watch-jan-2022\/\" class=\"more-link\">Learn More | Dysgwch Mwy<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;(English) Wildlife Watch &#8211; Jan 2022&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3633","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news","8":"h-entry","9":"hentry","10":"no-comments"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3633"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5322,"href":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3633\/revisions\/5322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parcyresgob.org.uk\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}