{"id":27923,"date":"2018-03-20T14:13:01","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T14:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=27923"},"modified":"2018-03-20T14:13:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T14:13:01","slug":"rare-sighting-snow-hit-bird-moves-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/20\/rare-sighting-snow-hit-bird-moves-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare sighting as snow-hit bird moves into city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A BIRD that usually lives in the country has been spotted in Roath Park for the first time, during Cardiff&#8217;s second spell of snow.<br \/>\nIt is believed the cold weather forced the stonechat into the city in search of food.<br \/>\nThe robin-sized bird usually lives in rural areas during March, its breeding season.<br \/>\nToday is officially the first day of spring, but the unseasonable snow and ice has affected a lot of wildlife.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27994\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27994\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386941_1815343271851175_2486300032999882752_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386941_1815343271851175_2486300032999882752_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386941_1815343271851175_2486300032999882752_n-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386941_1815343271851175_2486300032999882752_n-770x558.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386941_1815343271851175_2486300032999882752_n-500x363.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386941_1815343271851175_2486300032999882752_n-293x212.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27994\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386941_1815343271851175_2486300032999882752_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386941_1815343271851175_2486300032999882752_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386941_1815343271851175_2486300032999882752_n-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386941_1815343271851175_2486300032999882752_n-770x558.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386941_1815343271851175_2486300032999882752_n-500x363.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386941_1815343271851175_2486300032999882752_n-293x212.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> A male stonechat. Photo: Max Pixels<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nPhil Bristow, 57, Eastern Glamorgan bird recorder and chair of Glamorgan Rarities Committee, believes the snow has \u201cdisplaced\u201d several varieties of birds.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is a result of the severity of the weather. The snow has covered everything so they can\u2019t feed, so they come to odd places if it helps them find some food.<br \/>\n&#8220;They are forced out into strange locations in order to survive,&#8221; said Mr Bristow, of Forest Oak Close.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27995\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-27995 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27995 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29389293_1815343155184520_1230100782720745472_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Roath Park lake in the snow. Photo: Lucy Haddock<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe stonechat sighting increased the number of bird species recorded in Roath Park to 143.<br \/>\nIt has also added to the records of Glamorgan Bird Club, and South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre.<br \/>\nThe male and female stonechats were spotted by bird-watching club Cardiff University Ornithological Society, on Sunday, March 18.<br \/>\nThey were seen on opposite sides of the lake, between Terra Nova Caf\u00e9 and Lakeside East.<br \/>\nThree club members glimpsed the stonechats during a monthly wetland bird survey for the British Trust for Ornithology.<br \/>\nPresident of the society, Amy Sherwin, 24, said the group had never spotted and recorded a new species sighting before.<br \/>\n\u201cIt was really interesting. We did not expect to see stonechats, as it&#8217;s an unusual place for them,\u201d said Ms Sherwin, of Coburn Street.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27996\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27996\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27996\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/29386519_1815343378517831_3247889191614283776_o.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript> Cardiff University Ornithology Society on a wetland bird survey. Photo: Lucy Haddock<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMr Bristow said other upland birds such as meadow pipits had been seen in urban Cardiff over the weekend.<br \/>\nHe believes birds associated with agricultural areas like fieldfares, redwings and lapwings, will be most affected by the snow.<br \/>\nConservation officer for Cardiff Council, Nicola Hutchinson, said: &#8220;It is such a lovely thing to spot in such an urban environment. Bird-watchers would travel distances to see stonechats in rural areas.<br \/>\n&#8220;To see it on your doorstep in Roath Park is pretty special,&#8221; she added.<br \/>\nCardiff University Ornithological Society also counted 11 other species in its wetland bird survey at Roath Park Lake including mute swans, various geese breeds, coots and ducks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More information on bird species around Cardiff can be found through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glamorganbirds.org.uk\">Glamorgan Birds<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A BIRD that usually lives in the country has been spotted in Roath Park for the first time, during Cardiff&#8217;s second spell of snow. It is believed the cold weather forced the stonechat into the city in search of food. The robin-sized bird usually lives in rural areas during March, its breeding season. Today is officially the first day of spring, but the unseasonable snow and ice has affected a lot of wildlife. Phil Bristow, 57, Eastern Glamorgan bird recorder [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":28037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325,3,327,113,5],"tags":[1291,52,265,1482,5992,5993,5994,35,1280,5995],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-27923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyncoed","category-news","category-roath-park-cyncoed","category-uncategorised","category-where-you-live","tag-cardiff-2","tag-cardiff-council","tag-cardiff-university","tag-cyncoed","tag-glamorgan-birds","tag-glamorgan-rarities-committee","tag-ornithology","tag-roath-park","tag-roath-park-lake","tag-stonechat"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rare sighting as snow-hit bird moves into city - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/20\/rare-sighting-snow-hit-bird-moves-city\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rare sighting as snow-hit bird moves into city - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A BIRD that usually lives in the country has been spotted in Roath Park for the first time, during Cardiff&#8217;s second spell of snow. 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