5472 x 3648 px | 46,3 x 30,9 cm | 18,2 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
Oktober 2016
Ort:
Ynyshir Ceredigion Wales UK Europe
Weitere Informationen:
Ynys-hir RSPB reserve is a nature reserve of the RSPB situated beside the Dyfi estuary in Ceredigion, mid Wales between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth. The reserve covers 550 hectares and includes a variety of habitats extending inland from mudflats and salt marsh through farmland and pools to oak woodland and hillside scrub. Facilities include a small visitor centre and seven hides. Ynys-hir pronounced (ənɨ̞s-hir) according to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and meaning "Long Island" in Welsh. The name refers to a wooded ridge which was once surrounded by marshland. The area was a private estate until it was bought by the RSPB and became a reserve in 1970. Breeding birds include important numbers of waders such as lapwing and redshank. Little egrets have recently joined grey herons in the heronry. The woodlands hold redstart, wood warbler and pied flycatcher while red kites frequently pass overhead. Wintering birds include many ducks such as shelduck, wigeon and teal and waders such as oystercatcher and curlew. There are smaller numbers of Greenland white-fronted goose and, in recent years, barnacle goose. A few of the masses of native bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) at Ynys-hir in mid-May. Other wildlife on the reserve includes otter, polecat and hazel dormouse. Among the insects are various dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies and the scarce weevil Procas granulicollis. Among the wild flowers are woodland species such as bluebells and species associated with peat bogs such as sundews, bog asphodel and bog-rosemary. Sciurus carolinensis, common name eastern gray squirrel or grey squirrel depending on region, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus. It is native to eastern North America, but has since been introduced to European regions.
