Little Egret - 1994

 Occasional visitor

The first Little Egret was seen at Goodwick in November 1909, the next at Dale on 25 May 1938 and on 8-12 May 1949 ( Lockley et al. 1949). Thereafter it remained occasional but has occurred more frequently in recent years (see Table 3).

Most occurrences up to the 1980s were in the spring months of April to June, although long stayers had overwintered. However, in the 1990s Little Egrets have occurred more in the late autumn, October to November, with a greater tendency to overwinter. Most have been single birds but three together have been noted and seven were present in the Cleddau Estuary in early 1993. Most records are from the estuaries of the Cleddau, Nevern and Teifi but they have occurred briefly elsewhere, for example at St David's on 23 November 1991 and at Fishguard on 22 December 1992.