Red-crested Pochard

Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 11:02AM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in 1994 BoP, Red-crested Pochard

Vagrant

Mathew (1894) records a duck shot at Stackpole (no date). This was lodged in the British Museum , which states it is a male presented by Earl Cawdor, is undated and was from Milford Haven (P. Colston pers. comm.). A female was at Bosherston Pools from 9-20 September 1982 (J.W. Donovan et al.).

Donovan J.W. & Rees G.H (1994), Birds of Pembrokeshire

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