Red-legged Partridge - 1994

Artificially maintained

Early attempts at introduction were unsuccessful, as reported by Mathew (1894) and Lockley et al. (1949). Introductions from 1971 onwards, at a variety of localities including the Angle Estate and Boulston, have been maintained by turning down new stock annually. They are introduced to provide quarry for sportsmen but some survive to breed free and others have wandered away from their area of introduction, one having reached Ramsey, possibly having come from a release area at Dowrog.

Pure Red-legged Partridge, pure Chukar (Alectoris chukar) and hybrids between the two have all been introduced in recent times. It is doubtful whether any would endure for long were introductions to cease.

Fieldwork 1984-88 (based on 478 tetrads)

Red = breeding confirmed = 4

Yellow = breeding possible = 1

Total tetrads in which registered = 5 (1.1%)

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