Black-headed Bunting - 1994

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 9:28PM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in 1994 BoP, Black-headed Bunting

Vagrant

Breeding no closer than Italy, Greece and Turkey (Jonsson 1992), single Black-headed Buntings have been recorded at Skokholm from 11 May to 3 June 1965 and on 26 May 1987, at Skomer on 18 September 1971, and on 31 May 1988 and at Marloes from 29 to 31 May 1990.  These records constitute over 5% of the total recorded in Britain (Rogers 1992).

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

Article originally appeared on Birds in Pembrokeshire (http://pembsbirds.squarespace.com/).