Rock Bunting - 1994
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 9:21PM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in 1994 BoP, Rock Bunting

Vagrant

A normally sedentary bird from the Mediterranean which has been recorded in Britain on six occasion (Colston et al 1991), the third being one at Dale Fort on 15 August 1958 (J.H.Barrett, J.D.Pickup).

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

Update on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 10:12AM by Registered CommenterPembrokeshire Avifauna committee

British Birds Rarities Committee 2004

1958 Pembrokeshire Dale Fort, Haverfordwest, 15th August (Brit. Birds 53: 173), no longer considered acceptable.
(Largely sedentary throughout Mediterranean basin from North Africa and Iberian Peninsula, N to C France and S Germany, and E through Turkey, Caucasus region and Iran to W Himalayas. Some populations dispersive or shortdistance migrant)

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