Grey Partridge - 2003-07
Monday, May 7, 2012 at 4:12PM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in GHR, Grey Partridge, PBBA 2003-7

Considered to be fairly common in Pembrokeshire at the end of the 19th century, the grey partridge was in decline by the middle of the 20th century. By the time of the 1984-88 survey it was barely hanging on, surviving only because of additional birds released for shooting. The position remained precarious at the time of the 2003-07 survey and it is doubtful that a self sustaining population existed. Most modern farming practices produce conditions which do not suit Grey Partridges.

Graham Rees

 

Fieldwork 2003-07 (based on 490 tetrads)

Red = breeding confirmed = 2

Orange = breeding probable = 0

Yellow = breeding possible = 3

Total tetrads in which registered = 5 (1%)

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