Common Partridge - 1949

Perdix perdix perdix

Mathew described it as a fairly common resident, especially in the south.  This is true today, but the stock has decreased during and since the last war, due to the use of rabbit gin-traps.  Occaiosnally nests on Ramsey and has been seen on Caldey.

R.M.Lockley, G.C.S.Ingram, H.M.Salmon, 1949, The Birds of Pembrokeshire, The West Wales Field Society