Common Partridge - 1949
Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 8:15AM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in 1949 BoP, Grey Partridge

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 

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