Red-legged Partridge - 1949

Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 8:17AM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in 1949 BoP, Red-legged Partridge

Alectoris rufa rufa

According to Mathew, attempts at introduction had failed, and the only record of which he knew was of one shot at Picton.  It was introduced, amongst other places, at Fishguard, but died out.  One shot at St Dogmaels, 23 Nove 1910 (T.Ground)

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

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