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Oct042013
British Redshank - 1949

Tringa totanus britannica
Mathew described it as an autumn visitor, scarcer than formerly. It has never been proved to breed in spate of a general increase in the last fifty years. Suspected breeding near St Davids, June 1932 (B.Birds XXXVI, 202) and 1948 (J.F.). Abundant visitor Milford Haven in winter.
R.M.Lockley, G.C.S.Ingram, H.M.Salmon, 1949, The Birds of Pembrokeshire, The West Wales Field Society
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