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Lapland Bunting - 1949 status

Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus
Two Skokholm 5/12 Sept 1936 are the first Welsh records. Both immature. One was secured and identification confirmed by H.F.Witherby. Adult male seen Skokholm, 10 May 1948 (P.Conder and J.Keighley)
R.M.Lockley, G.C.S.Ingram, H.M.Salmon, 1949, The Birds of Pembrokeshire, The West Wales Field Society
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