British Lesser-spotted Woodpecker - 1949 status

Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 8:47AM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in 1949 BoP, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor comminutus

Scarce, but seen at Goodwick (Mathew) and at Nevern, Langwm, Benton and Haverforewest (R.M.L.).  Handbook (of British Birds - Witherby) says "a few may breed".

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

Article originally appeared on Birds in Pembrokeshire (http://pembsbirds.squarespace.com/).