Wilson's Storm-petrel - accepted records 1990 - 2000
Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 9:08AM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in BBRC, Wilson's Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

British Birds Rarities Committee

1990 Dyfed Strumble Head, 6th September (P.Bristow, G.H.Rees et al.).

1997 Pembrokeshire Strumble Head, 5th September (C.Benson, R.H.Davies, G.H.Rees). Mainland sightings are still very rare: the Pembrokeshire record is the third from that headland, but, in Britain, St Ives, Cornwall, leads the way with seven.

1998 Pembrokeshire Strumble Head, 11th September (C.Greyall, G.H.Rees et al.).

2000 At sea Sea area Lundy, 51°31’N 05°41’W; about 41 km WSW of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, two, 6th August, photo. (D.J.Astins, J.Bennett et al.).

2000 At sea Sea area Lundy, 51°33’N 05°34’W, about 32 km SW of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, 7th August (D.C.Palmer et al.).

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