Bea-eater - 1993 to 2014
Monday, January 30, 2017 at 7:52PM 1993
One Skomer 25th May (KJSD, SJS) and perhaps the same bird at St Nicholas 25th May (MC). These may also be the same bird as seen in Anglesey and Ceredigion in May and June.
1996
One seen at Ramsey around the farmhouse on 12th June (IDB).
1997
One on the morning of 13th May on Skokholm, the first record for the island,. It proceeded to devour numerous bumble-bees caught in brief sorties made from it's elder bush or fence-wire perches (GT). May have been the same bird as seen a few days later on the Great Orme in Caernarfonshire
1999
One at Maengwyn Farm (near Rosebush) 20th June. (JS).
2003
One Skomer, 1st May. (MO, CJ). Another Skokholm and Marloes Mere on 8th June, presumed to be the same bird (GT, GN, CR et al).
2004
One at Dale on 9th May (2004 Welsh Bird Report. Vol. 4. No. 4).
2007
One at Treleyddn Farm, near St Davids, on 2nd May (PJG et al).
2008
Two records, both singles. The first at Dinas Cross on 27th April (JP Daniels); the second on Ramsey on 24th June, where the bird sat on the Waterings exclosure for 40 minutes before flying off high towards the mainland (per Greg Morgan).
2011
Two flew over Pen Anglas on 22nd April (SEB) (thought to be the same as the two seen at Aberporth a few days later), and a single was seen on Skomer on 14th June (DB) - the 3rd island record - presumed to be the same one seen at Gower later the same day.
2012
One at Strumble Head on 19th May (RS).
2014
Three were seen passing over St. David’s Head on 17th May (KYP, MYP).