Golden Oriole - 1980 onwards
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 6:48PM Oriolus Oriolus - EURYN - Scarce visitor.
1982 - 1, Skokholm, 25 May (EGG,GGG)
1984 - Male, St. Davids, 7 June (KJSD, GCL)
1985 - Male, St. Davids,26 May(BAS)
1986 - Female Skomer 19 May (SJS et al)
1987 - Male St Bride's 26 apl (PT)
1988 - One Castlemartin ranges 6 June (JB)
1989 - one St Davids Head on 12 June (JWD)
1990 - Male Skomer 4 May and female on 31 May. Single males Skokholm and Llanwnda 27 May and Marloes 30 May.
1991 - Male Trecwn 8 May
1992 - Singles at St Davids golf course 19th April Marloes/Mullock Bridge 6 May, Skomer 14-16 May, and St Davids Head 30 June.
1993 - Singles Skomer 27 May and 27 June
1994 - Singles Dowrog 7 May, Skokholm 5 June and Hylton Woods 9 June
1996 - Singles Skomer 22 May - 6 June, and Hylton Woods 9 June
1997 - Singles Skomer 23 May and Martin's Haven 3 June
2000 - Male Ramsey 13 & 16 May (RH) and female Marloes Mere 18 May (SJS).
2001 - Single females Skomer 13 & 26 May (JGB et al).
2003 - A series of records from Skomer where: one 28 April, a pair 30 April-1 May with a male remaining to 2 May. Another male seen by day visitors 15 June (JGB)
2006 - There were 3 on Skomer 14-18 May, all were females or imm males; 2 remained 19th-20th and a single bird 22nd-23rd and 25th (JGB).
2008 - A female on skomer 21-26 May (D Boyle) was the only accepted record
2009 - An immature male on Skomer on 14th-15th May (DB et al). Accepted WRP.
2010 - Rare summer visitor. Male at Bosherston on 25th May (BH). A pair on Skomer 7th May (T. Birkhead). All accepted by WRP
2012 - A first year or female St Davids Head on 8th May (MYP) was the only record accepted by WRP.
2014 - A male at St. Davids Head on 25th May was the only record (MYP). Accepted by WRP
2015 - On Skomer, at least four possibly five birds 11th & 12th May, with one remaining until 13th (JWM et al). Accepted WRP.
2016 - A female at Marloes Mere 6th – 7th May (DJA et al), a male at Dinas Cross 6th July (SEB) and on Skokholm on 11th May (GE, RB et al). Accepted WRP.
Records extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports
Rarity, WRP in Golden Oriole