Lesser-spotted Woodpecker - 2000 onwards
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 6:45PM Dendrocopus minor - Breeding resident.
2000 - Reported from Llys y fran, Gelly, Millin, Sealyham, Crosswell, Wyndrush and Martletwy, no proof of breeding.
2001 - Reported from 9 sites with breeding at Felindre Farchog and 2 singing males at Gelly.
2002 - Two singing males Gelly and one Felindre Farchog 9 April. Only other records Llanmill 30 Sept, Narberth 18 Oct and Orielton 25 Nov.
2003 - Singles Millin Pill 4 Jan, Blackpool Mill 14 Feb, Orielton 30 May, Minwear Wood 12 July, a pair Llawhaden 5 Feb, 2 pairs probably bred Gelly.
2004 - Singles Blackpool Mill 5 March, Sealyham 31 July, Caldey Island 7 Nov, Hilton Woods 13 June and 23 Nov.
2005 - 2 pairs probably bred Gelly. up to 3 birds seen Millin 13 Jan-8 Feb, pair seen Craig Y Borian in Sept. Singles Cilgerran 8 Feb, 10 April and 28 June, Narbeth 2 Mar, Rhodiad 16 Oct.
2006 - Singles Clarbeston Road 31 Jan, Nr Cunnigar 12 Feb, Lampeter Vale 14 Feb, Blackhill 11 March and Cilgerran Gorge 30 March. A pair probably bred in the Gelly area.
2007 - Reported from four sites. Singles at: Ffynone on 21 Jan., Lamphey on 20 Feb., at Gelly February — March & a single noted here in December. and two at Withybush Woods on 31 March.
2008 - All records were: one heard at Gelly February - March, a male heard calling and drumming at Picton on 9 April, noted here also on 10 April, 11 May & 30 May, a female at Millin Pill on 2 Feb. and one Cilgerran Gorge on 18 Sept.
2009 - Only one record this year of a juvenile bird near Llandilo 20 July — 28 Aug (PJ).
2010 - There were only three records: at Landshipping on 23 April, at Pengelli Forest on 11 May and at Llandilo on 5 Sept (same site as last year’s record).
2011 - Singles at Blackpool Mill 3 Feb, Trecwn on 12 April and Llandilo 16 Nov
2012 - Just four records, singles at Heritage Park on 18 Jan, Pengelli on 14 March, Llawhaden on 29 March and Redberth on 5 Sept.
2014 - Two records received of singles at Sam’s Wood on 13 Jan and at Picton Castle on 9 April
2018 - Single drumming at Ty Canol on 5 May.
Records extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports
scarce in Lesser Spotted Woodpecker