Little Ringed Plover - 1993 onwards
Friday, May 29, 2020 at 9:56AM Charadrius dubius - Rare visitor
1949 - Gann Estuary, Dale 16 May - first record Pembrokeshire and for S Wales
Fifteen records to 1992 listed in Little Ringed Plover - 1994
1993 - Singles Teifi Marshes 30 March and Gann 24 April
1995 - Singles Skomer 11 May and Gann 18 July (TJP). Two birds recorded on the cleddau in June may have attempted to breed (DK); unfortunately on a tidal stretch. Taking into account what has happened in the neighbouring county of Carmarthenshire, this may be a forerunner of things to come.
1996 - One Nevern Est 10-11 May (CB)
1997 - One Penally 11-12 April (DG)
1999 - One Pembroke M P 18 May (JH)
2001 - One, North Pond, Skokholm 12 – 19 May; fourth Skokholm record (GT)
2002 - One, Moory Mere, Skomer 7 May (JGB).
2005 - Single, Broad Haven (S) 3 May (MS)
2007 - An adult at Newgale on 26 April (PKG et al), a juvenile at the Gann on 2 August (RD et al)
2010 - The only record involved a juvenile at the Nevern Estuary on 3rd Sept (JA, KM et al).
2011 - The only records were one on North Pond Skomer on 8th Apr and juveniles, at Marloes Mere on 14th Aug and at Whitesands Beach on 2nd Sept
2012 - The only record of the year was of one on Skokholm on 27th Mar
2013 - All records of single birds on spring passage: at West Angle on 23rd Mar, at Nevern Est on 26th Mar, at Marloes Mere on 3rd Apr, at The Gann on 5th Apr, and another there on 30th Apr and on Skokholm on 19th Apr, 2nd May and 5th May
2014 - The only record this year involved two birds at Marloes Mere on 5th Sept
2015 - The only sighting involved a single bird at the Teifi Est. on 10th April
2016 - Singles on Skomer 10th April, a juv. at the Gann 5th Aug, one on Skokholm 21st – 22nd Aug
2018 - All records were of singles at: Panteg 2nd – 3rd Apr, Webley 18th Apr and Skokholm 26th June
Records extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports