Whimbrel - notable records
Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 8:15AM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in Whimbrel

Spring passage

2001 - 200+ at Whitesands Bay on 6 May

Autumn passage

Numbers passing Strumble Head in autumn vary considerably but can be high:  

1998 - 680 passed between 16 July and 13 September with a peak of 370 on 5 August.

2013 - a remarkable 1498 passed Strumble on 18 August.

Winter

A handful of birds overwinter in Wales:

2011-12 - two birds overwintered on Skokholm

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