Great Grey Shrike - 1980 onwards

Lanius excubitor - Scarce winter visitor

1983 - 1, Lower Heythog, 6 Feb (JWD); a Grey Shrike of undetermined species, Whitesands, 17 May (EJ)

1984 - 1, Angle Bay, 18 Nov (RJH).

1988 - Singles Skomer 7 April (SJS) and Llangwm 13 Oct (JG) 

1989 - Singles, Fowborough in Mar and Oakwood 31 Mar - 6 April

1993 - One at West Williamston 28 Nov

1994 - One in Lawrenny/Deal's Cross area 2 Jan (JWD, GHB)

1996  - One Kilgetty, 27 March (RE)

1997 - One Moylegrove 8 Feb

1998 - One Slebech Park c12 Dec (WC)

1999 - One Balckpool Mill 9-11 Jan (JB, TJP)

2002 - One Skomer 10 Oct (DC).

2004 - One was present St Davids Head 31 Oct (MYP et al).  This may have been the same bird which was at St Davids airfield 12-19 Nov (BD et al)

2008 - One turned up and was seen by a few lucky people at Llys-y-fran  Reservoir 22-24 Jan.  It then relocated to Ty Rhyg where it was seen and enjoyed my many, 10 Feb until 22 April (MYP et al)

2009 -  A rare winter visitor. One at Ty Rhyg from 13th - 21st Mar at least. A grey shrike on Ramsey on 4th June could have been Great Grey, Lesser or Steppe Grey but was never specifically identified.

2010 - Singles Pen Anglas 16th-17th Oct, Ty Rhyg 23rd Oct & 14th Nov, Llys y fran Res 24th Oct and a long staying individual at the Teifi Marshes 18th Jan - 9th Apr.

2011 - Two wintering individuals were located, the returning Ty Rhyg bird, 3rd – 26th March, returning again 26th Oct – 28th Dec and a second bird in Pantmaenog Forest from 4th Mar, returning there 22nd Oct until the end of the year.

2012 - A single Ty Rhyg from 2nd Jan – 11th Apr and a different bird was located at Pantmaenog from 21st Mar until April and again on 27th Oct- 2nd Dec.

2013 - The only record was of a single at Pencarnan, St. Davids from 16th-22nd Nov

2015 - One at the Gann on 17th Oct was the only record received.

2018 - Singles at Pantmaenog 9th Feb, Plumstone Mountain on 16th Mar and Nov 2nd also Myndd Craig Iwydd on 28th Oct.

Records extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports