Red-backed Shrike - 1980 onwards
Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 11:42AM Lanius collurio - rare migrant, formerly bred
1981 - Skomer, 31 May, Imm, Skokholm, 5-12 Oct
1982 - 1, Skokholm, 26 May
1984 - 1, Skokholm, 14 Sept.
1985 - Singles,Skomer,17-20 May and 14 Oct; St Bride’s,26 May.
1987 - Singles Skokholm 5 & 6 June, Rosemarket 10 June, Skomer 22-27 Aug and Martin's Haven 21 Oct
1988 - Males Skokholm 17 & 19 May
1989 - Singles, Skokholm 23 May, Marloes 28 May, Stackpole Warren 25 & 27 July, Skomer 29 July and 6 Aug and Dale airfield on 3 Sep
1991 - One was at Skomer 18-29 Sept,
1992 - One Freshwater West on 27 Sept
1993 - One Skomer 18 Oct
1994 - Singles at Skomer 24, 27 and 31 May
1995 - One Skomer 23 May
1996 - Singles Skokholm 6 June and Skomer 17 Aug
1997 - Singles St Govan's Head 30 May; Skomer 5 June; Gann 28 Sep
1998 - Juv, Skomer 19 & 21 Sep (SS et al)
2000 - Juvs Skomer 8-10 Sept and 29-30 Sept (SA, JGB, MJP et al).
2002 - Female Skomer 27-29 May (SD).
2003 - Male Ramsey 30 May (SA). In Autumn, juv’s Skomer 31 Aug (JGB) and Strumble Head 23 Sept (SEB).
2004 - Two records Skomer: a male North Valley 25 May, though sadly, it didn't wait to meet the female which frequented the same bush 6-8 June! (JGB et al)
2005 - Three records: Skomer: male 28 May (JGB), a Juv St Davids Airfield 15-27 Oct (JB et al) and an adult male Strumble Hd 18 Oct (SEB).
2006 - A female was on Skomer 6 Jun (JGB).
2009 - Two records this year, the first of a male on Ramsey on 24th May (L & GM) and an immature on Skomer on 20th - 21st Sept. Both accepted by WRP.
2010 - The only record was of a female at Carn ar Wig, St. David’s on 23rd May (JB). Accepted by WRP.
2011 - Female on Skomer on 16th - 18th Oct (DB, CT). Photo opposite D. Boyle. Accepted WRP.
2012 - A juv Wooltack Point /Martins Haven on 9th Sept (DJA, PKG). Accepted by WRP
2013 - Two accepted records, the first a female ringed on the Preseli Mountains on 2nd June (P. Jenks), the second an immature on Skokholm on 10th Sept (L. Robertson)
2014 - Single female on Skomer on 8th June (JWM) and a juv. at St. David’s Head on 30th Sept – 2nd Oct (J&MB et al). Both accepted WRP.
2016 - A female on Skokholm on 23rd May (RDB), a male Skomer 26th – 27th May (ES) and a juv Skokholm 23rd-24th Aug (JH, RGB). All accepted WRP. (the 27th and 28th Skokholm records)
2018 - Juveniles on Skomer 18th – 20th Sept (ES et al), St. David’s Head 9th Sept (JP) and at Dale Airfield 9th -14th Sept. (BS et al). All accepted by WRP
Records extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports.