Rosy Starling - 2002-2018
Friday, July 10, 2020 at 5:18PM Sternus roseus - DRUDWEN WRIDOG - Rare visitor
2002 - Sub-ad Skokholm 3 & 4 June, ad there 7, 9 & 17 June (GT), ad Skomer 11 June (predated by a Sparrowhawk) (JGB), ad Ramsey 20 June (SA), ad St David’s 20-23 Aug with 2 ads there 24 & 25 Aug (LL et al), juv Skokholm 19, 20 & 30 Sept and 1-3 Oct (GT), probably 7 or 8 individuals involved.
2003 - Two spring records: Strumble Hd 7 (AR) and Porth Clais 19-21 June (LL). In autumn, a juv on Skomer 15 Sept (JGB) was the third for the Island.
2008 - A 1st winter bird was found in a Haverfordwest garden on 26 Feb. It remain in the same area until 1 May, by which time not only had it been seen by many observers, but it had also changed into adult plumage.
2009 - The only record received was of a juvenile in a Pembroke Dock garden 18 Nov - 2 Dec (per RD).
2010 - A single adult first seen at Treginnis & then St. Davids was present from 28th April until the 9th of May (JB, MB, BD).
2011 - A juvenile was on Skomer from 29th Sept until 2nd Nov (DB).
2012 - An adult Martin’s Haven 5 June (T. Hutton, ST), a juvenile Haverfordwest 18-21 Oct at least (Krystal Thomas).
2013 - An adult at Whitesands Bay / St. Davids Head 22nd to 26th Aug (J & MB, MYP).
2014 - A Juvenile present at Lleithyr Farm Campsite St. Davids from 19 - 26 September was the only record this year (M Thomas, et al).
2017 - Juvenile at Roch 12 – 14 Nov (RM), was probably the same that was at St. Florence 26th – 30th Nov (PV).
2018 - Juvenile moulting into adult at Roch 8 Feb, presumed same at Robeston Wathen 5 March. Adults at Whitesands 14th June (MYP), Skomer 4th June (SKP, ES), Hakin 10th June (CN), West Hook Farm 10 June (CS & KS). Finally, a juv. Castlemartin 25th Oct (per blog).
Records extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports