Ferruginous Duck - 1990s

1992 - A drake was at Skokholm on the 15th November (MB) and presumably the same bird at Treleddyd Fawr 1-6 Dec (JWD et al)

1993 - a male at Lleithyr Reservoir 2-20 Oct (JB, JRH, et al)

1994 - Male at Lleithyr Reservoir 16 Oct moved to Lower Treginnis Reservoir where it stayed until at least 7 Nov (JB et al)

1996 - Male at ivor's Pond 15 Oct (DJA, RWW et al) Male hybrid, presumed X pochard, Penberry Res 24 Oct - 2 Nov (GJW et al)

1999 - Male at Ivor's Pond 20 Oct (LL, OR, et al) and presumed same bird Heathfield GP 21-23 Oct and 6 Nov (MY-P et al) (accepted by BBRC)

Records extracted from Pembrokeshire Bird Reports for those years

Ferruginous Duck - 1949

Aythya nyroca nyroca

One shot Pembroke, 28 Dec 1900 (J.Wynne), and at Orielton Decoy 4 Feb 1937 (H.A.Gilbert)

R.M.Lockley, G.C.S.Ingram, H.M.Salmon, 1949, The Birds of Pembrokeshire, The West Wales Field Society

Ferruginous Duck - 1994

Rare visitor

Single birds have been seen at: Pembroke on 28 December 1900, Orielton Decoy on 4 February 1937 (Lockley et al. 1949), and Bosherston Pools from 8 November to end December 1978, 8 to 25 November 1982 and 17 November 1986.

Donovan J.W. & Rees G.H (1994), Birds of Pembrokeshire