Icterine Warbler - 1990 onwards

Hippolais icterina - TELOR AUR - Scarce passage migrant

1990 - Singles Skokholm 13 June & 29-30 Aug (MB)

1991 - One Skomer on 24 & 25 Aug (SJS).

1992 - Singles Skomer 20 May and 25 Sept (SJS et al)

1993 - One Skomer 6012 Sept (DV et al)

1995 - Singles Skokholm 19-20 Oct and 31 Oct- 1 Nov, the latter the latest recorded date for Pembs

1996 - One Skokholm 20 July

1997 - Singles Skomer 30 May, 17, 18-19 and 24 August, and 17 Sept (SS et al).  Singles Skokholm 11 Sept, 15-18 Sept (GT et al) and St Ann's Head 6 Sept (DJA et al).  A total of 9 individuals.

2002 - One Skomer 24 Aug (JP et al)

2003 - One Skokholm 24 Aug (GT)

2010 -A single on Skomer 31st Aug - 2nd Sept (DB). 

2014 - Singles on 2nd Sept Skomer (JWM, LPL) and on Skokholm (BD et al), both on 2nd Sept.

2016 - Single on Skomer 29th Aug (JWM) another 6th – 19th (ES).

Records extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports

Icterine Warbler - 1994

Scarce passage migrant

Mathew (1894) recorded a singing bird at Stone Hall in 1886 which was either an Icterine or a Melodious Warbler. However, the first specific identification of Icterine Warbler was made at Skomer on 30 May 1959 (N. Pratt and J.W. Donovan). Since then, up to two together have been recorded in 23 years. These have been on the islands of Skomer and Skokholm between 24 April and 28 June or between 21 August and 7 October, apart from one at Martin's Haven on 16 June 1986. Most records are from the autumn, mainly in September, as might be expected from a species which migrates from northern and central Europe to winter in Africa.

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