Red-footed Falcon - 2017

A male was discovered at Strumble Head by visiting birders on 11th May and remained here until the 13th. Accepted by WRP. Photo below by Mike Young-Powell.

 

Red-footed Falcon - 1994

Vagrant

Mathew (1894) recorded two seen near Cuffem on 5 May 1887 and an undated "example obtained" at Tregwnt. Lockley et al. (1949) did not admit these though no reason was given. Singles have been seen near Solva from 6 to 16 October 1972, at Skokholm on 27 May 1975 and (presumably the same bird) at St Ann's Head on 28 May 1975, with a different bird on Skomer from 8 to 11 June 1975, again at Skomer on 20 May 1989 and at Bosherston Pools on 2 June 1992.

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

Red-footed Falcon

 Falco vespertinus

Vagrant.

The Red-footed Falcon breeds from E Europe through NC Asia to extreme NW China and southern Siberia. Winters mainly in SW Africa, from Angola, Namibia and N South Africa through Botswana to Zimbabwe and Zambia. Periodically breeds well outside normal range.

Mathew (1894) quoted two occurrences which on the evidence presented were found to be unconvincing by later authorities. The first accepted record therefore was one recorded at Ramsey on the 24th May 1959 by H. Grenville. Further singles were noted at Solva being present from the 6th to the 16th of October 1972; at Skokholm on 27th May 1975 and presumably the same bird at Kete from the 28^th to the 31st May 1975; at Skomer from the 8th to the 11th June 1975 and on 20th May 1989; Bosherston on 2nd June 1992; and at Bicton on the 17th June 2006.

Graham Rees

(Covers records up to and including 2006)

Red-footed Falcon - 1894

Species account from M Mathew, 1894, "The Birds of Pembrokeshire and its islands"

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