Twite - 2016

Rare. 4 records since 2000.
Source: Pembrokeshire Bird List (2018 update) edited by Mike Young-Powell on behalf of the Pembrokeshire Bird Group.


Rare. 4 records since 2000.
Source: Pembrokeshire Bird List (2018 update) edited by Mike Young-Powell on behalf of the Pembrokeshire Bird Group.
Carduelis flavirostris ? sub-sp.
One seen amongst a flock of finches, Haverfordwest, Dec 1925 (G.S.Haines). A male, Skokholm, 8 April 1933. Race not identified.
R.M.Lockley, G.C.S.Ingram, H.M.Salmon, 1949, The Birds of Pembrokeshire, The West Wales Field Society
Scarce visitor
The first recorded Twite in Pembrokeshire was at Haverfordwest in December 1925, followed by another at Skokholm on 8 April 1933 (Lockley et al. 1949). Up to seven at a time have since been recorded at Caldey, Dale Airfield, Goodwick Moor, Martin's Haven, Ramsey, St David's, the Smalls, Skokholm, Skomer and Strumble Head, with an exceptional flock of 19 seen at the Gann on 28 December 1981 at the beginning of a cold spell. Although recorded in all months the majority were between September and December.
A flock of 19 at the Gann in December 1981 was the only Pembrokeshire registration for the BTO winter atlas during the winters of 1981-82, 1982-82 and 1983-84.
Graham Rees