Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 9:03PM Uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor.
Source: Pembrokeshire Bird List (2018 update) edited by Mike Young-Powell on behalf of the Pembrokeshire Bird Group.
Water Pipit Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 8:12AM Anthus spinoletta spinoletta
This, the type race of the Rock Pipt, has been recorded twice Skokholm, 8 Oct 1933 and 18 July 1934
R.M.Lockley, G.C.S.Ingram, H.M.Salmon, 1949, The Birds of Pembrokeshire, The West Wales Field Society
Friday, December 23, 2011 at 10:07AM Scarce visitor. Not recorded from June to September
The first Water Pipits were identified at Skokholm in 1933 and 1934 (Lockley et al. 1949). They have since been recorded at the islands and coast in eight years between 1965 and 1992, in April, May, October and November, all birds that quickly moved on. They overwintered at Newgale Marsh in 1965, 1987 and 1989, with further winter records from Cardigan Wildlife Park and Dowrog Common.
This alpine pipit favours freshwater habitat during the winter, often inhabiting long grass. It is difficult to approach closely and is probably overlooked and therefore under- recorded.
