Whitethroat - 1949 status

Sylvia communis communis

After the willow warbler, the most numerous warbler on passage on the islands.  Common summer resident, breeding regularly on Caldey, Skomer, and occasionally on Skokholm.  Has bred on Ramsey.

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

Blackcap - 1949 status

Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla

Fairly common summer resident in suitable tangled copses even in the west.  Appears on the islands with last species in late April and early May; rarely in autumn.

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

Garden Warbler - 1949 status

Sylvia borin

Local summer resident but widely distributed especially in south-east.  Bertram Lloyd heard them singing freely in north of the county 1921, 1925, 1926, and considered the species was probably more numerous than the Blackcap. On islands scarce passage migrant, chiefly in spring.

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

Sedge Warbler - 1949 status

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Numerous summer resident in almost every reedy, sedgy cover. Regular on passage on the islands and has bred Skomer and Skokholm.

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

Reed Warbler - 1949 status

Acrocephalus scirpaceus scirpaceus

Four records: one, Smalls Lighthouse, 17 Oct, 1908 (Pract.Handbook); one singing St David's, 30 May 1929 (H.A.Gilbert and J.Walpole-Bond); one singing, Tenby marsh, 1-4 June 1931 (Bertram Lloyd); one ringed on Skokholm, 1 June 1947.

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

Grasshopper Warbler - 1949

Locustella naevia naevi

Local summer visitor, recorded at St David's, Solva, Haverfordwest, Goodwick, Dinas, Tenby marsh, Casltemartin Corse, Amroth, Clynderwen, Gwaen Valley, and Teifi mouth.  Scarce passage migrant on islands in spring; but only once recorded there in autumn.

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

Bonelli's Warbler - 1949 status

Phylloscopus bonelli ?sub sp.

A female was trapped at Slokholm on 31 August 1948.  It was sent to the Yorkshire Museum for identification by R Wagstaffe.  This is a new species for the British Bird List.  Although breeding in south and east France, it rarely waders northwards.

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

Wood Warbler - 1949 status

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Local summer resident, chiefly in larger woods in eastern half of county, but breeds on west bank of Cleddau (Benton Woods and hear Hook).  Only once seen on islands (Skomer, 9 may 1946)

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

Northern Willow Warbler - 1949 status

Phylloscopus trochilus acredula

Recorded at Skokholm 25 and 27 May 1936, and 2 and 12 May 1937.

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

Willow Warbler - 1949 status

Phylloscopus trochilus trochilus

Common summer visitor, and abundant passage migrant, arrives last week in March.

He also mentions, under the section of the book on Land-Birds:

The first Willow-Warblers are trapped at Skokholm during the last week of March.  This is one of the largest small bird migrations in Pembrokeshire, and for the whole month between mid-April and mid-May there are days when the county swarms with these charming singers.

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

Chiffchaff - 1949 status

Phylloscopus collybita collybita

"By far the most numerous of our summer visitors, and is greatly in excess of the Willow Warbler" - Mathew, who quotes Dix as saying that in the north-east of the county it is "about equal in number to the willow warbler".  Dix is right; but for the rest of the county the Chiffchaff predominates.  Mathew says a few remain throughout the winter, and this is the case to-day, in mild winters.  On passage through the islands, this species is much less numerous than the Willow-Warblers.  Usually arrives first week in March.

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

British Goldcrest - 1949 status

Regulus regulus anglorum

Resident and winter visitor. Irregular on the islands.

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