Bar-tailed Godwit - 1949

Limosa lapponica

Passage migrant in autumn, rarely in spring, in small numbers only.

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

Pallas's Sand-grouse - 1949

Syrrhaptes paradoxus

A few reached the county in the irruptions of 1863 and 1888.

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

Turtle Dove - 1949

Streptopelia turtur

Mathew knew of only one breeding record, at Orielton.  Congreve has suggested that eggs have been taken in the county, but there appear to be no recent records.  Drane's record of breeding at Skomer in June 1989 was obviously an error for Stock-Dove.  A regular passage migrant in small numbers, including the islands.

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

Rock-Dove - 1949

Columba livia livia

Perhaps extinct as a pure race.  Tracy stated that a few pairs nested on the coastal cliffs (before 1850), and Mathew thought a few nested in Huntsman's Leap. Whintle includes it in his list for Caldey.  Three adults and one juvenile were received at Cardiff Museum from Tenby, 1898.  Presumably the few pairs of coast-breeding wild doves (some obviously showing by their colours an admixtue of homing pigeon blood) are descended from the original Rock-Doves of this coast.  Dr C.Walton records a small colony of six pairs with typical pure plumage breeding in rocks ner St Davids Head, 1947, in which year typical "blue rocks" were recorded at Newport Head, Strumble area, St Davids, Marloes, Linney Head, and Stackpole Quay.

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

Stock Dove - 1949

Columba aenas

Resident, chiefly on the coast.  Mathew mentions it at Picton Park and Tenby cliffs, and he believed it nested in the cliffs at St Davids (where Rock-Doves now breed).  It is thinly distributed as a breder throughout whole of county.  Possibly breeding Ramsey in a rabbit-burrow, 28 June 1927 (Bertram Lloyd)

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

Wood-pigeon - 1949

Columba palumbus palumbus

Resident and common.  Dix considered it more numerous in the north-east than elsewhere; this is true to-day, on account of the more wooded nature of this part.  Flocks of winter immigrants are not large, the year 1935 being an exception when thousands were seen in mid-October near Lawrenny (H.A.Gilbert).  Probably breeds regularly Caldey (Bertram Lloyd).

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

Red-throated Diver - 1949

Colymbus stellatus

Common winter visitor, especially in Milford Haven.  Frequent at sea near coast and islands.  A group of twenty seen drifting north off west coast 21-25 April 1930 and fifteen off Giltar Point, 21 April 1930 (Bertram Lloyd)

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

Black-throated Diver - 1949

Colymbus stellatus

Almost as frequent as great northern diver in winter, and in the same situations

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

Great Northern Diver - 1949

Colymbus immer

Regular winter visitor, sometimes numerous in Milford Haven, mostly immatures.  Frequently seen near the islands and on the open coast.  occasionally remaining late in spring - a male in breeding plumage washed ashore at Saundersfoot, May 1927; and another seen Fishguard Harbour, mid-May 1930 (Bertram Lloyd)

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

Little Grebe - 1949

Podiceps ruficollis ruficollis

Although Mathew stated that it "is the only one that nests in Pembrokeshire" apparently it does not breed, but is numerous in winter. Bertram Lloyd records a flock of forty on the mill-pond at Pembroke, Xmas 1925.  Has been seen Skokholm.

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

Black-necked Grebe - 1949

Podiceps nigricollis nigricollis

Mathew gives no records though he considered it a rare winter visitor.  Two seen off Angle, 24 Dec 1925 (Bertram Lloyd); and one shot Carew, 23 Oct 1926 (Dr Mills). One Dale Roads, 24 Jan 1938 (R.M.L.)

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

Slavonian Grebe - 1949

Podiceps auritus

Mathew called it a rare but perhaps regular winter visior, without giving any records.  There is one in the Nat. Mus. of Wales, shot at Tenby, 1900, and two there ex the collection of Dr Mills, viz - one adult male, shot at Newport 2 Apr 1923; and one female shot Trewellwell, 23 Jan 1929; one Dale, 18 and 27 Jan 1947 (T.A.Warren-Davies).

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