Golden Oriole - 1980 onwards

Oriolus Oriolus   - EURYN - Scarce visitor.

1982 - 1, Skokholm, 25 May (EGG,GGG)

1984 - Male, St. Davids, 7 June (KJSD, GCL)

1985 - Male, St. Davids,26 May(BAS)

1986 - Female Skomer 19 May (SJS et al)

1987 - Male St Bride's 26 apl (PT)

1988 - One Castlemartin ranges 6 June (JB)

1989 - one St Davids Head on 12 June (JWD)

1990 - Male Skomer 4 May and female on 31 May. Single males Skokholm and Llanwnda 27 May and Marloes 30 May.

1991 - Male Trecwn 8 May

1992 - Singles at St Davids golf course 19th April Marloes/Mullock Bridge 6 May, Skomer 14-16 May, and St Davids Head 30 June.

1993 - Singles Skomer 27 May and 27 June

1994 - Singles Dowrog 7 May, Skokholm 5 June and Hylton Woods 9 June

1996 - Singles Skomer 22 May - 6 June, and Hylton Woods 9 June

1997 - Singles Skomer 23 May and Martin's Haven 3 June

2000 - Male Ramsey 13 & 16 May (RH) and female Marloes Mere 18 May (SJS).

2001 - Single females Skomer 13 & 26 May (JGB et al).

2003 - A series of records from Skomer where: one 28 April, a pair 30 April-1 May with a male remaining to 2 May.  Another male seen by day visitors 15 June (JGB)

2006 - There were 3 on Skomer 14-18 May, all were females or imm males; 2 remained 19th-20th and a single bird 22nd-23rd and 25th (JGB).

2008 -  A female on skomer 21-26 May (D Boyle) was the only accepted record

2009 - An immature male on Skomer on 14th-15th May (DB et al). Accepted WRP.

2010 - Rare summer visitor. Male at Bosherston on 25th May (BH). A pair on Skomer 7th May (T. Birkhead). All accepted by WRP

2012 - A first year or female St Davids Head on 8th May (MYP) was the only record accepted by WRP.

2014 - A male at St. Davids Head on 25th May was the only record (MYP). Accepted by WRP

2015 - On Skomer, at least four possibly five birds 11th & 12th May, with one remaining until 13th (JWM et al). Accepted WRP.

2016 - A female at Marloes Mere 6th – 7th May (DJA et al), a male at Dinas Cross 6th July (SEB) and on Skokholm on 11th May (GE, RB et al). Accepted WRP.

Records extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports

Pectoral Sandpiper - 1994 onwards

Calidris melanotos - Scarce passage migrant

1994 - A juv visited North Pond, Skokholm, 22 Aug (MB et. al).

1998 - Single Esso 3 Oct (JWD)

2003 -Part of a large influx into the British Isles

2005 - Single. Bosherston Pools 25 — 28 Aug (SHL et al)

2009 - In spring an adult was found at Llangloffan Fen 6-7 June (RD, AR) and in autumn a juvenile on Dale Airfield 10 to 12 Sept (PKG). Both accepted by WRP.

2010 - A juvenile was photographed at Castlemartin Range on 4th Sept (PH). Accepted WRP.

2011 - The only accepted record was of two on Skokholm, 13th – 14th May, with one remaining on the 15th (JGilham). Accepted WRP.

2012 - Three different individuals on Skokholm in the autumn, during the period 16th Sept – 21st (one may have been present since August) (MYP, M. Hipkin).

2013 - One was at Skokholm on 15th May (J. Moore). Accepted WRP.

2017 -  One on Skokholm on 30th Aug (RL, RB et al). Accepted by WRP. 

Records extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports

Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 1995 onwards

Tryngites subruficollis - Rare American visitor.

1996 - A typically confiding juv Dale Airfield 6-21 Sept (KJSD et al)

2000 - One, Castle Martin ranges 23 Sept (PRH et al).

2010 - A juvenile on Dale Airfield on 2nd - 3rd Oct (DJA).  Accepted WRP. Photo opposite by DJ Astins.

2011 - As in other places in the SW of the UK, an influx in September, two at Stackpole 21st (DJ Killick), three at Dale Airfield 23rd – 24th (K. Meatyard et al) and two nearby at Kete 28th – 30th (BS et al). All accepted by WRP.

2016 - A juv on Dale Airfield 10th Sept (DJA, JWM). Accepted WRP.

2018 - Three Dale Airfield 22nd – 25th Sept (IS et al) and one on Skokholm 27th Sept (RB et al) photo below. All accepted by WRP

Records extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports

Kentish Plover - 1995 onwards

Charadrius alexandrinus - Vagrant

1998 - One, Nevern Estuary, 13-14 May (MT)

2000 - Single, male, Newgale 25 Apr (SW et al)

2001 - Single, male, Angle Bay, 14 Apr ( RH)

2007 - A male, at the Patch, Teifi Estuary, Ceredigion on 25th May was seen briefly on the Pembrokeshire side of the estuary (RD)

Records from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports 

American Golden Plover - 2016

One at Angle Bay 29th April 2016.

"The American Golden Plover, which is still in winter plumage, was feeding and roosting on the spit in Angle Harbour from at least 13:00 to 13:45, and was sat about halfway along the spit on the seaward side with it's head under its wing when I left it".  Posted by Clive H on the sightings blog.

The bird was seen and photographed by a number of people, and was still there at 17:00

Source: 2016 Pembrokeshire Bird Report  

Stone Curlew - 2000 onwards

Burhinus oedicnemus Rare visitor.

Very scarce - four previous records.

2003 - One, Skokholm 18 July (TT) 

2019 - One Skokholm 16 July

Records from the Pembrokeshire Bird Report 

NB A first year bird on the Teifi Estuary on 13 May 1997 now gets a Pembrokeshire mention due to a change in the county boundary.

Common Crane - 2016

Scarce - 11 records, only 1 since 2000.

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

Montagu's Harrier - 2016

Very scarce - three records since 2000.

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

Glossy Ibis - 2012

Rare but 12 records since 2000. 

This includes a flock of 23 between 28th January and 4th February 2012 that toured various site in the Carew Cheriton/Milton/Sageston area. They roosted near Carew River. Smaller numbers at other sites that year may have been part of the same flock? 

Source: Pembrokeshire Bird report, 2012.

Pembrokeshire Neyland, two, 12th January (A. Hansen), presumed same St Davids Head, 13th January to 1st February, photo (M. Young-Powell et al.). Sageston, 14th January, photo (M. Arnold per Pembrokeshire Recorder). Marloes Mere, three, 18th January to 12th May, then four on 13th May to 9th June, one from 10th June into 2013, photo (M. Howe et al. per Pembrokeshire Recorder) (Brit. Birds 105: plate 98). Carew, 23, 28th January to 14th February, photo (R. Ellis et al.). Walwyn’s Castle, 28th–31st January, photo (D. & L. Bowen, P. Lewis). Pembrokeshire Neyland, two, 12th January (A. Hansen), presumed same St David’s Head, 13th January to 1st February, photo (M. Young-Powell et al.). Sageston, 14th January, photo (M. Arnold per Pembrokeshire Recorder). Marloes Mere, three, 18th January to 12th May, then four on 13th May to 9th June, one from 10th June into 2013, photo (M. Howe et al. per Pembrokeshire Recorder) (Brit. Birds 105: plate 98). Carew, 23, 28th January to 14th February,photo (R. Ellis et al.). Walwyn’s Castle, 28th–31st January, photo (D. & L. Bowen, P. Lewis).

Source - British Birds Rarity Committee report 2012

NB their arrival coincided with very dry (drought) conditions in Spain and other parts of southern Europe which possibly contributed to their dispersal away from usual/regular wintering areas.

White Stork - 2016

Nine records, 4 since 2000.

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

Purple Heron - 2000-2018

13 records, 9 since 2000. (the four previous records are mentioned in Purple Heron - 1994)

2001 One Skomer 22 March (JGB)

2006 Single Knapp’s Farm, Martletwy, 12 April – 12 May (MS et al)

2006 Single Orielton 24 – 26 Apr (CH)

2006 Single Bosherston 29 April (DE, EE).

2010 A single at Llan Mill near Narberth from 22nd March was last reported on the 27th of the same month (A. Hart).  Accepted by WRP. 

2012 An adult was seen at Treleddyd Fawr near St.David’s on 27th March (MYP). Accepted by WRP.

2013 Only one accepted record of one at Penally/Ritec area 3rd & 4th June (A.Collens).

2014 A single flyover bird at Skokholm on 8th June was the first record for the island & only the 12th County record (WJ, RD, RB). Accepted by WRP.

2017 A single adult at Bosherston on 6th May (PKG, BS). Accepted WRP.

SOURCE: Pembrokeshire Bird Reports 2000-2018

Additional note from the Skomer Bird Report 2001 - The first for the island made landfall in North Valley on 22 March, sinking into the iris bed before moving to Well Pond to refuel. The bird was in breeding splendour, and the brightness of the plumage indicates that it was probably an adult male.

Additional note from Welsh Birds, vol 5.2 (2007) - 2006 records One would have expected that all three records in one area of Pembrokeshire would relate to the same bird, except that there are overlapping dates

Cattle Egret - 2010 onwards

Bubulcus ibis  - Rare visitor

2010 - After enjoying good numbers for the last two years 2010 produced just a single bird at Withybush Airfield from 15th Oct until 5th Nov (T. Gover). Accepted by WRP.

2014 - One on the creek at Teifi Marshes on 4th Oct (T. Evans, CHJ) spent the afternoon on both sides of the Ceredigion / Pembrokeshire border. Accepted by WRP.

2016 - A single at Newport from 10th Dec – into 2017 (K. Meatyard et al), presumed same as one at Goodwick on 15th Dec (photo below by K. Barnett). Accepted WRP.

2017 - Single birds were at Newport from December 2016 until 1st May at least (KM et al), in the Bosherston/Stackpole area on and off from 12th Mar until 8th June (per RE), at Skokholm 17th July (RB) and at Treleddyn Farm St. David’s on 8th to 10th Nov (M & JB et al). All were accepted by WRP.

2018 - One on Skokholm 9th Oct (RB et al). Accepted WRP

Records extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports