Pine Bunting - accepted records

Emberiza leucocephalos

British Birds Rarites Committee

2000 Pembrokeshire Skokholm, male, 28th April 2000 (T.Purcell, G.Thompson).

Greenish Warbler - accepted records 1990-2018

Phylloscopus trochiloides - ELOR GWYRDD - Very rare autumn visitor.

British Birds Rarities Committee

1990 Dyfed Skomer, 19th June (C.J.Orsman, H.A.Williams).
1996 Pembrokeshire Skomer, 27th June (T.P.Drew, J.Hayden, L.Smith et al.).
1997 Pembrokeshire Skokholm, 23rd June (G.V.F.Thompson et al.).

2003 - Pembrokeshire Skokholm, 4th-5th June (G.Morgan et al.) European and west Siberian race P. t. viridanus.

2012 - Very rare autumn visitor. One on Skomer on 8th Sept. (DB).

2013 - The only accepted record was of one on Skokholm on 18th June (GE, RB), the sixth record for the island'

2014 - Single Skomer on 7th June (EMS). Tenth record for the county, three have previously been recorded on Skomer and six on Skokholm.

2015 - Singles on Skomer on 12th June and 23rd July (EMS). 5th & 6th island records.

2017 - A single at Martins Haven, Deer Park on 25th Sept (DJA, BS). Accepted by WRP as the first mainland record in Pembrokeshire.

Records since 2012 extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports

Laughing Gull - accepted records since 1990

Larus atricilla

British Birds Rarities Committee

2005 Pembrokeshire Fishguard Harbour, first-winter, 4th November (P. Grennard, A. Rogers); same, Nevern Estuary, Newport, 11th, 15th, 21st November (E. A. Hunter, C. Pierpoint).

Gann Estuary, adult, 6th–11th November, 4th December (D. J. Astins, P. K. Grennard et al.); first-winter, 10th November, 4th December (R. Royale, S. J. Sutcliffe).

Pembroke Dock, second-winter, 10th November to 9th December, photo (E. A. Hunter et al.); same, Llanstadwell, Cleddau Estuary, 19th November, photo (per P. Bristow); same, Neyland, 9th December.

Nevern Estuary, Newport, first-winter, 21st November (E. A. Hunter, per P. Bristow).

Haverfordwest, adult, 28th November to 6th December, photo (T. Theobald et al.).

2009 Pembrokeshire Skomer, adult, 21st May 2009 (D. Boyle).

2019 - Skokholm on 10 and 26 June

Desert Wheatear - accepted records 1990-2014

Records accepted by British Birds Rarities Committee

1997: Skokholm, female, 12th December (T.Purcell, G.Thompson).

2003: Skokholm, female, 13th November (G.Thompson).

2011: Single on Skomer on 15th November (D. Boyle et al). 

2014: Single Skomer on 28th October (E.M. Stubbings). 

Great Egret - accepted records 1990-2005

Egretta alba

British Birds Rarities Committee

2003 Pembrokeshire Newport, 5th August, colour-ringed (P.K.Grennard); presumed same bird as Carmarthenshire.

Great White Egret was dropped from the BBRC list in 2005, and subsequent records are evaluated by the Welsh Rarities Panel.

Great Reed Warbler - accepted records 1990-2009

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

British Birds Rarities Committee

1998 Pembrokeshire Skomer, 21st May (N.A.Littlewood, M.S.Wallen et al.).

2002 Pembrokeshire Skomer, 16th May (J.G.Brown, J.Darke, S.E.Duffield).

Red-rumped Swallow - accepted records 1990-2019

Hirundo daurica

Previous records in Red-rumped Swallow - 1994

British Birds Rarities Committee

1990 Dyfed Skokholm, 30th April (H.Morgan).

1995 Dyfed Marloes, Pembrokeshire, 7th May (R.Stonier et al.).

1998 Pembrokeshire Bosherston Ponds, at least 20th-23rd February, photo. (A.S.Wraithmell et al.).

2002 Pembrokeshire Bosherston Ponds, 26th April (R.Thomas).

2003 Pembrokeshire Skokholm, first-winter, 21st October (G. & T.Thompson).

2014 Pembrokeshire, Poppit Beach, Two were photographed, 4th May 2014 (DH). 

Alpine Swift - accepted records 1990-2009

2006: A single bird at Porth-y-Rhaw, 23rd April 2006 (R.Dobbins).

2002: Pembrokeshire Skokholm, 24th March 2002 (T.Purcell, G.Thompson). Penberi Pool, St David's, 25th March (S.E.Duffield et al.). Mullock Bridge, 26th March (S.D.Bosanquet).

1999: Pembrokeshire St David's, 30th May 1999 (A.Payne). Dinas Cross, 25th August 1999 (S.E.Berry).

Sources: Pembrokeshire Bird Reports, 1999, 2002, 2006. 1999 and 2002 records ratified by BBRC. Records since thern are considered by the Welsh Records Panel. 

Black-headed Bunting - accepted records 1990-2009

Emberiza melanocephala

British Birds Rarities Committee

1990 Dyfed Marloes, male, 28th-30th May, photographed (Mr & Mrs E.Deakin, J.W.Donovan et al.).

1994 Pembrokeshire Skomer, male, age uncertain, 8th May (P.Goddard et al.).

1995 Dyfed Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, male, 18th-20th May, photo. (J.Cleal, J.W.Donovan et al.).

1996 Pembrokeshire Skokholm, male, intermittently, 29th May to 6th June, photo. (J.Farmer, G.Thompson, A.Williams); same, Skomer, 5th, 8th, 10th-12th June, photo. (S.Smith et al.).

2001 Pembrokeshire Freshwater West, near Castle Martin, male, 16th May (N. & L.Baker).

2003 Pembrokeshire Skomer, male, 16th June, photo (J.G.Brown).

2004 Pembrokeshire Skomer, first-winter, 5th September, photo (J. G. Brown).

Olive-backed Pipit - accepted records summary 2000 onwards

Anthus hodgsoni

British Birds Rarities Committee

2001 Pembrokeshire Skomer, 24th April (D.P.Boyle).

2002 Pembrokeshire Skomer, 22nd-23rd October (J.G.Brown, J.Darke, S.E.Duffield).

One at St Bride’s 22st -25th October 2018 was only the 4th county record. Accepted by WRP.

(The first for the UK was on Skokholm in April 1948 - see posting from Birds of Pembrokeshire, 1994).  

European Roller - accepted records 1990 - 2009

Coracias garrulus

British Birds Rarities Committee

1991 Dyfed Near St Nicholas, adult, 2nd to at least 11th August, photographed (D.A.J., Mrs J.L & Miss R.Nelmes et al.).

2001 Pembrokeshire Skokholm, first-winter, 26th October, photo. (T.Purcell, G.Thompson).

2005 Pembrokeshire St David’s, 1st–16th July (L. Lomax et al.).

Pallid Swift - accepted records 1990 - 2009

Apus pallidus

British Birds Rarities Committee

2001 Pembrokeshire Porthgain, 5th-7th October, video. (B.D.Gibbs et al.).