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Birds in Pembrokeshire

Our list for Pembrokeshire has 198 bird species recorded regularly there: 58 residents, 43 summer visitors, 34 winter visitors, 54 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors

The list comes from 126,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
198
In October
137
Common
105
Busiest month
May

What's special about Pembrokeshire

vs Wales

The birds recorded far more often here than across Wales, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Pembrokeshire is worth visiting for.

  1. European Storm-petrelEuropean Storm-petrel5.9×Summer visitor · 0.20% of records here, 0.03% across Wales
  2. WryneckWryneck5.7×Passage migrant · 0.09% of records here, 0.02% across Wales
  3. Sooty ShearwaterSooty Shearwater5.6×Passage migrant · 0.04% of records here, 0.01% across Wales
  4. Great SkuaGreat Skua5.3×Passage migrant · 0.13% of records here, 0.03% across Wales
  5. Balearic ShearwaterBalearic Shearwater5.1×Passage migrant · 0.05% of records here, 0.01% across Wales
  6. Short-eared OwlShort-eared Owl4.7×Summer visitor · 0.20% of records here, 0.04% across Wales
  7. Atlantic PuffinAtlantic Puffin4.4×Summer visitor · 0.91% of records here, 0.21% across Wales
  8. MerlinMerlin4.3×Winter visitor · 0.36% of records here, 0.08% across Wales

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. European RobinEuropean Robin2.96%
  2. JackdawJackdaw2.55%
  3. StonechatStonechat2.37%
  4. Eurasian OystercatcherEurasian Oystercatcher2.31%
  5. ChiffchaffChiffchaff2.09%
  6. Eurasian SkylarkEurasian Skylark2.06%

Arriving now

  1. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 1.31%
  2. Northern LapwingNorthern LapwingWinter visitorSep 0.22% → Oct 0.61%
  3. FieldfareFieldfareWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.47%
  4. Black RedstartBlack RedstartPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.25%
  5. Hen HarrierHen HarrierPassage migrantSep 0.01% → Oct 0.19%
  6. Common LoonCommon LoonPassage migrantSep 0.03% → Oct 0.17%

Share of all bird records in Pembrokeshire in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for Pembrokeshire

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Pembrokeshire

Records by month
Bird records in Pembrokeshire by month, 2019–2024
January3,388
February3,609
March5,914
April13,422
May17,763
June17,144
July17,178
August12,477
September16,477
October8,899
November6,480
December3,070

May has the most records (18,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 33
All 33 families in Pembrokeshire

How common

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Questions

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What birds is Pembrokeshire known for?

Compared with the rest of Wales, Pembrokeshire stands out for European Storm-petrel, Wryneck, Sooty Shearwater and Great Skua. Each is recorded at least 5.2 times as often here as across Wales, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Pembrokeshire?

198 species, each recorded regularly in Pembrokeshire (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 58 residents, 43 summer visitors, 34 winter visitors, 54 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Pembrokeshire, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Pembrokeshire in October?

137 species on our list for Pembrokeshire are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Jackdaw, Stonechat, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Chiffchaff.

What are the most common birds in Pembrokeshire?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Pembrokeshire are European Herring Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Barn Swallow, European Robin and Black-headed Gull.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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