Rare Birds in Pembrokeshire
Our list for Pembrokeshire has 13 rare birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 6 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
All 13, most common first
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturPassage migrantRare26–28 cmRegularly May
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Sep
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixScarceRare16–18 cmRegularly Jun
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentRare11–12 cmRegularly May–Jun
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Sep
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusPassage migrantRare10–11 cmRegularly Sep
Little OwlAthene noctuaPassage migrantRare21–23 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusScarceRare48–66 cm
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorScarceRare17–19 cm
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaScarceRare20–23 cmRegularly Apr
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusScarceRare29–31 cm
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaScarceRare19–21 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Yellow-browed Warbler 10–11 cm
- Willow Tit 11–12 cm
- Little Stint 13–15 cm
- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Woodchat Shrike 17–19 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Grey Phalarope 20–22 cm
- Alpine Swift 20–23 cm
- Little Owl 21–23 cm
- European Turtle-dove 26–28 cm
- Spotted Redshank 29–31 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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