Mergus serrator – HWYADEN FRONGOCH – Winter visitor
Red-breasted Merganser – Records
Records of now scarce Red-breasted Merganser extracted from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports since 2010.
Red-breasted Merganser – WeBS 2020-21
Graphs showing results from the Wetland Bird Survey, and maximum counts from Amroth.
Red-breasted Merganser – breeding records
Mergus serrator – HWYADEN FRONGOCH – Winter visitor 1995 – Female noted at the Gann 18 June. Reappeared on 6-7 July with 2 large flightless young (GHR et al), the first breeding recorded in Pembs. 2005 – Female with 4 ducklings Eastern Cleddau, 24 June Records from Pembrokeshire Bird Reports More about the Red-breasted Merganser […]
Red-breasted Merganser – 1994
Mergus serrator – HWYADEN FRONGOCH – Winter visitor Scarce in Mathew’s (1894) time, who knew of no dated or recent records, but Lockley et al. (1949) reported that it had become a regular winter visitor to the upper Cleddau Estuary, with occasional occurrences elsewhere. It has continued to increase gradually since then, and is now regular in […]
Red-breasted Merganser – 1980s winter
Winter visitor Mergus serrator – HWYADEN FRONGOCH – Winter visitor The BTO winter atlas showed that Red-breasted Mergansers were present in some coastal and all estuarine 10km squares during the winters of 1981-82, 1982-82 and 1983-84. The darker the colour, the higher the relative total count for each 10km square. The darkest blue represents 6-18 birds. More […]
Red-breasted Merganser – 1949
Species account from the Birds of Pembrokeshire, 1949, by Lockley, Ingram and Salmon.
Red-breasted Merganser – 1894
Mergus serrator – A winter visitor; rare. In Mr. Mathias’ list. Mr. Dix says “occasionally obtained.” We know of no recent occurrences. Mathew M.A. 1894, Birds of Pembrokeshire and its Islands More about the Red-breasted Merganser in Pembrokeshire
