Anas clypeata – HWYADEN LYDANBIG – Winter visitor and sparse breeder
Comparison with previous atlas:
| 1984-88 | 2003-07 | |
| Breeding confirmed | 2 | 1 |
| Breeding probable | 1 | |
| Breeding possible | ||
| No of tetrads occupied | 2 (of 478) | 2 (of 490) |
| Percentage of tetrads | 0.4% | 0.4% |
Shoveler have nested at several localities in the county in the past but in the last twenty years seem to have become confined to three places. During the 1984-88 survey breeding was confirmed at Skomer and Marloes Mere. The 2003-07 survey found confirmed nesting at Skomer and probable breeding at Skokholm and Marloes Mere.
Graham Rees. Pembrokeshire County Bird Recorder 1981-2007
Rees, et al. 2008, Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pembrokeshire 2003-07. Pembrokeshire Bird Group.
