Luscinia megarhynchos – Eos – Scarce visitor
Earlier records are summarised in Nightingale 1994
1992 – singles Strumble Head 14 May and Skokholm 27 May
1993 – One Skokholm 10 May
1995 Singles Skokholm 16 April (4 days earlier than previously recorded in Pembs), Goodwick Moor 4 May, and Skomer 14 June
1999 – One Skomer 30 April (JWD)
2000 – Single Ramsey 2 Aug (RH).
2002 – A Nightingale sang at Skokholm on 2 June (GT), despite St David having reputedly banned them from doing so in this region.
2004 – An elusive bird North Valley bottom, Skomer 12 May (JGB)
2015 – The only record of this scarce migrant was of one trapped on Skokholm on 27th Apr (RDB).
2016 – A single on Skomer 13th May, photo below (ES).
Source – Pembrokeshire Bird Reports
