Calcarius lapponicus– BRAS Y GOGLEDD – Passage migrant.
Photo – one of two Lapland Buntings which dropped in on North Plain, Skokholm on 27 March 2017. This was the first spring record since 1995, the first March record ever and only the fifth spring sighting for the Island. Richard Brown, Skokholm Blog.
Year | Winter/Spring records | Autumn migration | Notes |
1981 | 14 May | ||
1984 | 28 September | ||
1985 | 30 Sep – 20 Oct | ||
1987 | 15 Sep – 1 Nov | 26 at Strumble on 5 October | |
1988 | 24 Sep – 14 Nov | 26 at Strumble on 24 September | |
1989 | 5 February | 30 July – 2 Nov | |
1990 | 30 Sep – 22 Nov | ||
1991 | 15 Sep – 23 Oct | ||
1992 | 27 Sep – 13 Nov | ||
1993 | 26 January | 17 Sep – 19 Nov | up to 34 on Ramsey 10 October |
1994 | 11 Sep – 5 Dec | ||
1995 | 18 May | 20 Sep – 3 Nov | |
1996 | 20 Sep – 10 Oct | ||
1997 | 3 Sep – 24 Oct | ||
1998 | 24 Sep – 15 Nov | ||
1999 | 9 Oct – 25 Oct | ||
2000 | 19 Sep – 22 Oct | ||
2001 | 10 Oct – 18 Oct | ||
2002 | 1 Oct – 26 Oct | ||
2003 | 29 Sep – 14 Oct | ||
2004 | 15 Sep – 31 Oct | ||
2005 | 30 January | 23 October | |
2006 | 4 – 6 February | 14 October | |
2007 | 20 May | 13 Sep – 12 Nov | |
2008 | 22 April | 25 Sep – 13 Nov | |
2009 | 26 Sep – 28 Oct | ||
2010 | 5 Sep – 26 Nov | Largest influx for many years – up to 100 birds | |
2011 | 12 March & 7 April | 22 Sep – 17 Dec | max count 18 on Dale Airfield 23 October |
2012 | 5 Feb & 22 March | 29 Sep – 15 Nov | max count 16 Dale Airfield 6 November |
2013 | 9 Jan – 9 April | 1 Nov – 26 Dec | max count 19 Dale Airfield 25 November |
2014 | 2 Jan – 4 April | 1 Oct – 5 Nov | |
2015 | 10 Oct – 13 Dec | ||
2016 | 7 Oct – 27 Nov | ||
2017 | 1 Jan – 23 March | 9 Oct – 25 Nov | |
2018 | 11 March | 4 October | |
2019 | 2 Oct – 23 Nov | ||
2020 | 18 Sep – 22 Nov |
Records summarised from the Pembrokeshire Bird Reports