BEE-EATER (European Bee-eater) Merops apiaster A.
Passage summer migrant; rare - less than annual.
This species became ex BBRC in 1991.
18 accepted records:
18). 2025, 11th April: Rhosneigr - 1, at Shoreside caravan park. Accepted by WBRC.
16 & 17). 2024, 6th May: South Stack – 2, on overhead wires along South Stack road. Photographed. (S&RBiW 2024 p21).
15). 2024, 24th April: Bethel – 1 on overhead wires. (S&RBiW 2024 p21).
14). 2022, 21st May: South Stack RSPB - 1 flew over and headed NWW. (S&RBiW 2022 p108).
13). 2017, 14th May: Hen Borth & Cemlyn – 1. Photographed. (S&RBiW 2017 p20).
11 & 12). 2015, 26th June: Mariandyrys – 2 flew over. (S&RBiW 2015 p10).
10). 2012, 27th May: Plas Cemlyn, Cemlyn – 1. (S&RBiW 2012 p15).
9). 2010, 13th June – 16th: Cemlyn – 1. (S&RBiW 2010 p16).
8). 2001, 16th May: Breakwater Country Park, Holyhead -1 (S&RBiW 2001 p3).
7). 1993, 25th May – 28th: Penysarn – 1. Photographed. (Gwynedd Bird Report 1993 p unnumbered).
3 - 6). 1987, 11th July – 12th July: South Stack – 4 on the 11th, 1 on 12th. (British Birds 82 p535).
2). 1985, 22nd April: Malltraeth – 1. (British Birds 79 p560).
1). 1984, 25th August: South Stack – 1. (British Birds 78 p564).