PECTORAL SANDPIPER Calidris melanotos A.
Vagrant; rare - from North America / Siberia.
This species became ex BBRC in 1963.
23 accepted records:
P). 2025, 28th September: Cors Ddyga RSPB - 1, juvenile. Photographed. (Accepted by WBRC).
23). 2025, 20th May - 23rd: Cors Ddyga RSPB – 1. Photographed. (Accepted by WBRC).
22). 2023, 13th September: Alaw estuary – 1. Videoed (S&RBiW 2023 p12).
21). 2023, 29th August – 27th September: Cors Ddyga – Juvenile. Photographed (S&RBiW 2023 p12).
20). 2023, 29th April: Cors Ddyga RSPB – 1. Photographed. (S&RBiW 2023 p12).
19). 2021, 24th September – 30th: Llyn Alaw – 1. Photographed. (S&RBiW 2021 p57).
18). 2020, 9th September: Cemlyn - 1st calendar year. Photographed. On marshy field between lane to Tyn Llan farm and coast. (S&RBiW 2020 p11).
17). 2018, 29th September: Cors Ddyga RSPB -1. Photographed. (S&RBiW 2018 p14).
16). 2015, 13th May: Cemlyn – 1. (S&RBiW 2015 p8).
15). 2003, 12th September: Llyn Alaw – 1. (S&RBiW 2003 p7).
14). 1999, 3rd September: Malltraeth – 1 seen. (Cambrian Bird Report 1999 p43).
13). 1999, 9th May: Cemlyn – adult present to the 15th. (Cambrian Bird Report 1999 p43).
12). 1998, 8th August – Anglesey – Rhosneigr - 1 seen and present to the 9th. (Cambrian Bird Report 1998 p42).
11). 1994, 22nd August – 7th September: Malltraeth – 1. (Cambrian Bird Report 1994 p39).
10). 1991, 20th September – 22nd: Llyn Alaw – 1. (Cambrian Bird Report 1991 p24).
9). 1984, 2nd September: Llyn Alaw – 1. (Cambrian Bird Report 1984 p33).
8). 1984, 1st September: Llyn Llaethdy – 1 seen and present to the 3rd. (Cambrian Bird Report 1984 p33).
7). 1982, 11th September: Llyn Alaw – 1 seen and present to the 19th. (Cambrian Bird Report 1982 p30).
6). 1981, 19th September: Llyn Alaw – 1 seen. (Cambrian Bird Report 1981 p21).
5). 1980, 31st October: Llyn Alaw – 1 seen and present to the 11th November. (Cambrian Bird Report 1980 p22).
4). 1980, 24th July: Llyn Alaw – 1 seen and present to the 26th. (Cambrian Bird Report 1980 p22)
3). 1963, 24th August – 22nd September: Malltraeth – 1. (Birds of Anglesey 2004 p259).
2). 1961, 3rd September: Malltraeth – 1 seen. (British Birds 55 p572).
1). 1960, 11th September: Malltraeth – 1 seen. (British Birds 54 p185).
Records noted in Cambrian Bird Report but not accepted by WBRC albeit considered valid by some.
b). 1994, 26th September – Anglesey – Llyn Alaw. (Gwynedd Bird Report 1994 p39).
a). 1994, 27th August – Anglesey – Alaw estuary. (Gwynedd Bird Report 1994 p39).