Annual report of Scarce & Rare Birds in Wales
Welsh Ornithological Society
Working with the Welsh Rare Birds Committee (WBRC), the Society produces annual reports on rare and scarce birds in Wales. These are only published online and printed copies are not produced. The most recent two reports are available for reading and downloading for WOS members only. Earlier years are also available for non-members to read and download.
WOS does not provide instant rarity news as BirdGuides and Rare Bird Alert do, but we occasionally publish news reports on exceptional events outside the annual report.
The most recent report is for 2024 and is available for reading and downloading for WOS members only. The 2023 report is also restricted to WOS members only; the 2022 report will shortly be moved to the public download section.
Members Only Annual Reports
Public Annual Reports for 2017-22 (earlier years are available on request)
Monthly Reports
March 2022 Round-up
These monthly summaries are compiled for WOS by Sam Viles at Birdguides. UK rarities are indicated in BOLD CAPITALS and national
2021 – highlights of the year
Robin Sandham writes: It’s time to hand over the baton after several years of writing the monthly reviews for the
December 2021 – Pacific Diver and lonely Swallows end the year
There was a real mix of weather during the month: widespread damage from Storm Barra over 7th-8th, some cold days
October 2021 – a smattering of rarities in a rather slow autumn
Cattle Egrets were at Kenfig on 1st , Llanynghenedl (Anglesey) on 11-15th , Dolydd Hafren (Montgomery) on 15th and on
August 2021 – a fairly typical autumn migration month
Two GLOSSY IBIS were at the NWC (Carmarthen) on 25-30th, and one at Lougher (Carmarthen) on 30th. A Spoonbill flew
July 2021 – second records of Elegant Tern and Pacific Golden Plover for Wales
The highlights were two second records for Wales: an ELEGANT TERN was in residence at Cemlyn for almost the whole