xlvi. The Birds of Pembrokeshire. 
occurrence in Pembrokeshire. The highly-preserved estate of 
Margam may have been found by the birds to offer them undis- 
turbed feeding-grounds, and they would naturally avoid marshes 
and flats that were almost daily shot over. This is, doubtless, one 
of the reasons that the large flats in south Pembrokeshire, which 
appear to be very suited to them, remain unvisited. The Goosander 
is more often seen than the Red-breasted Merganser, and the Smew 
is rare. The Sandpipers are generally scarce on the Pembrokeshire 
coast at the present day ; Goodwick Sands, in former times, were 
visited by numerous waders, but they are now greatly disturbed, and 
are chiefly the exercise ground for training horses, and the birds are 
scared away. On the many occasions, at different times of the 
year, when we have passed the creeks and oozes connected with 
Milford Haven, we have been struck by the absence on them of 
Sandpipers of any species. They are probably constantly watched, 
and every bird that appears shot at, and frightened off. The Skua 
Gulls pass down St. George’s Channel in the autumn, and in fine 
weather keep far out at sea; it is only in severe gales that they are 
driven to approach the shore, and their appearance is therefore 
irregular. The Great Northern and Red-throated Divers are 
frequently common in Milford Haven. 
(IV.) Passing migrants, that are usually seen both in spring and 
autumn, are only 8 :— 
Yellow Wagtail Sanderling Arctic Tern 
Turnstone Bar-tailed Godwit Black Tern 
Knot Whimbrel 
Of these the Yellow Wagtail is more commonly seen in August 
on its way south. The Knot may sometimes be found on the coast 
during the winter. The Bar-tailed Godwit used to be numerous on 
the oozes in the autumn ; it is now a rare bird. 
(V.) The occasional visitors supply a longer list, and are 54 in 
number :— 
Lesser Whitethroat Golden Oriole Cirl Bunting 
Bearded Tit Great Grey Shrike Rose-coloured Pastor 
Nuthatch Waxwing Hooded Crow 
White Wagtail Pied Flycatcher Great Spotted Woodpecker 
Blue-headed Yellow Hawfinch Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 
W agtail Crossbill Hoopoe 
