42 The Birds of Pembrokeshire. 
KINGFISHER, Adcedo ispida.—A common resident. We used to 
note many of these beautiful birds by the banks of the Gleddy, 
and generally had one in our grounds, where its favourite perch 
would be on the branch of a larch that projected over a fish- 
pond. Here it would sit for hours together on the watch for any 
perch or tench fry that might venture into the shallows, and was 
a beautiful object when its brilliant plumage was lit up by the 
sunshine. Mr. Dix considered the Kingfisher rare in his dis- 
trict, but had been informed that it was common in the south of 
the county. In very severe frosts we have occasionally come 
upon a frozen out Kingfisher, sitting disconsolately, with all its 
bright feathers ruffled, upon a twig by the side of a frozen pool ; 
but, as we have never picked up a dead Kingfisher, we believe 
these birds do not succumb to the weather, but manage to pull 
through somehow or other. 
BEE-EATER, Aerops apiaster—A very rare accidental visitor from 
the south. There is a specimen in the collection of Mr. H. 
Mathias, now with his other birds at the Tenby Museum. This 
was killed near the village of Johnston, about 1854. Mr. Tracy 
picked up a Bee-eater, he does not state in what year, on some 
high ground near the sea coast. It had not been long dead, 
and he succeeded in skinning and mounting it. It passed into 
the collection of the late Mr. John Stokes, of Cuffern, in whose 
hospitable house we have often seen it. 
HOOPOE, Upupa epops.—An occasional visitor, both in the spring 
and autumn. Not very rare. There are many Pembrokeshire 
Hoopoes on record, and if the bird is not noted every year, 
only a short interval passes before one is seen. Mr. Tracy 
knew of seven examples. The one in Mr. Mathias’ collection 
was shot in March, 1850, at St. David’s. One was captured, 
after having been seen about for several days, inside a cottage, 
at St. Twynell’s. This was on March 17, 1847. Another, 
about the same time, was taken on board the Waterford 
steamer, at the mouth of Milford Haven. The Hoopoe has 
also occurred near Pembroke. Sir Hugh Owen has told us of 
