A survey in 2023 and additional records from 2024, indicated that the county yellowhammer population had undergone a huge decline, with possibly only 100 or so pairs left in the county, mostly breeding in small colonies, clustered around feeding sites. These are locations where grain is provided to help them through the winter and early spring (hunger-gap) period.
There are a number of places where information on yellowhammer
is lacking. One of those areas is within the area shaded darker green on the map
below. There have been some recent records but little information on winter
feeding sites.
The Pembrokeshire Yellowhammer Group is keen to have records of any yellowhammers seen in the county. Details of where to report sightings (especially of feeding yellowhammers and particularly from the shaded zone on the map) are on the poster below.
The Pembrokeshire Ringing Group is colour-ringing yellowhammers
in a couple of study areas, to find out more about their dispersal movements and their survival.
If you see a ringed yellowhammer, this information is also extremely valuable.
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