Little Egret

Pelecaniformes

Place: Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk
Date: 29 October 2013.

Place: Near St.Just in Roseland, Cornwall
Date: 28 October 2012.

Place: Okavango River, Botswana
Date: 21 August 2012.

Place: Abraão, Ilha Grande, Brazil
Date: 29 April 2014.

Place: Parque Natural de Ria Formosa, Algarve, Portugal
Date: 15 June 2015.

Place: Cley-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk
Date: 1 September 2015.

[Egretta garzetta, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Little egret]

The sound of the little egret (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marco Dragonetti)

Distribution and sightings of the little egret across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Slaty-breasted Wood Rail

Gruiformes

Place: Jardim Botanico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 3 May 2014.

[Aramides saracura, Family Rallidae, Order Gruiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Slaty-breasted wood rail]

The sound of the slaty-breasted wood rail (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Robson Silva e Silva)

Crested Barbet

Piciformes

Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date: 25 August 2012.

[Trachyphonus vaillantii, Family Lybiidae, Order Piciformes, Wikipedia Entry: Crested barbet]

The sound of the crested barbet (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Keith Blomerley)

Galapagos Mockingbird

Passeriformes #2

Place: Genovesa, Galapagos
Date: 17 August 2010.

[Mimus parvulus bauri, Family Mimidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Galápagos mockingbird]

The sound of the Galapagos mockingbird (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Scott Olmstead)

Tufted Duck

Anseriformes

Place: Newport Wetlands, South Wales
Date: 14 February 2016.

[Aythya fuligula, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Tufted duck]

The sound of the tufted duck (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Herman van Oosten)

Distribution and sightings of the tufted duck across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Linnet

Passeriformes #3

Place: Campsite Cubillas between Palencia and Valladolid, Spain
Date: 31 August 2015.

[Linaria cannabina, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common linnet]

The sound of the linnet (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Sander Bot)

Distribution and sightings of the linnet across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Apodiformes

Place: Abraão, Ihla Grande, Brazil
Date: 29/30 April 2014.

[Eupetomena macroura, Family Trochilidae, Order Apodiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Swallow-tailed hummingbird]

The sound of the swallow-tailed hummingbird (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Niels Ciro Albano)

Young Stork Attempting to Fly

Ciconiiformes

Place: Faro, Algarve, Portugal
Date: 15 June 2015.

[Ciconia ciconia, Family Ciconiidae, Order Ciconiiformes, Wikipedia Entry: White stork]

The sound of the white stork (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stein Ø. Nilsen)

Distribution and sightings of the white stork across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Bare-faced Curassow

Galliformes

Place: Iguaçu Falls, Brazil
Date: 23 April 2014.

[Crax fasciolata, Family Cracidae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Bare-faced curassow]

The sound of the bare-faced curassow (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Niels Poul Dreyer)

African Golden Weaver

Passeriformes #3

Place: Maun, Botswana
Date: 1 September 2012.

[Ploceus subaureus, Family Ploceidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eastern golden weaver]

The sound of the African golden weaver (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Peter Boesman)