Place: Maun, Botswana
Dates: 1 September 2012.
[Streptopelia semitorquata, Family Columbidae, Order Columbiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-eyed dove]
The sound of the red-eyed dove (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Derek Solomon)
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Great White Egret
Place: Westhay Moor, Somerset Levels
Dates: 10 October 2016.
Place: Shapwick Heath, Somerset Levels
Dates: 11 October 2016.
Place: Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Dates: 11 October 2016.
[Ardea alba, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great egret]
The sound of the great white egret (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jérémy Simar)
Distribution and sightings of the great egret across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Chiffchaff
Place: Amroth, Pembrokeshire
Dates: 18 April 2016.
[Phylloscopus collybita, Family Phylloscopidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common chiffchaff]
The sound of the chiffchaff (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Patrik Åberg)
Distribution and sightings of the chiffchaff across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Blue Waxbill
Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Dates: 25 August 2012.
[Uraeginthus angolensis, Family Estrildidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Blue waxbill]
The sound of the blue waxbill (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Peter Boesman)
Shag
Place: Lundy Island
Dates: 11/12 August 2016.
[Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Family Phalacrocoracidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: European shag]
The sound of the shag (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jens Kirkeby)
Distribution and sightings of the shag across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Glittering-throated Emerald
Place: Abraão, Ilha Grande, Brazil
Date: 29 April 2014.
[Amazilia fimbriata, Family Trochilidae, Order Apodiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Glittering-throated emerald]
The sound of the glittering-throated emerald (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jerome Fischer)
House Sparrow Nest with Electricity Meter
Place: Amarapura, Myanmar
Dates: 8 April 2013.
[Passer domesticus, Family Passeridae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: House sparrow]
The sound of the house sparrow (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jarek Matusiak)
Distribution and sightings of the house sparrow across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Arrow-marked Babbler
Place: Maun, Botswana
Dates: 1 September 2012.
Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Dates: 26 August 2012.
Place: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Dates: 31 August 2012.
[Turdoides jardineii, Family Leiothrichidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Arrow-marked babbler]
The sound of the arrow-marked babbler (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Derek Solomon)
Wigeon
Place: Newport Wetlands, South Wales
Dates: 3 November 2016.
[Mareca penelope, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian wigeon]
The sound of the wigeon (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Ruud van Beusekom)
Distribution and sightings of the wigeon across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Meadow Pipit
Place: Lundy Island
Dates: 10/13 August 2016.
Place: Devil’s Dyke near Brighton
Dates: 15 September 2016.
Place: Cuckmere Haven, Sussex
Dates: 14 September 2016.
[Anthus pratensis, Family Motacillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Meadow pipit]
The sound of the meadow pipit (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Eetu Paljakka)
Distribution and sightings of the meadow pipit across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Marnix's Bird Gallery 