Local Dunnocks

Passeriformes #3

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 14 April 2016.

Place: Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Date: 1 May 2017.

Place: Kenfig Nature Reserve, Bridgend County Borough
Date: 15 May 2018.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 6 October 2018.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 10 November 2018.

Place: Parc Slip Nature Reserve Visitor Centre, Aberkenfig, Bridgend
Date: 8 January 2019.

Place: Parc Slip Nature Reserve Visitor Centre, Aberkenfig, Bridgend
Date: 19 March 2019.

Place: Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve, Cardiff
Date: 6 April 2019.

[Prunella modularis, Family Prunellidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Dunnock]

The sound of the dunnock (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Patrik Åberg)

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

Welsh Red Kites in Flight

Accipitriformes

Place: Devil’s Bridge, Ceredigion
Date: 3 April 2018.

Place: Ramsey Island midway between Porth Lleuog and Harbour
Date: 19 July 2018.

Place: Talgarth, Powys
Date: 11 August 2018.

[Milvus milvus, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red kite]

The sound of the red kite (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jens Kirkeby)

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

Mediterranean Gull

Charadriiformes

Place: Bracelet Bay, Mumbles, Swansea
Date: 13 January 2019.

[Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mediterranean gull]

The sound of the Mediterranean gull (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Lars Krogh)

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

Red-legged Partridge

Galliformes

Place: Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds
Date: 31 March 2019.

[Alectoris rufa, Family Phasianidae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-legged partridge]

The sound of the red-legged partridge (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jordi Calvet)

Distribution and sightings of the red-legged partridge across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Pochards at Somerset Levels

Anseriformes

Place: Walton Heath screens, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 17 May 2018.

Place: Walton Heath purple walk, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 17 May 2018.

[Aythya ferina, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common pochard]

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

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

More Reed Buntings

Passeriformes #3

Place: Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve, Blackpool, Lancashire
Dates: 26 February 2018.

Place: Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Dates: 26 February 2018.

Place: Seaton Wetlands, Devon
Dates: 14 March 2018.

Place: Cosmeston Lakes, Penarth
Dates: 14 April 2018.

[Emberiza schoeniclus, Family Emberizidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common reed bunting]

The sound of the reed bunting (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Patrik Åberg)

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

Carrion Crow Taking a Bath

Passeriformes #1

Place: River Taff near Radyr Station, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Dates: 27 February 2019.

Place: Broadhaven, Pembrokeshire
Dates: 10 April 2019.

[Corvus corone, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Carrion crow]

The sound of the carrion crow (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stuart Fisher)

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

Forest Farm Reed Warblers

Passeriformes #1

Place: Bird Hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Dates: 1 June 2018.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Dates: 1 June 2018.

Place: Bird Hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Dates: 13 July 2018.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Dates: 5 August 2018.

[Acrocephalus scirpaceus, Family Acrocephalidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian reed warbler]

The sound of the reed warbler (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Patrik Åberg)

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

Lappet-faced Vulture / White-backed Vulture

Accipitriformes

Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Dates: 24 August 2012.

[Torgos tracheliotos, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Lappet-faced vulture]

[Gyps africanus, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White-backed vulture]

The sound of the white-backed vulture (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Peter Boesman)

Cormorants in the Trees

Suliformes

Place: Roath Park Lake, Cardiff
Date: 30 October 2018.

Place: Canal Bruges-Ghent near Moerbrugge
Date: 16 January 2019.

[Phalacrocorax carbo, Family Phalacrocoracidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great cormorant]

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

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