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).
Distribution and sightings of the dunnock across the British Isles

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).
Distribution and sightings of the reed bunting across the British Isles

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).
Distribution and sightings of the cormorant across the British Isles