Western Orphean Warbler

Passeriformes #1

Rarity of the year 2019 : caught in the mist nets near the Bird Observatory and not seen before or after – only 8 people (2 staff, 1 volunteer, and 5 members of the public) saw it, 3 or 4 of whom had cameras, in order to witness the second ever instance of this bird in Wales and the sixth in the UK (see also the Twitter entry for Bardsey Island)

Place: Ringing station, Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.

[Curruca hortensis, Family Sylviidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Western Orphean warbler]

The sound of the western Orphean warbler (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Charlie Bodin)

Shetland Eider Ducks

Anseriformes

Place: Noss, Shetland Islands
Date: 10 June 2018.

Place: Bressay, Shetland Islands
Date: 10 June 2018.

Place: Mousa, Shetland Islands
Date: 11 June 2018.

Place: Lerwick Harbour, Shetland Mainland
Date: 17 June 2018.

[Somateria mollissima, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common eider]

The sound of the eider duck (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Ruud van Beusekom)

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

Local Wrens

Passeriformes #2

Place: Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 30 March 2018.

Place: Melingruffydd Feeder, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 19 May 2018.

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 16 August 2018.

[Nannus troglodytes, Family Troglodytidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian wren]

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

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

Local Robins

Passeriformes #2

Place: Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 13 October 2017.

Place: Bird hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 5 March 2018.

Place: Coryton Roundabout, Cardiff
Date: 19 May 2018.

Place: Bird hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 26 October 2018.

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

Place: Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 2 November 2019.

[Erithacus rubecula, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European robin]

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

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

Saker Falcon

Falconiformes

Place: Royal Welsh Show, Builth Wells
Date: 23 July 2019.

[Falco cherrug, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Saker falcon]

The sound of the Saker falcon (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Frank Lambert)

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

Great Black-backed Gull

Charadriiformes

Place: Keyhaven, New Forest
Date: 11 April 2018.

Place: Noss, Shetland Islands
Date: 10 June 2018.

Place: Saundersfoot harbour, Pembrokeshire
Date: 9 April 2019.

Place: Stack Rocks near Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire
Date: 10 April 2019.

Place: Newlyn, Cornwall
Date: 21 April 2019.

Place: Pen Cristin, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.

Place: Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 7 June 2019.

Place: Kallin, South Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 19 June 2019.

Place: Mewslade Bay, Gower
Date: 17 July 2019.

[Larus marinus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great black-backed gull]

The sound of the great black-backed gull (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stuart Fisher)

Distribution and sightings of the great black-backed gull across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Black-winged Stilt

Charadriiformes

Place: El Rocio, Andalucia, Spain
Date: 13 June 2015.

Place: Marais Rondon, Hyères, France
Date: 21 May 2017.

[Himantopus himantopus, Family Recurvirostridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-winged stilt]

The sound of the black-winged stilt (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Vincent Pourchaire)

Distribution of the black-winged stilt across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Socorro Dove

Columbiformes

Place: Waddesdon Manor aviaries, Buckinghamshire
Date: 1 May 2019.

[Zenaida graysoni, Family Columbidae, Order Columbiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Socorro dove]

Shelduck with Chicks on Bardsey Island

Anseriformes

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 20 May 2019.

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.

[Tadorna tadorna, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common shelduck]

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

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

Meadow Pipits on Bardsey Island

Passeriformes #3

Place: Lighthouse, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.

Place: Middle of west side of mountain, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.

Place: North-west corner of Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.

Place: The Withys, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.

Place: Field south of Ty Pellaf, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 22 May 2019.

Place: North-west Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.

Place: North-east Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.

[Anthus pratensis, Family Motacillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Meadow pipit]

The sound of the meadow pipit (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Ruud van Beusekom)

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