Ravens in Flight

Passeriformes #1

Place: Monemvasia, Laconia, Greece
Date: 6 September 2019.






[Corvus corax, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common raven]

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

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

Hen Harrier

Accipitriformes

Place: Loch Druidbeag, South Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 17 June 2019.












[Circus cyaneus, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Hen harrier]

The sound of the hen harrier (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Romuald Mikusek)

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

Cattle Egret / Black-crowned Night Heron

Pelecaniformes

Place: Oristano, Sardinia
Date: 17 June 2017.





[Bubulcus ibis, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Cattle egret]

The sound of the cattle egret (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Joost van Bruggen)

[Nycticorax nycticorax, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-crowned night heron]

The sound of the black-crowned night heron (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Lars Lachmann)

Distribution and sightings of the cattle egret across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution of the black-crowned night heron across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Southern Red Bishop

Passeriformes #3

Place: London Zoo, London
Date: 9 October 2019.









[Euplectes orix, Family Ploceidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Southern red bishop]

The sound of the southern red bishop (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Frank Lambert)

Skokholm Herring Gulls

Charadriiformes

Place: Little Bay, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.





Place: The Neck, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 2018.




[Larus argentatus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: European herring gull]

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

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

Montserrat Oriole

Passeriformes #3

Place: London Zoo, London
Date: 9 October 2019.




Place: National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Date: 20 February 2020.

From the display in the National Museum of Scotland :

“Found only on Montserrat, this bird could be extinct by 2020. Volcanoes have been erupting there since 1995, destroying more than 60% of the island’s forest habitat.”



[Icterus oberi, Family Icteridae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Montserrat oriole]

The sound of the Montserrat oriole (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist James Scriber Daley)

Welsh Barn Swallows

Passeriformes #1

Place: Dale near St. Anne’s Head, Pembrokeshire
Date: 18 April 2017.



Place: Martins Haven, Pembrokeshire
Date: 10 May 2017.




Place: Martins Haven, Pembrokeshire
Date: 13 May 2017.



Place: Slebech Hall, Pembrokeshire
Date: 4 May 2018.



Place: Marloes Mere, Pembrokeshire
Date: 17 July 2018.





Place: Ty Bach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.




Place: Ty Bach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 20 May 2019.



Place: Ty Pellaf, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 25 May 2019.


[Hirundo rustica, Family Hirundinidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Barn swallow]

The sound of the barn swallow (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tomas Belka)

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

Various Greenfinches

Passeriformes #3

Place: Ponte de Lima, northern Portugal
Date: 27 August 2018.



Place: Barragem M. Carmona, eastern central Portugal
Date: 5 September 2018.



Place: Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Date: 26 March 2019.




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


Place: Sandy Hills Bay, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Date: 26 June 2019.


[Chloris chloris, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European greenfinch]

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

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

Forest Farm Kingfishers 2019, Part 2

Coraciiformes

Place: Bird Hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 5 July 2019.



















Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 1 October 2019.





Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 22 October 2019.


Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 8 November 2019.



Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 11 November 2019.


Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 4 December 2019.











Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 5 December 2019.


[Alcedo atthis, Family Alcedinidae, Order Coraciiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common kingfisher]

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

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

Forest Farm Kingfishers 2019, Part 1

Coraciiformes

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 4 January 2019.



Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 11 January 2019.


Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 24 January 2019.








Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 6 February 2019.




Place: Bird Hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 7 February 2019.





Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 17 March 2019.



Place: Bird Hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 17 March 2019.







[Alcedo atthis, Family Alcedinidae, Order Coraciiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common kingfisher]

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

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