Fulmars on St.Kilda

Procellariiformes

Place: Village, Hirta, St.Kilda
Date: 9 June 2019.





Place: “The Gap” cliffs, Hirta, St.Kilda
Date: 9 June 2019.


[Fulmar glacialis, Family Procellariidae, Order Procellariiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern fulmar]

The sound of the fulmar (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Timo Janhonen)

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

Mediterranean Gull

Charadriiformes

Place: Sker Point near Porthcawl, South Wales
Date: 2 September 2017.


Place: Durgan beach, Helford River, Cornwall
Date: 9 September 2020.




[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).
Distribution and sightings of the Mediterranean gull across the British Isles

Puffins from the Shetlands

Charadriiformes

Place: RSPB Sumburgh, Shetland Mainland
Date: 9 June 2018.















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







Place: Eshaness Lighthouse, Shetland Mainland
Date: 12 June 2018.


[Fratercula arctica, Family Alcidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Atlantic puffin]

The sound of the puffin (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Hans Petter Kristoffersen)

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

Common Sandpiper

Charadriiformes

Place: Hermitage Castle, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Date: 25 June 2019.







[Actitis hypoleucos, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common sandpiper]

The sound of the common sandpiper (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Niels Krabbe)

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

Forest Farm Water Rails

Gruiformes

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 31 January 2018.


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





Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 27 March 2020.












[Rallus aquaticus, Family Rallidae, Order Gruiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Water rail]

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

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

Superb Fruit Dove

Columbiformes

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



[Ptilinopus superbus, Family Columbidae, Order Columbiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Superb fruit dove]

The sound of the superb fruit dove (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Iain Woxvold)

White-faced Whistling Duck

Anseriformes

Place: Regent’s Park Wetland area, London
Date: 9 October 2019.





[Dendrocygna viduata, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White-faced whistling duck]

The sound of the white-faced whistling duck (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marcos Melo)

Distribution and sightings of the white-faced whistling duck across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the white-faced whistling duck across the British Isles