Sand Martin Nests

Passeriformes #1

Place: Newgale, Pembrokeshire
Date: 21 June 2021.













[Riparia riparia, Family Hirundinidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Sand martin]

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

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

Siskin

Passeriformes #3

Place: Bowlees, North Pennines, County Durham
Date: 6 June 2021.










Place: An Torr, Glencoe, Scottish Highlands
Date: 26 August 2021.




[Spinus spinus, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian siskin]

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

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

Young Peregrines in Flight

Falconiformes

Place: Pembrokeshire Coast Path between Abereiddy and Porthgain
Date: 20 July 2018.











[Falco peregrinus, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Peregrine falcon]

The sound of the peregrine (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Adrian Shenton)

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

Twite

Passeriformes #3

Place: Neist Lighthouse, Duirinish, Isle of Skye
Date: 1 September 2021.







Place: Rua Reidh lighthouse, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands
Date: 10 September 2021.



[Linaria flavirostris, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Twite]

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

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

Buzzard on/near the Nest

Accipitriformes

Place: Longwood Nature Reserve, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 3 March 2021.




Place: Longwood Nature Reserve, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 1 June 2021.


Place: Longwood Nature Reserve, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 July 2021.




[Buteo buteo, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common buzzard]

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

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

Shag Taking a Bath

Suliformes

Place: Battery Point, Lundy
Date: 2 July 2021.




[Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Family Phalacrocoracidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: European shag]

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

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

Common Gull

Charadriiformes

Place: Tralee Beach, Benderloch, Argyll & Bute
Date: 25 August 2021.





[Larus canus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common gull]

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

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

Juvenile Fulmar Demanding Food

Procellariiformes

Place: Path to Trebarwith Strand, Cornwall
Date: 29 August 2016.





Place: Tintagel, Cornwall
Date: 29 August 2016.




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

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

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

Skokholm Puffins, Part 2

Charadriiformes

Place: Crab Bay, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 2018.











Place: Little Bay, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 2018.


Place: South Haven, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 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

Skokholm Puffins, Part 1

Charadriiformes

Place: The Neck, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.



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










Place: South Haven, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.


Place: South Haven, Skokholm
Date: 2 May 2018.






Place: Crab Bay, Skokholm
Date: 2 May 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