Northern Bald Ibis

Pelecaniformes

Place: Marwell Zoo, near Winchester, Hampshire
Date: 7 August 2022.







[Geronticus eremita, Family Threskiornithidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern bald ibis]

The sound of the northern bald ibis (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist José Carlos Sires)

American Barn Owl

Strigiformes

Place: Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire
Date: 2 May 2022.




[Tyto furcata, Family Tytonidae, Order Strigiformes, Wikipedia Entry: American barn owl]

The sound of the American barn owl (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist András Schmidt)

Juvenile Kittiwake

Charadriiformes

Place: Rathlin West Light Seabird Centre, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Date: 28 August 2022.





[Rissa tridactyla, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-legged kittiwake]

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

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

Hoatzin (Stuffed Specimen)

Opisthocomiformes

Place: Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, County Wexford, Ireland
Date: 16 September 2022.



[Opisthocomus hoazin, Family Opisthocomidae, Order Opisthocomiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Hoatzin]

The sound of the hoatzin (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Richard E. Webster)

Irish Sandwich Terns

Charadriiformes

Place: Ballinskelligs, County Kerry, Ireland
Date: 9 September 2022.










[Thalasseus sandvicensis, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Sandwich tern]

The sound of the sandwich tern (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist David Farrow)

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

Greenshank

Charadriiformes

Place: Orford Ness, Suffolk
Date: 2 October 2022.



[Tringa nebularia, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common greenshank]

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

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

Selected Dunlins

Charadriiformes

Place: Chesil Beach Centre, Portland, Dorset
Date: 8 March 2020.





Place: Whiteford Beach, Gower
Date: 15 June 2021.












Place: Caerfai Bay, St David’s, Pembrokeshire
Date: 3 May 2022.







Place: Omey Island, County Galway, Ireland
Date: 3 September 2022.













[Calidris alpina, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Dunlin]

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

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

Grey Plover

Charadriiformes

Place: Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk
Date: 2 October 2022.









[Pluvialis squatarola, Family Pluvialidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Grey plover]

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

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

Selected Moorhens

Gruiformes

Place: Bird Hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 4 April 2016.



Place: Wetland Centre Slimbridge, Gloucestershire
Date: 24 July 2016.


Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 12 April 2019.



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


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


Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 26 July 2019.



Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 8 April 2020.









Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 14 September 2020.



[Gallinula chloropus, Family Rallidae, Order Gruiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common moorhen]

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

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

Selected Wigeons

Anseriformes

Place: Lymington Nature Reserve, New Forest
Date: 28 December 2018.




Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport
Date: 2 February 2019.


Place: West Viewing Platform, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 23 February 2020.



Place: Lows Hide, Catcott Lows, Somerset Levels
Date: 2 April 2022.





[Mareca penelope, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian wigeon]

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

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