A Creche of Canada Geese

Anseriformes

Place: Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly
Date: 14 June 2025.











[Branta canadensis, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Canada goose]

The sound of the Canada goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist David Darrell-Lambert)

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

Magpie Goose

Anseriformes

Place: Cotswolds Wildlife Park, Burford, Oxfordshire
Date: 23 March 2025.





[Anseranas semipalmata, Family Anseranatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Magpie goose]

The sound of the magpie goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Krzysztof Deoniziak)

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

Murmuration at Newport Wetlands

Passeriformes #2

Place: RSPB Newport Wetlands, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 30 December 2025.

























[Sturnus vulgaris, Family Sturnidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common starling]

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

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

Wood Warbler

Passeriformes #2

Place: Pontneddfechan Waterfalls, Vale of Neath, Powys
Date: 20 June 2025.

[Note: no image of wood warblers here; wood warbler song identified and recorded using Merlin app. Also took record shot and sound recording using Canon Powershot SX720 camera]


video recording wood warbler song from Canon Powershot SX720 camera

.wav file recorded using Merlin app converted to .mp4 file

[Phylloscopus sibilatrix, Family Phylloscopidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Wood warbler]

The sound of the wood warbler (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Arjun Dutta)

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

Barn Swallow Fledglings

Passeriformes #1

Place: Branscombe, Devon
Date: 22 June 2025.




















Place: Branscombe, Devon
Date: 24 June 2025.




Place: Branscombe, Devon
Date: 25 June 2025.






Place: Weobley Castle, Gower
Date: 2 July 2025.




Place: Farmhouse, Skomer
Date: 8 July 2025.






Place: Farmhouse, Skomer
Date: 8 July 2025.



Place: Belsay Hall, Northumbria
Date: 12 September 2025.







[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

Leucistic Jackdaw

Passeriformes #1

Place: Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly
Date: 14 June 2025.




[Coloeus monedula, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Western jackdaw]

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

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

Dippers

Passeriformes #2

Place: Clettwr, Tre’r-ddôl, Ceredigion
Date: 31 March 2021.


Place: Lathkill Dale, Over Haddon, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 28 May 2021.






Place: Miller’s Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 10 February 2022.





Place: River Taff Downstream of Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 7 October 2022.


Place: Pontneddfechan Waterfalls, Vale of Neath, Powys
Date: 20 June 2025.






Place: Dovedale, Peak District, Staffordshire/Derbyshire
Date: 8 August 2025.





Place: Dovedale, Peak District, Staffordshire/Derbyshire
Date: 8 August 2025.








Place: Clapham, North Yorkshire
Date: 14 September 2025.










[Cinclus cinclus, Family Cinclidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White-throated dipper]

The sound of the dipper (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jarek Matusiak)

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

Peregrines

Falconiformes

Place: Shieldaig Falconry, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands
Date: 10 September 2021.



Place: The Wick, Skomer
Date: 8 July 20251.







Place: Druidstone Chin, Pembrokeshire
Date: 9 July 2025.







[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

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Bucerotiformes

Place: Lotherton Wildlife World, Aberford, West Yorkshire
Date: 16 October 2025.





[Tockus erythrorhynchus, Family Bucerotidae, Order Bucerotiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern red-billed hornbill]

The sound of the northern red-billed hornbill (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Oscar Campbell)

Barn Owl Patrolling

Strigiformes

Place: Swan Inn, Swinbrook, Burford, Oxfordshire
Date: 23 March 2025.









[Tyto alba, Family Tytonidae, Order Strigiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Western barn owl]

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

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