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Sanderling

Charadriiformes

Place: Gairloch beach, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands
Date: 10 September 2021.





[Calidris alba, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Sanderling]

The sound of the sanderling (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Paul Driver)

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

Egyptian Goose

Anseriformes

Place: Blickling Estate, Norfolk
Date: 26 September 2021.




Place: Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire
Date: 30 October 2021.


[Alopochen aegyptiaca, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Egyptian goose]

The sound of the Egyptian goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Peter Boesman)

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

Striated Caracara

Falconiformes

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






[Phalcoboenus australis, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Striated caracara]

The sound of the striated caracara (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Andrew Spencer)

Cattle Egrets

Pelecaniformes

Place: Godney, Somerset Levels
Date: 2 April 2022.







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

The sound of the cattle egret (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist José Carlos Sires)

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

Various Gannets

Suliformes

Place: Lighthouse, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.



Place: Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire
Date: 19 July 2018.




Place: Offshore from north coast of Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.


Place: Ferry crossing from Eriskay to Barra, Outer Hebrides
Date: 10 June 2019.


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


Place: St. David’s Visitor Centre, Pembrokeshire
Date: 3 May 2022.



[Morus bassanus, Family Sulidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern gannet]

The sound of the gannet (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Matthias Feuersenger)

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

Welsh Oystercatchers

Charadriiformes

Place: Sea Wall near Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 2 April 2017.


Place: Porthmadog, Gwynedd
Date: 4 April 2017.





Place: Whiteford Sands, Gower
Date: 26 August 2020.










Place: Llandona beach, Anglesey
Date: 24 September 2020.



Place: Gogarth, Llandudno, North Wales
Date: 1 October 2020.



Place: Porthor, Llyn peninsula, Gwynedd
Date: 6 December 2020.


Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 22 April 2022.


Place: Coast Path between St. Justinians and Porthclais, Pembrokeshire
Date: 3 May 2022.


[Haematopus ostralegus, Family Haematopodidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian oystercatcher]

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

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

Curlews at Goldcliff Lagoons

Charadriiformes

Place: Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 3 August 2018.




Place: Bec’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 30 November 2019.






Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 16 September 2020.







Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 10 November 2020.






[Numenius arquata, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian curlew]

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

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

Great Crested Grebe Preparing the Nest

Podicipediformes

Place: Approach to Tor View hide, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 1 April 2022.




[Podiceps cristatus, Family Podicipedidae, Order Podicipediformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great crested grebe]

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

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

Helmeted Guineafowl

Galliformes

Place: Cheddar, Somerset
Date: 15 March 2022.





[Numida meleagris, Family Numididae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Helmeted guineafowl]

The sound of the helmeted guineafowl (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Peter Boesman)

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

Laughing Kookaburra

Coraciiformes

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












[Dacelo novaeguineae, Family Alcedinidae, Order Coraciiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Laughing kookaburra]

The sound of the laughing kookaburra (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marc Anderson)