Selected Eider Ducks

Anseriformes

Place: London Wetlands WWT
Date: 9 July 2017.

Place: St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Date: 23 June 2018.

Place: Inner Farne, Farne Islands, Northumbria
Date: 29 June 2018.

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

Place: Howmore, South Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 19 June 2019.

[Somateria mollissima, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common eider]

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

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

Brent Geese

Anseriformes

Place: Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk
Date: 28 September 2021.

Place: Broad Sands, Torbay, Devon
Date: 27 January 2022.

[Branta bernicla, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Brant (goose)]

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

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

Mute Swans Feeding on Seaweed

Anseriformes

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

Place: Torquay, Devon
Date: 23 January 2022.

Place: Shaldon, Devon
Date: 28 January 2022.

[Cygnus olor, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mute swan]

The sound of the mute swan (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Fraser Simpson)

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

More Teals

Anseriformes

Place: Calshot, New Forest
Date: 27 December 2020.

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 16 April 2021.

Place: Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire
Date: 24 September 2021.

Place: Northern Wetlands, Parc Slip Nature Reserve, Aberkenfig, Bridgend
Date: 11 November 2021.

Place: Lake near Screens, Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 21 February 2022.

Place: Lake near Screens, Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 24 February 2022.

Place: Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve, Ceredigion
Date: 2 March 2022.

[Anas crecca, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian teal]

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

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

Greylag Goose with Chicks

Anseriformes

Place: Hyde Park, London
Date: 7 July 2017.

Place: Claydon Manor, Buckinghamshire
Date: 1 May 2019.

Place: Ravenspoint, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 8 June 2019.

Place: Lakeside View, Kielder reservoir, Northumbria
Date: 7 June 2021.

[Anser anser, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Greylag goose]

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

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

Mallard Clean and Polish

Anseriformes

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 15 March 2020.

Place: Stourhead, Wiltshire
Date: 17 November 2021.

Place: Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve, Ceredigion
Date: 2 March 2022.

[Anas platyrhynchos, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mallard]

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

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

Selected Canada Geese

Anseriformes

Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 11 January 2017.

Place: Newport Wetlands, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 2 April 2017.

Place: Llandegfedd reservoir, Monmouthshire
Date: 27 April 2017.

Place: Welsh Wildlife Centre, Aberteifi, Ceredigion
Date: 31 March 2018.

Place: Lake Buttermere, Lake District
Date: 8 October 2020.

Place: Wallington Estate, Cambo, Northumbria
Date: 9 June 2021.

[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).

Red-crested Pochard

Anseriformes

Place: Blakeney, Norfolk
Date: 27 September 2021.

[Netta rufina, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-crested pochard]

The sound of the red-crested pochard (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stanislas Wroza)

Distribution and sightings of the red-crested pochard across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Gadwall

Anseriformes

Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 10 May 2021.

Place: RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands, Cheshire
Date: 8 October 2021.

Place: Normanton Church, Rutland Water, Rutland
Date: 2 November 2021.

Place: Man Sands, Devon
Date: 26 January 2022.

[Mareca strepera, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Gadwall]

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

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

South African Shelduck

Anseriformes

Place: Blakeney, Norfolk
Date: 27 September 2021.

[Tadorna cana, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: South African shelduck]

The sound of the South African shelduck (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tony Archer)

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