Category Archives: Anseriformes

Andean Goose

Anseriformes

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




[Chloephaga melanoptera, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Andean goose]

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

Mallards Dabbling the Weir

Anseriformes

Place: River Taff near Radyr Weir
Date: 15 October 2016.





[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).
Distribution and sightings of the mallard across the British Isles

Common Eider

Anseriformes

Place: Amble, Northumbria
Date: 2 August 2009.


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



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

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

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

Crested Screamer

Anseriformes

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





[Chauna torquata, Family Anhimidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Southern screamer]

The sound of the crested screamer (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Sebastian K. Herzog)

Swans Foraging for Seaweed

Anseriformes

Place: Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Date: 28 July 2016.






[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).

African Pigmy Goose

Anseriformes

Place: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Date: 30 August 2012.


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




[Nettapus auritus, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: African pygmy goose]

The sound of the African pigmy goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Daniel Danckwerts)

Whooper Swan

Anseriformes

Place: Leeds Castle, Kent
Date: 2 July 2016.





Place: Leeds Castle, Kent
Date: 4 July 2016.



[Cygnus cygnus, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Whooper swan]

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

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

Mandarin Duck

Anseriformes

Place: Canal near Market Drayton, Shropshire
Date: 25 April 2016.





[Aix galericulata, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mandarin duck]

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

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

Canada Goose

Anseriformes

Place: Newport Wetlands, South Wales
Date: 14 February 2016.





[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).

Tufted Duck

Anseriformes

Place: Newport Wetlands, South Wales
Date: 14 February 2016.




[Aythya fuligula, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Tufted duck]

The sound of the tufted duck (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Herman van Oosten)

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