Category Archives: Anseriformes

Ruddy Shelduck

Anseriformes

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










[Tadorna ferruginea, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Ruddy shelduck]

The sound of the ruddy shelduck (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stephan Risch)

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

Barnacle Goose

Anseriformes

Place: Blakeney, Norfolk
Date: 27 September 2021.



[Branta leucopsis, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Barnacle goose]

The sound of the barnacle goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Willem-Pier Vellinga)

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

Tundra Bean Goose

Anseriformes

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






[Anser serrirostris, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Tundra bean goose]

The sound of the tundra bean goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Mark Newsome)

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

Tufted Ducks

Anseriformes

Place: Kew Gardens, London
Date: 1 March 2017.



Place: London Wetlands WWT
Date: 9 July 2017.










Place: Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Date: 26 February 2018.




[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).
Distribution and sightings of the tufted duck across the British Isles

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anseriformes

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







[Anser albifrons, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Greater white-fronted goose]

The sound of the greater white-fronted goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Matthias Feuersenger)

Distribution and sightings of the greater white-fronted goose across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the greater white-fronted goose across the British Isles

Wigeon in Eclipse Plumage

Anseriformes

Place: Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire
Date: 15 September 2021.






[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

Pink-footed Geese in Flight

Anseriformes

Place: Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk
Date: 27 September 2021.














Place: Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk
Date: 28 September 2021.








[Anser brachyrhynchus, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Pink-footed goose]

The sound of the pink-footed goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Andrew McCafferty)

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

Mandarin Duck

Anseriformes

Place: Cannop Lakes, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
Date: 25 April 2021.










[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).
Distribution and sightings of the mandarin duck across the British Isles

More Shelducks

Anseriformes

Place: Keyhaven, New Forest
Date: 30 April 2016.



Place: Morecambe, Lancashire
Date: 10 February 2017.





Place: Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Date: 4 April 2017.




Place: North Pond, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.


Place: The Bog, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 2018.


Place: North Pond, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 2018.



Place: Malltraeth Estuary, Anglesey
Date: 21 November 2018.


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


[Tadorna tadorna, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common shelduck]

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

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

Forest Farm Goosanders

Anseriformes

Place: River Taff, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 24 January 2019.




Place: River Taff, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 27 January 2019.



Place: River Taff near Radyr Station, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 27 February 2019.



Place: River Taff, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 April 2019.



Place: River Taff downstream from Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 25 October 2020.


Place: River Taff downstream from Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 2 November 2020.



Place: Melingruffydd Feeder, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 12 January 2021.









[Mergus merganser, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common merganser]

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

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