Category Archives: Anseriformes

Black Swans

Anseriformes

Place: Aylesford Friary, Maidstone, Kent
Date: 26 September 2015.



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


Place: River Test near Mottisfont, Hampshire
Date: 26 December 2018.




[Cygnus atratus, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black swan]

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

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

Sharp-winged Teal

Anseriformes

Place: Bird Pens, Llanelli Wetland Centre, Carmarthenshire
Date: 7 October 2018.



[Anas flavirostris oxyotera, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Yellow-billed teal]

The sound of the sharp-winged teal (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Cristian Pinto)

Various Tufted Duck

Anseriformes

Place: Creswell Crags, Derbyshire
Date: 23 March 2018.


Place: Avalon Hide, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 17 May 2018.


Place: Loch An Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 10 June 2019.



Place: Winkworth Arboretum, Busbridge, Surrey
Date: 2 August 2019.



Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey
Date: 25 December 2019.


[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

White-faced Whistling Duck

Anseriformes

Place: Regent’s Park Wetland area, London
Date: 9 October 2019.





[Dendrocygna viduata, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White-faced whistling duck]

The sound of the white-faced whistling duck (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marcos Melo)

Distribution and sightings of the white-faced whistling duck across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the white-faced whistling duck across the British Isles

Teal

Anseriformes

Place: RSPB Marshside, near Southport, Merseyside
Date: 25 February 2018.



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


Place: Roath Park Lake, Cardiff
Date: 30 October 2018.



Place: Northern Wetlands, Parc Slip Nature Reserve, Aberkenfig, near Bridgend
Date: 8 January 2019.


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

Pochard

Anseriformes

Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey
Date: 25 December 2019.




[Aythya ferina, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common pochard]

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

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

Mandarin Duck

Anseriformes

Place: Taormina, Sicily
Date: 19 May 2016.


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

The sound of the mandarin duck (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Huw Lloyd)

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

Canada Geese on Bardsey Island

Anseriformes

Place: Pwll Cain, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 20 May 2019.





Place: Henllwyn, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 24 May 2019.




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

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

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

Various Shovelers

Anseriformes

Place: Sir Peter Scott Hide, Llanelli Wetland Centre
Date: 7 October 2018.




Place: Roath Park Lake, Cardiff
Date: 30 October 2018.




Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey
Date: 27 September 2019.



Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey
Date: 28 September 2019.







Place: West Viewing Platform, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 23 February 2020.


[Spatula clypeata, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern shoveler]

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

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