Welsh Tufted Ducks

Anseriformes

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

Place: Museum of Welsh Life, Cardiff
Date: 28 April 2017.

Place: Parc Slip, near Bridgend, South Wales
Date: 12 August 2017.

Place: Roath Park Lake, Cardiff
Date: 10 November 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).

Forest Farm Teal

Anseriformes

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 27 February 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).

Canada Geese on Skokholm

Anseriformes

Place: Crab Bay, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

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

Place: North Gully, Skokholm
Date: 2 May 2018.

Place: Little Bay, Skokholm
Date: 2 May 2018.

[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).

Pintail

Anseriformes

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

Place: Lymington Nature Reserve, New Forest
Date: 28 December 2018.

Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 4 March 2019.

[Anas acuta, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern pintail]

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

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

Pochards at Somerset Levels

Anseriformes

Place: Walton Heath screens, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 17 May 2018.

Place: Walton Heath purple walk, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 17 May 2018.

[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).

Female Garganey

Anseriformes

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

[Spatula querquedula, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Garganey]

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

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

Black-necked Swan

Anseriformes

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

[Sthenelides melancoryphus, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-necked swan]

The sound of the black-necked swan (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Peter Boesman)

Barnacle Goose

Anseriformes

Place: Bec’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport
Date: 2 February 2019.

[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).

Barrow’s Goldeneye

Anseriformes

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

[Bucephala islandica, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Barrow’s goldeneye]

The sound of Barrow’s goldeneye (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stanislas Wroza)

Distribution and sightings of Barrow’s goldeneye across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Black Swans with Cygnets

Anseriformes

Place: Gumeracha, South Australia
Date: 25 August 1997.

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

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

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