Selected Curlews

Charadriiformes

Place: RSPB Arne, Dorset
Date: 11 March 2020.

Place: Dale, Pembrokeshire
Date: 4 September 2020.

Place: Conwy Estuary, North Wales
Date: 29 September 2020.

Place: Llanfairfechan Beach, North Wales
Date: 30 September 2020.

Place: Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk
Date: 27 September 2021.

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

Place: Cardigan, Ceredigion
Date: 2 March 2022.

Place: Woodbridge, Suffolk
Date: 1 October 2022.

[Numenius arquata, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian curlew]

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

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

More Selected Black-headed Gulls

Charadriiformes

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

Place: Cockington Lakes, Cockington, Devon
Date: 24 January 2022.

Place: Slapton Ley Nature Reserve, Devon
Date: 25 January 2022.

Place: Cardigan, Ceredigion
Date: 2 March 2022.

Place: St.Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire
Date: 2 March 2022.

Place: Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset
Date: 13 March 2022.

Place: Hengistbury Head, Dorset
Date: 16 April 2022.

Place: Port Ellen, Islay, Scotland
Date: 8 June 2022.

Place: Kensington Gardens, London
Date: 26 October 2022.

[Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-headed gull]

The sound of the black-headed gull (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Patrik Åberg)

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

Snipe Back at Forest Farm

Charadriiformes

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 17 December 2022.

Place: Bird Hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 17 December 2022.

[Gallinago gallinago, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common snipe]

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

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

Oystercatcher Tai Chi

Charadriiformes

Place: Tobermory Lighthouse, Mull, Scotland
Date: 18 June 2022.

Place: Dunagoil Vitrified Fort, Isle of Bute, Scotland
Date: 22 June 2022.

[Haematopus ostralegus, Family Haematopodidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian oystercatcher]

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

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

Razorbill

Charadriiformes

Place: River Tay, Dundee, Scotland
Date: 13 September 2021.

Place: Llangrannog, Ceredigion
Date: 4 March 2022.

Place: Stackpole Head, Pembrokeshire
Date: 9 May 2022.

Place: Landing North Haven, Skomer
Date: 5 July 2022.

[Alca torda, Family Alcidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Razorbill]

The sound of the razorbill (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jens Kirkeby)

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

Selected Black-tailed Godwits

Charadriiformes

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

Place: Hengistbury Head, Dorset
Date: 16 April 2022.

Place: Woodbridge, Suffolk
Date: 1 October 2022.

Place: Orford Quay, Suffolk
Date: 2 October 2022.

[Limosa limosa, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-tailed godwit]

The sound of the black-tailed godwit (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Patrik Åberg)

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

Lapwings

Charadriiformes

Place: Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 3 August 2018.

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

Place: RSPB Loch Na Muilne, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 6 June 2019.

Place: Dinas Dinlle, near Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Date: 8 December 2020.

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

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

Place: Greylake RSPB, Somerset Levels
Date: 2 April 2022.

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 22 April 2022.

Place: RSPB Gruinart, Islay, Scotland
Date: 9 June 2022.

[Vanellus vanellus, Family Charadriidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern lapwing]

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

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

Selected Redshanks

Charadriiformes

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 16 September 2020.

Place: Conwy Estuary, North Wales
Date: 29 September 2020.

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

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

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

Place: Fishguard, Pembrokeshire
Date: 3 March 2022.

Place: Orford Ness, Suffolk
Date: 2 October 2022.

[Tringa totanus, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common redshank]

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

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

Selected Herring Gulls, Part 2

Charadriiformes

Place: Oban, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Date: 24 August 2021.

Place: Llangrannog, Ceredigion
Date: 4 March 2022.

Place: Porthgain, Pembrokeshire
Date: 4 May 2022.

Place: Scalasaig, Colonsay, Scotland
Date: 14 June 2022.

Place: Tobermory, Mull, Scotland
Date: 19 June 2022.

Place: Rothesay Castle, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland
Date: 21 June 2022.

Place: Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
Date: 7 September 2022.

Place: Doneen Pier, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
Date: 7 September 2022.

[Larus argentatus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: European herring gull]

The sound of the herring gull (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stuart Fisher)

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

Selected Herring Gulls, Part 1

Charadriiformes

Place: West coast, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.

Place: West Bay, Dorset
Date: 7 March 2020.

Place: Looe, Cornwall
Date: 7 September 2020.

Place: Falmouth, Cornwall
Date: 9 September 2020.

Place: Coast path near Moelfre, Anglesey
Date: 23 September 2020.

Place: Morfa Bychan, Llyn peninsula, Gwynedd
Date: 7 December 2020.

Place: Campsite, Lundy
Date: 29 June 2021.

Place: Caerfai Bay campsite, Pembrokeshire
Date: 15 July 2021.

[Larus argentatus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: European herring gull]

The sound of the herring gull (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stuart Fisher)

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