Welsh Redshanks

Charadriiformes

Place: Laugharne estuary, Carmarthenshire
Date: 23 September 2016.

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

Place: Heron’s Wing Hide, Llanelli Wetland Centre, Carmarthenshire
Date: 7 October 2018.

Place: British Steel Hide, Llanelli Wetland Centre, Carmarthenshire
Date: 7 October 2018.

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

Place: Porthdinllaen, Morfa Nefyn, Gwynedd
Date: 19 November 2018.

Place: Afon Dwyryd near Portmeirion, Gwynedd
Date: 20 November 2018.

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

[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).

Great Auk†

Charadriiformes

Place: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland
Date: 12 February 2019.

[Pinguinus impennis†, Family Alcidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great auk]

Oystercatchers from Skomer and Skokholm

Charadriiformes

Place: North Haven, Skomer
Date: 11 May 2017.

Place: Moory Mere, Skomer
Date: 11 May 2017.

Place: Skomer near Tom’s House
Date: 11 May 2017.

Place: The Neck, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

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

Place: Frank’s Point, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

Place: South Haven, Skokholm
Date: 2 May 2018.

Place: South Plateau, Skomer
Date: 17 July 2018.

[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).

Deceased Guillemot

Charadriiformes

Place: Blankenberge Beach, Belgium
Date: 21 January 2019.

[Uria aalge, Family Alcidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common murre]

The sound of the guillemot (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist david m)

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

Mediterranean Gull

Charadriiformes

Place: Bracelet Bay, Mumbles, Swansea
Date: 13 January 2019.

[Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mediterranean gull]

The sound of the Mediterranean gull (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Lars Krogh)

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

Kittiwakes at Mumbles Pier

Charadriiformes

Place: Mumbles, Swansea
Date: 10 May 2018.

[Rissa tridactyla, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-legged kittiwake]

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

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

Shetland Island Dunlins

Charadriiformes

Place: Bressay, Shetland Islands
Date: 10 June 2018.

Place: Leebitten, Shetland Mainland
Date: 11 June 2018.

Place: Hermaness, Unst, Shetland Islands
Date: 16 June 2018.

[Calidris alpina, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Dunlin]

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

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

Skokholm Razorbills

Charadriiformes

Place: The Neck, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

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

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

Place: South Haven, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

Place: The Neck, Skokholm
Date: 2 May 2018.

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

Place: Little Bay, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 2018.

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

The sound of the razorbill (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tero Linjama)

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

Greenshank

Charadriiformes

Place: Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 8 November 2017.

Place: Michael Powell Hide, Llanelli Wetland Centre, Carmarthenshire
Date: 7 October 2018.

Place: British Steel Hide, Llanelli Wetland Centre, Carmarthenshire
Date: 7 October 2018.

[Tringa nebularia, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common greenshank]

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

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

Forest Farm Herring Gull

Charadriiformes

Place: Field between Glamorganshire Canal and Melingruffydd Feeder, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 25 November 2018.

[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).