Curlews at Goldcliff Lagoons

Charadriiformes

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

Place: Bec’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 30 November 2019.

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

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

[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).

Razorbills on Lundy

Charadriiformes

Place: North Lighthouse, Lundy
Date: 30 June 2021.

Place: Battery Point, Lundy
Date: 2 July 2021.

[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).

Black-tailed Godwits in Norfolk

Charadriiformes

Place: Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk
Date: 26 September 2021.

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

[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).

Lapwing Chicks

Charadriiformes

Place: RSPB Balranald, North Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 15 June 2019.

Place: Lower Force, Upper Teesdale, North Pennines, County Durham
Date: 6 June 2021.

[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).

Great Black-backed Gull Eating a Fish

Charadriiformes

Place: Sheringham, Norfolk
Date: 30 September 2021.

[Larus marinus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great black-backed gull]

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

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

Young Herring Gull Eating Crab

Charadriiformes

Place: Gairloch harbour, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands
Date: 8 September 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).

Lesser Black-backed Gulls on Flatholm

Charadriiformes

Place: Flatholm, Bristol Channel
Date: 21 July 2018.

[Larus fuscus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Lesser black-backed gull]

The sound of the lesser black-backed gull (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Niels Krabbe)

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

Golden Plovers at a Distance

Charadriiformes

Place: Sker Point near Porthcawl, South Wales
Date: 14 November 2018.

[Pluvialis apricaria, Family Pluvialidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: European golden plover]

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

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

Kittiwakes on the Farne Islands

Charadriiformes

Place: Staple Island, Farne Islands, Northumbria
Date: 29 June 2018.

Place: Inner Farne, Farne Islands, Northumbria
Date: 29 June 2018.

Place: Cullernose Point, south of Craster, Northumbria
Date: 29 June 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).

Great Skuas on Noss

Charadriiformes

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

[Stercorarius skua, Family Stercorariidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great skua]

The sound of the great skua (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Dougie Preston)

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