Black-headed Gulls from Southern England

Charadriiformes

Place: Wadebridge, Cornwall
Date: 28 August 2016.

Place: Mudeford, Dorset
Date: 5 February 2018.

Place: Tiverton, Devon
Date: 10 March 2018.

Place: Newlyn, Cornwall
Date: 21 April 2019.

Place: Chesil Beach Centre, Portland, Dorset
Date: 8 March 2020.

[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).

Various Redshanks

Charadriiformes

Place: Hengistbury Head, Dorset
Date: 5 February 2018.

Place: Keyhaven, New Forest
Date: 6 February 2018.

Place: Keyhaven, New Forest
Date: 11 April 2018.

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

Place: Seahouses, Northumbria
Date: 29 June 2018.

Place: Amoreira Beach, south-western coast of Portugal
Date: 11 September 2018.

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

Kittiwakes from Scotland

Charadriiformes

Place: Coastline from Belhaven Bay to Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Date: 27 June 2018.

Place: Dunbar Harbour, East Lothian, Scotland
Date: 27 June 2018.

Place: Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 7 June 2019.

Place: Stac an Armin, St.Kilda
Date: 9 June 2019.

Place: Mull of Galloway, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Date: 27 June 2019.

[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).

Guillemots 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.

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

The sound of the guillemot (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Andrew Harrop)

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

Oystercatchers from Bardsey Island

Charadriiformes

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

Place: Pond opposite Cristin, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 20 May 2019.

Place: Henllwyn, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.

Place: East side of Southend, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 22 May 2019.

Place: West side of Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.

Place: North-west corner of Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 24 May 2019.

[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).

Shetland Curlews

Charadriiformes

Place: B9078 before Braewick Cafe, Shetland Mainland
Date: 12 June 2018.

Place: North Roe, Shetland Mainland
Date: 12 June 2018.

Place: Muness Castle, Yell, Shetland Islands
Date: 14 June 2018.

[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).

Yellow-legged Gulls from Iberia

Charadriiformes

Place: Luarca, Asturias, northern Spain
Date: 23 August 2018.

Place: Cabo Espichel, south-western coast of Portugal
Date: 8 September 2018.

Place: Cabo de Sao Vicente, south-western tip of Portugal
Date: 11 September 2018.

[Larus michahellis, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Yellow-legged gull]

The sound of the yellow-legged gull (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Sean Ronayne)

Distribution of the yellow-legged gull across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Dunlins on Bardsey Island

Charadriiformes

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 20 May 2019.

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.

[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).

Lapwings in Flight

Charadriiformes

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

Place: RSPB Loch Na Muilne, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 7 June 2019.

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

[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).

Black-necked Stilt

Charadriiformes

Place: London Zoo, London
Date: 9 October 2019.

[Himantopus mexicanus, Family Recurvirostridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-necked stilt]

The sound of the black-necked stilt (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Manuel Grosselet)