Razorbills

Charadriiformes

Place: North Haven, Skomer
Date: 13 May 2017.

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

Place: North Haven, Skomer
Date: 17 July 2018.

Place: Pen Cristin, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.

[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).

Turnstones from Southern England

Charadriiformes

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

Place: Mudeford, Dorset
Date: 5 February 2018.

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

Place: Sidmouth Marina, Devon
Date: 13 March 2018.

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

Place: Newlyn, Cornwall
Date: 21 April 2019.

Place: Mousehole, Cornwall
Date: 22 April 2019.

[Arenaria interpres, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Ruddy turnstone]

The sound of the turnstone (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Herman van der Meer)

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

Skokholm Herring Gulls

Charadriiformes

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

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

Lesser Black-backed Gulls on Skokholm and Skomer

Charadriiformes

Place: Orchid Bog, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

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

Place: Winter Pond, Skokholm
Date: 2 May 2018.

Place: Wick Valley, Skomer
Date: 17 July 2018.

Place: The Wick, Skomer
Date: 17 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).

Arctic Terns on Inner Farne

Charadriiformes

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

[Sterna paradisaea, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Arctic tern]

The sound of the Arctic tern (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Niels Krabbe)

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

Golden Plovers in Flight

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).

Great Black-backed Gull

Charadriiformes

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

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

Place: Saundersfoot harbour, Pembrokeshire
Date: 9 April 2019.

Place: Stack Rocks near Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire
Date: 10 April 2019.

Place: Newlyn, Cornwall
Date: 21 April 2019.

Place: Pen Cristin, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.

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

Place: Kallin, South Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 19 June 2019.

Place: Mewslade Bay, Gower
Date: 17 July 2019.

[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).

Black-winged Stilt

Charadriiformes

Place: El Rocio, Andalucia, Spain
Date: 13 June 2015.

Place: Marais Rondon, Hyères, France
Date: 21 May 2017.

[Himantopus himantopus, Family Recurvirostridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-winged stilt]

The sound of the black-winged stilt (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Vincent Pourchaire)

Distribution of the black-winged stilt across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Shetland Common Terns

Charadriiformes

Place: Grutness, Shetland Mainland
Date: 9 June 2018.

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

[Sterna hirundo, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common tern]

The sound of the common tern (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Ross Ahmed)

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

Forest Farm Snipes, Part 2

Charadriiformes

Place: Bird hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 4 January 2019.

Place: Bird hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 4 January 2019.

Place: Bird hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 27 February 2019.

Place: Bird hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 17 March 2019.

Place: Bird hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 6 April 2019.

Place: Bird hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 April 2019.

[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).