Category Archives: Bird Order

Crested Lark

Passeriformes #1

Place: between Salamanca and Valladolid, Spain
Date: 19 June 2015.


[Galerida cristata, Family Alaudidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Crested lark]

The sound of the crested lark (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist José Carlos Sires)

Distribution of the crested lark across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution of crested lark across the British Isles

Malachite Kingfisher

Coraciiformes

Place: Okavango River, Botswana
Date: 21 August 2012.




[Alcedo cristata, Family Alcedinidae, Order Coraciiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Malachite kingfisher]

The sound of the malachite kingfisher (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Franck Brunelière)

Pearl-spotted Owl

Strigiformes

Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date: 26 August 2012.





[Glaucidium perlatum, Family Strigidae, Order Strigiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Pearl-spotted owlet]

The sound of the pearl-spotted owlet (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Niall Perrins)

Black Redstart

Passeriformes #2

Place: Conimbriga ruins near Coimbra, Portugal
Date: 23 August 2013.






[Phoenicurus ochruros, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black redstart]

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

Distribution of the black redstart across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution of black redstart across the British Isles

Black-tailed Godwit

Charadriiformes

Place: Cley-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk
Date: 1 September 2015.




Place: El Rocio, Andalucia
Date: 14 June 2015.


[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).
Distribution and sightings of black-tailed godwit across the British Isles

Crested (Roul-roul) Partridge

Galliformes

Place: Rainforest biome of The Eden Project, Cornwall
Date: 19 September 2015.




Place: Rainforest biome of The Eden Project, Cornwall
Date: 20 September 2015.



[Rollulus rouloul, Family Phasianidae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Crested partridge]

The sound of the crested partridge (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Frank Lambert)

Black-winged Stilt

Charadriiformes

Place: Quinta do Lago, Eastern Algarve, Portugal
Date: 16 June 2015.


[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 José Carlos Sires)

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

Lilac-breasted Roller

Coraciiformes

Place: Victoria Falls, Zambia
Date: 23 August 2012.


Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date: 25 August 2012.


Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date: 26 August 2012.


Place: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Date: 28 August 2012.


Place: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Date: 30 August 2012.




[Coracias caudatus, Family Coraciidae, Order Coraciiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Lilac-breasted roller]

The sound of the lilac-breasted roller (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Charles Hesse)

Black Stork

Ciconiiformes

Place: Pensthorpe, Norfolk
Date: 3 September 2015.





[Ciconia nigra, Family Ciconiidae, Order Ciconiiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black stork]

The sound of the black stork (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jarek Matusiak)

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

A Parliament of Magpies

Passeriformes #1

Place: Front Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 22 September 2012.



[Pica pica, Family Corvidae , Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian magpie], Family , Order , Wikipedia Entry: ]

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

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