Wheatears on Lundy

Passeriformes #2

Place: West Coast North of Old Lighthouse, Lundy
Date: 29 June 2021.

Place: Lighthouse Field, Lundy
Date: 29 June 2021.

Place: North Lighthouse, Lundy
Date: 29 June 2021.

[Oenanthe oenanthe, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern wheatear]

The sound of the wheatear (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Herman van Oosten)

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

House Martins from Corsica

Passeriformes #1

Place: Macinaggio, Cap Corse, Corsica
Date: 25 May 2017.

Place: Porto, Corsica
Date: 29 May 2017.

Place: Aleria, Corsica
Date: 30 May 2017.

[Delichon urbicum, Family Hirundinidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common house martin]

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

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

Cirl Buntings

Passeriformes #3

Place: Coleton Camp, Devon
Date: 26 January 2022.

[Emberiza cirlus, Family Emberizidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Cirl bunting]

The sound of the cirl bunting (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Mathias Ritschard)

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

Juvenile House Sparrow

Passeriformes #3

Place: Garden West of Marisco Tavern, Lundy
Date: 1 July 2021.

[Passer domesticus, Family Passeridae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: House sparrow]

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

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

Collared Hill-partridge

Galliformes

Place: Waddesdon Manor aviaries, Buckinghamshire
Date: 1 May 2019.

[Arborophila gingica, Family Phasianidae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: White-necklaced partridge]

The sound of the collared hill-partridge (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Brian Cox)

Sparrowhawk in the Road

Accipitriformes

Place: Hasguard Cross near Little Haven, Pembrokeshire
Date: 22 June 2021.

[Accipiter nisus, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian sparrowhawk]

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

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

Brent Geese

Anseriformes

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

Place: Broad Sands, Torbay, Devon
Date: 27 January 2022.

[Branta bernicla, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Brant (goose)]

The sound of the brent goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist David Farrow)

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

Mute Swans Feeding on Seaweed

Anseriformes

Place: Durgan beach, Helford River, Cornwall
Date: 9 September 2020.

Place: Torquay, Devon
Date: 23 January 2022.

Place: Shaldon, Devon
Date: 28 January 2022.

[Cygnus olor, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mute swan]

The sound of the mute swan (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Fraser Simpson)

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

Barn Swallow on the Nest

Passeriformes #1

Place: Ilam Hall, Peak District, Staffordshire
Date: 25 May 2021.

Place: St. Helen’s Church, Lundy
Date: 29 June 2021.

Place: St. Helen’s Church, Lundy
Date: 1 July 2021.

[Hirundo rustica, Family Hirundinidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Barn swallow]

The sound of the barn swallow (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tomas Belka)

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

Ravens on Lundy

Passeriformes #1

Place: Pigsties in Brick Field, Lundy
Date: 30 June 2021.

Place: Field North of Water Tanks, Lundy
Date: 1 July 2021.

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

[Corvus corax, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common raven]

The sound of the raven (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jordi Calvet)

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