Category Archives: Passeriformes

Hawfinch in the New Forest

Passeriformes #3

Place: Exbury Gardens, New Forest, Hampshire
Date: 6 August 2021.





[Coccothraustes coccothraustes, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Hawfinch]

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

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

Sand Martin Nests

Passeriformes #1

Place: Newgale, Pembrokeshire
Date: 21 June 2021.













[Riparia riparia, Family Hirundinidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Sand martin]

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

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

Siskin

Passeriformes #3

Place: Bowlees, North Pennines, County Durham
Date: 6 June 2021.










Place: An Torr, Glencoe, Scottish Highlands
Date: 26 August 2021.




[Spinus spinus, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian siskin]

The sound of the siskin (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Sander Bot)

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

Twite

Passeriformes #3

Place: Neist Lighthouse, Duirinish, Isle of Skye
Date: 1 September 2021.







Place: Rua Reidh lighthouse, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands
Date: 10 September 2021.



[Linaria flavirostris, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Twite]

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

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

Young Whitethroat

Passeriformes #1

Place: Abermawr, Pembrokeshire
Date: 21 June 2021.






[Curruca communis, Family Sylviidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common whitethroat]

The sound of the whitethroat (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Bas van de Meulengraaf)

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

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock (Stuffed Specimen)

Passeriformes #1

Place: Cragside House, Rothbury, Northumbria
Date: 9 June 2021.



[Rupicola rupicola, Family Cotingidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Guianan cock-of-the-rock]

The sound of the Guianan cock-of-the-rock (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Brice de la Croix)

Carrion Crow Eating Spider Crab

Passeriformes #1

Place: Abercastle, Pembrokeshire
Date: 21 June 2021.




[Corvus corone, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Carrion crow]

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

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

Young Treecreepers

Passeriformes #2

Place: Wolfscote Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 26 May 2021.







[Certhia familiaris, Family Certhiidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian treecreeper]

The sound of the treecreeper (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Volker Arnold)

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

Reed Warbler

Passeriformes #1

Place: WWT Steart Marshes, Somerset
Date: 24 July 2020.







[Acrocephalus scirpaceus, Family Acrocephalidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian reed warbler]

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

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

Rookeries

Passeriformes #1

Place: Chastleton, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire
Date: 29 March 2019.



Place: Church Cove, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall
Date: 19 April 2019.



Place: River Thames near Streatley-on-Thames, Berkshire
Date: 30 April 2019.


[Corvus frugilegus, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Rook (bird)]

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

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