Category Archives: Passeriformes

Sardinian Warblers from Portugal

Passeriformes #1

Place: Tomar, central Portugal
Date: 5 September 2018.





Place: Aljezur, south-western tip of Portugal
Date: 11 September 2018.




[Curruca melanocephala, Family Sylviidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Sardinian warbler]

The sound of the Sardinian warbler (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jorge Leitão)

Distribution of the Sardinian warbler across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Red-tailed Laughingthrush

Passeriformes #1

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






[Trochalopteron milnei, Family Leiothrichidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-tailed laughingthrush]

The sound of the red-tailed laughingthrush (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Timo Janhonen)

A Flock of Starlings

Passeriformes #2

Place: Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 6 November 2018.





Place: Garenin Blackhouse Village, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 6 June 2019.



Place: Howmore, South Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 18 June 2019.




[Sturnus vulgaris, Family Sturnidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common starling]

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

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

Corn Bunting

Passeriformes #3

Place: RSPB Balranald, North Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 15 June 2019.








[Emberiza calandra, Family Emberizidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Corn bunting]

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

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

Willow Warblers from Bardsey Island

Passeriformes #2

Place: Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.





Place: Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 20 May 2019.




Place: Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.


Place: Mist Nets near Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 22 May 2019.





Place: Capel Withy, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.




[Phylloscopus trochilus, Family Phylloscopidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Willow warbler]

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

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

Common Redpoll in Mistnets

Passeriformes #3

Place: Mist nets near Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.








[Acanthis flammea, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common redpoll]

The sound of the common redpoll (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Grzegorz Lorek)

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

Portuguese Stonechats

Passeriformes #2

Place: Barragem M. Carmona, eastern central Portugal
Date: 5 September 2018.






Place: Lagoas de Santo André e Sancha, south-west coast of Portugal
Date: 10 September 2018.



Place: Bordeira Beach, south-west coast of Portugal
Date: 11 September 2018.



Place: Castro Verde, inland south Portugal
Date: 13 September 2018.





[Saxicola torquata, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European stonechat]

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

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

Preening Grey Wagtail

Passeriformes #3

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 8 April 2018.












[Motacilla cinerea, Family Motacillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Grey wagtail]

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

Distribution and sightings of the grey wagtail across the British Isles (borrowed and moidified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the grey wagtail across the British Isles

Iberian Magpies from Portugal

Passeriformes #1

Place: Castro Verde, inland south Portugal
Date: 12 September.









Place: Castro Verde, inland south Portugal
Date: 13 September.
























[Cyanopica cooki, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Iberian magpie]

The sound of the Iberian magpie (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Nelson Conceição)

Skokholm Rock Pipits

Passeriformes #3

Place: The Neck, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.




Place: South Haven, Skokholm
Date: 2 May 2018.


Place: The Neck, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 2018.




[Anthus petrosus, Family Motacillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian rock pipit]

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

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