Category Archives: Passeriformes

Welsh Chaffinches

Passeriformes #3

Place: Welsh Wildlife Centre, Aberteifi, Ceredigion
Date: 31 March 2018.


Place: Newport Beach, Pembrokeshire
Date: 1 April 2018.


Place: Warden Centre Bird Hide, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 10 November 2018.







Place: Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd
Date: 19 November 2018.





Place: Cwm Ivy, Gower
Date: 9 August 2018.



[Fringilla coelebs, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common chaffinch]

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

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

Sedge Warbler

Passeriformes #1

Place: RSPB Marazion Marsh, Cornwall
Date: 21 April 2019.








[Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, Family Acrocephalidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Sedge warbler]

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

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

Sand Martin

Passeriformes #1

Place: St. Monan, Fife, Scotland
Date: 24 June 2018.







Place: Penarth Marina, Cardiff
Date: 21 July 2018.





[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).

Cetti’s Warbler

Passeriformes #2

Place: Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve, Cardiff
Date: 6 April 2019.



[Cettia cetti, Family Cettiidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Cetti’s warbler]

The sound of Cetti’s warbler (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Bernard Collet)

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

Local Dunnocks

Passeriformes #3

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 14 April 2016.


Place: Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Date: 1 May 2017.


Place: Kenfig Nature Reserve, Bridgend County Borough
Date: 15 May 2018.



Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 6 October 2018.




Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 10 November 2018.



Place: Parc Slip Nature Reserve Visitor Centre, Aberkenfig, Bridgend
Date: 8 January 2019.


Place: Parc Slip Nature Reserve Visitor Centre, Aberkenfig, Bridgend
Date: 19 March 2019.



Place: Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve, Cardiff
Date: 6 April 2019.


[Prunella modularis, Family Prunellidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Dunnock]

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

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

More Reed Buntings

Passeriformes #3

Place: Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve, Blackpool, Lancashire
Dates: 26 February 2018.








Place: Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Dates: 26 February 2018.



Place: Seaton Wetlands, Devon
Dates: 14 March 2018.







Place: Cosmeston Lakes, Penarth
Dates: 14 April 2018.




[Emberiza schoeniclus, Family Emberizidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common reed bunting]

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

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

Carrion Crow Taking a Bath

Passeriformes #1

Place: River Taff near Radyr Station, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Dates: 27 February 2019.






Place: Broadhaven, Pembrokeshire
Dates: 10 April 2019.





[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).

Forest Farm Reed Warblers

Passeriformes #1

Place: Bird Hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Dates: 1 June 2018.




Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Dates: 1 June 2018.


Place: Bird Hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Dates: 13 July 2018.



Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Dates: 5 August 2018.






[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).

Spotted Flycatchers from Corsica

Passeriformes #2

Place: Bastia, Corsica, France
Date: 23 May 2017.







Place: Plage des Iles, Corsica, France
Date: 24 May 2017.



Place: St. Florent, Corsica, France
Date: 26 May 2017.



Place: Calvi, Corsica, France
Date: 28 May 2017.


Place: Aleria, Corsica, France
Date: 30 May 2017.



Place: Sartène, Corsica, France
Date: 4 June 2017.



[Muscicapa striata, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Spotted flycatcher]

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

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