Chiffchaffs

Passeriformes #2

Place: Porth Clais, Pembrokeshire
Date: 20 June 2021.

Place: Seventy Acres, Shapwick Heath, Somerset Levels
Date: 1 April 2022.

Place: Car park, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 1 April 2022.

Place: Howardian Local Nature Reserve, Cardiff
Date: 8 April 2022.

Place: Barge Canal, Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 14 April 2022.

Place: Central Path, Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 14 April 2022.

Place: Coast Path between Horton and Oxwich, Gower
Date: 17 May 2022.

[Phylloscopus collybita, Family Phylloscopidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common chiffchaff]

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

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

Spotted Flycatchers

Passeriformes #2

Place: Farm House, Ramsey Island
Date: 19 July 2018.

Place: Ponte de Lima, northern Portugal
Date: 27 August 2018.

Place: Portinho, near Setubal, Portugal
Date: 9 September 2018.

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

Place: Threave Gardens, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Date: 28 June 2019.

Place: Danebury Hillfort, Hampshire
Date: 9 August 2020.

[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).

Magpie with a Broken Wing

Passeriformes #1

Place: Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 22 November 2021.

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

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).

Selected Song Thrushes

Passeriformes #2

Place: Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire
Date: 4 March 2016.

Place: Colby Woodland Garden, Pembrokeshire
Date: 17 April 2016.

Place: Port Erroll, Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire
Date: 16 July 2017.

Place: Croft Castle, Herefordshire
Date: 25 October 2017.

Place: Pitlochry, Perth & Kinross, Scotland
Date: 6 June 2018.

[Turdus philomelos, Family Turdidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Song thrush]

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

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

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).

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).