Category Archives: Passeriformes

Tree Sparrow in Greece

Passeriformes #3

Place: Nicopolis, Preveza, Greece
Date: 26 August 2019.




[Passer montanus, Family Passeridae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian tree sparrow]

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

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

More Greenfinches

Passeriformes #3

Place: Cardiff Bay, Cardiff
Date: 23 October 2021.



Place: Lyndon Wildlife Trust, Rutland Water, Rutland
Date: 2 November 2021.



Place: Sharkham Point, Brixham, Devon
Date: 26 January 2022.



[Chloris chloris, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European greenfinch]

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

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

Wren Chicks in the Nest

Passeriformes #2

Place: Campsite, Lundy
Date: 30 June 2021.














[Nannus troglodytes, Family Troglodytidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian wren]

The sound of the wren (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist David Bissett)

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

Selected Pied Wagtails

Passeriformes #3

Place: Lodge Park, Sherborne Park Estate, Gloucestershire
Date: 16 March 2020.





Place: Strata Florida, Ceredigion
Date: 24 November 2020.


Place: Castle near Kendall, Cumbria
Date: 5 June 2021.



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


Place: Oban, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Date: 23 August 2021.


Place: Selborne, Hampshire
Date: 23 February 2022.



[Motacilla alba yarrellii, Family Motacillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White wagtail]

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

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

More Local Redwings

Passeriformes #2

Place: Tongwynlais Football Fields, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 10 February 2021.





Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 14 January 2022.





[Turdus iliacus, Family Turdidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Redwing]

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

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

Long-tailed Tit Behind the Pine Needles

Passeriformes #2

Place: Bourton House Garden, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire
Date: 29 July 2021.









[Aegithalos caudatus, Family Aegithalidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Long-tailed tit]

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

Distribution and sightings of the long-tailed tit across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the long-tailed tit across the British Isles

Meadow Pipit on Lundy

Passeriformes #3

Place: Upper East Side Path north of Millcombe Valley, Lundy
Date: 29 June 2021.





Place: Main Path North of 1/4 Wall, Lundy
Date: 30 June 2021.






[Anthus pratensis, Family Motacillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Meadow pipit]

The sound of the meadow pipit (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Eetu Paljakka)

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

Robin Taking a Sunbath

Passeriformes #2

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 23 June 2021.



[Erithacus rubecula, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European robin]

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

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

Young Dipper Begging to be Fed

Passeriformes #2

Place: Wolfscote Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire #1
Date: 26 May 2021.














Place: Wolfscote Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire #2
Date: 26 May 2021.











[Cinclus cinclus, Family Cinclidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White-throated dipper]

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

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

Goldfinch Gorging on Thistle Seeds

Passeriformes #3

Place: Old Man of Storr, Trotternish, Isle of Skye
Date: 3 September 2021.








[Carduelis carduelis, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European goldfinch]

The sound of the goldfinch (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Ruud van Beusekom)

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