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Helmeted Guineafowl

Galliformes

Place: Ardminish, Gigha, Kintyre, Scotland
Date: 14 June 2023.




[Numida meleagris, Family Numididae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Helmeted guineafowl]

The sound of the helmeted guineafowl (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Peter Boesman)

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

Tawny Owl at Forest Farm

Strigiformes

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 23 April 2023.




[Strix aluco, Family Strigidae, Order Strigiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Tawny owl]

The sound of the tawny owl (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Christoph Bock)

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

Glossy Ibis at Somerset Levels

Pelecaniformes

Place: Viewing Platform #1, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 19 April 2023.







[Plegadis falcinellus, Family Threskiornithidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Glossy ibis]

The sound of the glossy ibis (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stein Ø. Nilsen)

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