Skylarks

Passeriformes #1

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 16 April 2021.

Place: Holy Island, Northumbria
Date: 10 June 2021.

Place: Red Point, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands
Date: 8 September 2021.

Place: White Strand, Iona, Scotland
Date: 16 June 2022.

[Alauda arvensis, Family Alaudidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian skylark]

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

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

Rock Pipits from Ireland

Passeriformes #3

Place: Ballintoy, Causeway Coast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Date: 26 August 2022.

Place: Carrick-a-Rede, Causeway Coast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Date: 27 August 2022.

Place: Roonivoolin Trail, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Date: 28 August 2022.

Place: Skellig Michael, County Kerry, Ireland
Date: 10 September 2022.

[Anthus petrosus, Family Motacillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European 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).

Blue-crowned Laughingthrush

Passeriformes #1

Place: Marwell Zoo, near Winchester, Hampshire
Date: 7 August 2022.

[Pterorhinus (Dryonastes) courtoisi, Family Leiothrichidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Blue-crowned laughingthrush]

Robins from Ireland

Passeriformes #2

Place: Murlough Bay, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Date: 25 August 2022.

Place: Carrick-a-Rede, Causeway Coast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Date: 27 August 2022.

Place: Glenveagh Castle, County Donegal, Ireland
Date: 29 August 2022.

Place: Glencolmcille, County Donegal, Ireland
Date: 30 August 2022.

Place: Ballycroy Visitor Centre, County Mayo, Ireland
Date: 2 September 2022.

Place: Fanore Beach, County Clare, Ireland
Date: 4 September 2022.

Place: Ross Castle, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Date: 8 September 2022.

[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).

Meadow Pipits from Ireland

Passeriformes #3

Place: Rathlin West Light Seabird Centre, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Date: 28 August 2022.

Place: Downhill Demesne, Causeway Coast, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Date: 29 August 2022.

Place: Downpatrick Head, County Mayo, Ireland
Date: 1 September 2022.

Place: Islands View, Renvyle Peninsula, County Galway, Ireland
Date: 2 September 2022.

Place: Derryinver Bridge, Renvyle Peninsula, County Galway, Ireland
Date: 2 September 2022.

Place: Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland
Date: 5 September 2022.

Place: Tetrapod Footprints, Valentia Island, County Kerry, Ireland
Date: 9 September 2022.

[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).

Asian Fairy-bluebird

Passeriformes #3

Place: Marwell Zoo, near Winchester, Hampshire
Date: 7 August 2022.

[Irena puella, Family Irenidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Asian fairy-bluebird]

More Blackcaps

Passeriformes #1

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 April 2021.

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 17 April 2021.

Place: Melingruffydd Feeder, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 26 April 2021.

Place: Tongwynlais Picnic Site, Tongwynlais
Date: 11 April 2022.

Place: Lily Pools, Bosherston, Pembrokeshire
Date: 9 May 2022.

Place: Melingruffydd Feeder, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 30 June 2022.

[Sylvia atricapilla, Family Sylviidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian blackcap]

The sound of the blackcap (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Mathias Ritschard)

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

Selected Linnets, Part 2

Passeriformes #3

Place: Bec’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 22 April 2022.

Place: Coast Path between St. Justinians and Porthclais, Pembrokeshire
Date: 3 May 2022.

Place: St. David’s Head, St David’s, Pembrokeshire
Date: 3 May 2022.

Place: Coast Path between Porthgain and Abereiddy, Pembrokeshire
Date: 4 May 2022.

Place: Manorbier Castle, Pembrokeshire
Date: 8 May 2022.

[Linaria cannabina, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common linnet]

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

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

Selected Linnets, Part 1

Passeriformes #3

Place: Cuckmere Haven, Sussex
Date: 14 September 2016.

Place: Montrose Basin Wildlife Trust, Angus, Scotland
Date: 20 June 2018.

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

Place: Ogmore-by-sea, Bridgend
Date: 30 May 2021.

Place: Porthgain, Pembrokeshire
Date: 21 June 2021.

Place: Deer Park, Martin’s Haven, Pembrokeshire
Date: 22 June 2021.

[Linaria cannabina, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common linnet]

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

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

Selected Dippers, Part 2

Passeriformes #2

Place: River Taff at Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 19 September 2021.

Place: Miller’s Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 10 February 2022.

Place: Chee Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 10 February 2022.

Place: Glamorganshire Canal Extension, near Tongwynlais Picnic Area, Cardiff
Date: 4 November 2022.

Place: Glamorganshire Canal Extension, near Tongwynlais Picnic Area, Cardiff
Date: 14 January 2023.

[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).