Great White Egrets

Pelecaniformes

Place: Oxbow Lake near Dinefwr Castle, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
Date: 2 May 2021.

Place: Hambleton Peninsula, Rutland Water, Rutland
Date: 2 November 2021.

Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 18 November 2021.

Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 22 November 2021.

[Ardea alba, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great egret]

The sound of the great white egret (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jerome Fischer)

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

Glossy Ibis from Portugal

Pelecaniformes

Place: Lagoas de Santo André e Sancha, south-west coast of Portugal
Date: 10 September 2018.

[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).

Little Egret at Forest Farm

Pelecaniformes

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 12 January 2021.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 16 February 2021.

[Egretta garzetta, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Little egret]

The sound of the little egret (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marco Dragonetti)

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

Grey Herons from Forest Farm, Part 2

Pelecaniformes

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 24 March 2020.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 1 April 2020.

Place: Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 21 June 2020.

Place: Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 3 July 2020.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 November 2020.

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 November 2020.

Place: River Taff Downstream of Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 28 November 2020.

Place: Southern Meadows, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 16 February 2021.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 6 May 2021.

[Ardea cinerea, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Grey heron]

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

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

Grey Herons from Forest Farm, Part 1

Pelecaniformes

Place: Bird Hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 14 April 2014.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 15 August 2017.

Place: Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 21 April 2018.

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 5 August 2018.

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

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 6 February 2019.

Place: Bird Hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 7 February 2019.

Place: Bird Hide #1, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 5 July 2019.

[Ardea cinerea, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Grey heron]

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

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

More Great White Egrets

Pelecaniformes

Place: Tower Hide, Shapwick Heath, Somerset Levels
Date: 23 February 2020.

Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey
Date: 4 August 2020.

Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey
Date: 7 August 2020.

[Ardea alba, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great egret]

The sound of the great white egret (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tony Fulford)

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

Flossie the Glossy Ibis

Pelecaniformes

Generally referred to as “Flossie”, this glossy ibis has been a constant resident at Goldcliff Lagoons since January 2018. Just recently (November 2020) he/she has acquired a companion.

Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 5 February 2020.

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

The sound of the glossy ibis (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Oscar Campbell)

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

Little Egrets from Anglesey

Pelecaniformes

Place: Cemlyn, Anglesey
Date: 22 September 2020.

Place: Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey
Date: 23 September 2020.

Place: Penmon, Anglesey
Date: 24 September 2020.

Place: Aberffraw, Anglesey
Date: 25 September 2020.

Place: Malltraeth, Anglesey
Date: 26 September 2020.

Place: Pentraeth beach, Anglesey
Date: 27 September 2020.

[Egretta garzetta, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Little egret]

The sound of the little egret (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marco Dragonetti)

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

Spoonbill

Pelecaniformes

Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport
Date: 13 July 2020.

[Platalea leucorodia, Family Threskiornithidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian spoonbill]

The sound of the spoonbill (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Gary Elton)

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

Perched Grey Heron Preening

Pelecaniformes

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 15 August 2017.

[Ardea cinerea, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Grey heron]

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

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