Shovelers

Anseriformes

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

Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 10 November 2020.

Place: Tor View hide, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 1 April 2022.

[Spatula clypeata, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern shoveler]

The sound of the shoveler (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Paul Driver)

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

Black-tailed Trogon (Stuffed Specimens)

Trogoniformes

Place: Gilbert White’s House Museum, Selborne, Hampshire
Date: 23 February 2022.

[Trogon melanurus, Family Trogonidae, Order Trogoniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-tailed trogon]

The sound of the black-tailed trogon (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Mauricio Cuéllar Ramírez)

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).

Muscovy Duck

Anseriformes

Place: Tomar, central Portugal
Date: 5 September 2018.

Place: Buxton, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 9 February 2022.

[Cairina moschata, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Muscovy duck]

The sound of the Muscovy duck (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Nunes D’Acosta)

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

Selected Eider Ducks

Anseriformes

Place: London Wetlands WWT
Date: 9 July 2017.

Place: St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Date: 23 June 2018.

Place: Inner Farne, Farne Islands, Northumbria
Date: 29 June 2018.

Place: Village Bay, Hirta, St.Kilda
Date: 9 June 2019.

Place: Howmore, South Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 19 June 2019.

[Somateria mollissima, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common eider]

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

Distribution and sightings of the eider 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).

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).