Greylag Goose with Chicks

Anseriformes

Place: Hyde Park, London
Date: 7 July 2017.

Place: Claydon Manor, Buckinghamshire
Date: 1 May 2019.

Place: Ravenspoint, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 8 June 2019.

Place: Lakeside View, Kielder reservoir, Northumbria
Date: 7 June 2021.

[Anser anser, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Greylag goose]

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

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

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).

Razorbills on Lundy

Charadriiformes

Place: North Lighthouse, Lundy
Date: 30 June 2021.

Place: Battery Point, Lundy
Date: 2 July 2021.

[Alca torda, Family Alcidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Razorbill]

The sound of the razorbill (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jens Kirkeby)

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

Mallard Clean and Polish

Anseriformes

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 15 March 2020.

Place: Stourhead, Wiltshire
Date: 17 November 2021.

Place: Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve, Ceredigion
Date: 2 March 2022.

[Anas platyrhynchos, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mallard]

The sound of the mallard (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Matthias Feuersenger)

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

Black-tailed Godwits in Norfolk

Charadriiformes

Place: Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk
Date: 26 September 2021.

Place: Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk
Date: 28 September 2021.

[Limosa limosa, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-tailed godwit]

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

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

Selected Canada Geese

Anseriformes

Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 11 January 2017.

Place: Newport Wetlands, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 2 April 2017.

Place: Llandegfedd reservoir, Monmouthshire
Date: 27 April 2017.

Place: Welsh Wildlife Centre, Aberteifi, Ceredigion
Date: 31 March 2018.

Place: Lake Buttermere, Lake District
Date: 8 October 2020.

Place: Wallington Estate, Cambo, Northumbria
Date: 9 June 2021.

[Branta canadensis, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Canada goose]

The sound of the Canada goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist David Darrell-Lambert)

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

Lapwing Chicks

Charadriiformes

Place: RSPB Balranald, North Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 15 June 2019.

Place: Lower Force, Upper Teesdale, North Pennines, County Durham
Date: 6 June 2021.

[Vanellus vanellus, Family Charadriidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern lapwing]

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

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

Feral Pigeon on Lundy

Columbiformes

Place: Campsite, Lundy
Date: 29 June 2021.

Place: Dead Cow Point, Lundy
Date: 2 July 2021.

Place: North Lighthouse, Lundy
Date: 2 July 2021.

[Columba livia, Family Columbidae, Order Columbiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Feral pigeon]

The sound of the feral pigeon (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stuart Fisher)

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

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).

Great Black-backed Gull Eating a Fish

Charadriiformes

Place: Sheringham, Norfolk
Date: 30 September 2021.

[Larus marinus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great black-backed gull]

The sound of the great black-backed gull (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stuart Fisher)

Distribution and sightings of the great black-backed gull across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).