Category Archives: England

Reed Warbler

Passeriformes #1

Place: WWT Steart Marshes, Somerset
Date: 24 July 2020.







[Acrocephalus scirpaceus, Family Acrocephalidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian reed warbler]

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

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

Rookeries

Passeriformes #1

Place: Chastleton, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire
Date: 29 March 2019.



Place: Church Cove, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall
Date: 19 April 2019.



Place: River Thames near Streatley-on-Thames, Berkshire
Date: 30 April 2019.


[Corvus frugilegus, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Rook (bird)]

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

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

More Shelducks

Anseriformes

Place: Keyhaven, New Forest
Date: 30 April 2016.



Place: Morecambe, Lancashire
Date: 10 February 2017.





Place: Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Date: 4 April 2017.




Place: North Pond, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.


Place: The Bog, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 2018.


Place: North Pond, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 2018.



Place: Malltraeth Estuary, Anglesey
Date: 21 November 2018.


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


[Tadorna tadorna, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common shelduck]

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

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

White Stork

Ciconiiformes

Place: Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire
Date: 27 June 2015.


[Ciconia ciconia, Family Ciconiidae, Order Ciconiiformes, Wikipedia Entry: White stork]

The sound of the white stork (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist José Carlos Sires)

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

Red-legged Partridge

Galliformes

Place: Langleeford Farm near Wooler, Northumbria
Date: 10 June 2021.








[Alectoris rufa, Family Phasianidae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-legged partridge]

The sound of the red-legged partridge (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jordi Calvet)

Distribution and sightings of the red-legged partridge across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the red-legged partridge across the British Isles

Red-breasted Goose

Anseriformes

Place: Visitor Centre, Llanelli Wetland Centre, Carmarthenshire
Date: 7 October 2018.



Place: Regent’s Park Wetland Area, London
Date: 9 October 2019.


[Branta ruficollis, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-breasted goose]

The sound of the red-breasted goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist José Sander Bot)

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

Black-headed Gull Dive-feeding

Charadriiformes

Picture only used as a place holder. The real dive-feeding happens in the video.

Place: Coombe Farm, near Fowey, Cornwall
Date: 8 September 2020.


[Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-headed gull]

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

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

Cetti’s Warblers at Fishlake Meadows

Passeriformes #2

Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 4 April 2021.













Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 9 April 2021.


[Cettia cetti, Family Cettiidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Cetti’s warbler]

The sound of Cetti’s warbler (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Bernard Collet)

Distribution and sightings of Cetti’s warbler across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of Cetti's warbler across the British Isles

Greater Flamingo in Captivity

Phoenicopteriformes

Place: Pensthorpe Natural Park, Norfolk
Date: 3 September 2015.





Place: Iguaçu Falls, Brazil
Date: 23 April 2014.


[Phoenicopterus roseus, Family Phoenicopteridae, Order Phoenicopteriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Greater flamingo]

The sound of the greater flamingo (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist José Carlos Sires)

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

Red-billed Teal

Anseriformes

Place: Regent’s Park Wetland Area, London
Date: 9 October 2019.




[Anas erythrorhyncha, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-billed teal]

The sound of the red-billed teal (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Lynette Rudman)

Distribution and sightings of the red-billed teal across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the red-billed teal across the British Isles