Category Archives: England

Sedge Warbler

Passeriformes #1

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








[Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, Family Acrocephalidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Sedge warbler]

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

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

Pintail

Anseriformes

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












Place: Lymington Nature Reserve, New Forest
Date: 28 December 2018.





Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 4 March 2019.




[Anas acuta, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern pintail]

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

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

Red-legged Partridge

Galliformes

Place: Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds
Date: 31 March 2019.














[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).

Pochards at Somerset Levels

Anseriformes

Place: Walton Heath screens, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 17 May 2018.



Place: Walton Heath purple walk, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 17 May 2018.




[Aythya ferina, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common pochard]

The sound of the pochard (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Herman van Oosten)

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

More Reed Buntings

Passeriformes #3

Place: Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve, Blackpool, Lancashire
Dates: 26 February 2018.








Place: Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Dates: 26 February 2018.



Place: Seaton Wetlands, Devon
Dates: 14 March 2018.







Place: Cosmeston Lakes, Penarth
Dates: 14 April 2018.




[Emberiza schoeniclus, Family Emberizidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common reed bunting]

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

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

More Pied Wagtails

Passeriformes #3

Place: Trerice Manor near Newquay, Cornwall
Date: 18 October 2017.






Place: Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
Date: 22 March 2018.


Place: Basic Slag Company quarry, Nant Transhyrhebog, Cefn Onn, Cardiff
Date: 22 April 2018.



Place: Farm, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.


Place: North Pond, Skokholm
Date: 2 May 2018.



Place: Slebech Hall, Pembrokeshire
Date: 4 May 2018.




Place: River Taff near Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 19 May 2018.


Place: Goodall’s Hide, Llanelli Wetland Centre, Carmarthenshire
Date: 7 October 2018.


Place: River Taff near Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 4 January 2019.



[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).

Coot

Gruiformes

Place: Newport Wetlands, South Wales
Date: 14 February 2016.



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


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


Place: Roath Park Lake, Cardiff
Date: 10 November 2018.


[Fulica atra, Family Rallidae, Order Gruiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian coot]

The sound of the coot (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist David Farrow)

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

British Greenfinches

Passeriformes #3

Place: Hinton Ampner estate, Hampshire
Date: 7 April 2017.



Place: The Maer, Exmouth, Devon
Date: 13 March 2018.





Place: Tay Bridge, Fife, Scotland
Date: 22 June 2018.



Place: Bankhead Farm, Fife, Scotland
Date: 24 June 2018.





Place: Llanrhidian, Gower
Date: 9 August 2018.


[Chloris chloris, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European greenfinch]

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

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

Pheasant (Tenebrosus Variety)

Galliformes

Place: Creswell Crags, Derbyshire
Date: 23 March 2018.








[Phasianus colchicus, Family Phasianidae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common pheasant]

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

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