Category Archives: England

Dunlins

Charadriiformes

Place: Keyhaven, New Forest
Date: 6 February 2018.








Place: Ribble Estuary, Lytham, Lancashire
Date: 25 February 2018.





[Calidris alpina, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Dunlin]

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

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

Ross’s Goose

Anseriformes

Place: St. James’s Park, London
Date: 2 March 2018.




[Anser rossii, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Ross’s goose]

The sound of Ross’s goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Peter Boesman)

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

Carrion Crows

Passeriformes #1

Place: Dungeness RSPB, Kent
Date: 3 July 2016.


Place: Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire
Date: 9 February 2017.



Place: Morecambe Bay, Lancashire
Date: 9 February 2017.



Place: St. Agnes Head, Cornwall
Date: 18 October 2017.



Place: Allotments, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 17 January 2018.



Place: Allotments, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 31 January 2018.


[Corvus corone, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Carrion crow]

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

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

Cormorant with White Filoplumes

Suliformes

Place: River Taff near Radyr Weir, Cardiff
Date: 5 March 2018.


Place: River Taff near Radyr Weir, Cardiff
Date: 16 March 2018.





Place: River Thames near Tate Modern, London
Date: 21 March 2018.



[Phalacrocorax carbo, Family Phalacrocoracidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great cormorant]

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

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

Feral Pigeon Alternative Takeaway

Columbiformes

Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire
Date: 20 February 2011.

Person: “Yuk! That’s sick!”
Pigeon: “Yes, I know. Lovely, isn’t it?”


[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).

Blackpool Murmuration

Passeriformes #2

Place: North Pier, Blackpool, Lancashire
Date: 25 February 2018.













[Sturnus vulgaris, Family Sturnidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common starling]

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

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

Gadwall

Anseriformes

Place: Lydiard Park near Swindon, Wiltshire
Dates: 4 December 2017.



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




[Mareca strepera, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Gadwall]

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

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

Pheasant

Galliformes

Place: Leighton Moss, Lancashire
Dates: 9 February 2017.



Place: Wakehurst Royal Botanic Gardens, East Sussex
Dates: 21 March 2017.


[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).

Southern Screamer

Anseriformes

Place: London Wetlands WWT, London
Dates: 9 July 2017.







[Chauna torquata, Family Anhimidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Southern screamer]

The sound of the Southern screamer (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Barry Edmonston)

Hawfinch

Passeriformes #3

Place: Romsey, Hampshire
Dates: 8 February 2018.









[Coccothraustes coccothraustes, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Hawfinch]

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

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