Category Archives: England

Roul-roul Partridge with Young

Galliformes

Place: Rainforest biome of The Eden Project, Cornwall
Date: 25 April 2015.







[Rollulus rouloul, Family Phasianidae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Crested partridge]

The sound of the roul-roul partridge (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marc Anderson)

Grey Crowned Crane

Gruiformes

Place: Iguaçu Bird Park, Brazil
Date: 23 April 2014.



Place: Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, Norfolk
Date: 3 September 2015.



[Balearica regulorum, Family Gruidae, Order Gruiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Grey crowned crane]

The sound of the grey crowned crane (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Andrew Spencer)

Mandarin Duck

Anseriformes

Place: Canal near Market Drayton, Shropshire
Date: 25 April 2016.





[Aix galericulata, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mandarin duck]

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

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

Barn Swallow

Passeriformes #1

Place: Chedworth Roman villa, Cotswolds
Date: 27 June 2015.


Place: Martins Haven, Pembrokeshire
Date: 2 May 2010.



Place: Parque Natural de Ria Formosa, Algarve
Date: 15 June 2015.


[Hirundo rustica, Family Hirundinidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Barn swallow]

The sound of the barn swallow (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tomas Belka)

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

Cormorants on a Cliff

Suliformes

Place: Flamborough Head, Yorkshire
Date: 4 November 2015.








[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

Mistle Thrush

Passeriformes #2

Place: near Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary, New Forest
Date: 5 March 2016.





[Turdus viscivorus, Family Turdidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mistle thrush]

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

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

Juvenile Herring Gull Pretending To Be Big

Charadriiformes

Place: Bridlington, Yorkshire
Date: 2 November 2015.



[Larus argentatus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: European herring gull]

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

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

Ruff

Charadriiformes

Place: Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, Norfolk
Date: 3 September 2015.




[Calidris pugnax, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Ruff]

The sound of the ruff (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tomek Tumiel)

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

Sandhill Crane

Gruiformes

Place: Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, Norfolk
Date: 3 September 2015.




[Grus canadensis, Family Gruidae, Order Gruiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Sandhill crane]

The sound of the sandhill crane (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Ian Cruickshank)

Little Egret

Pelecaniformes

Place: Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk
Date: 29 October 2013.



Place: Near St.Just in Roseland, Cornwall
Date: 28 October 2012.


Place: Okavango River, Botswana
Date: 21 August 2012.



Place: Abraão, Ilha Grande, Brazil
Date: 29 April 2014.


Place: Parque Natural de Ria Formosa, Algarve, Portugal
Date: 15 June 2015.


Place: Cley-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk
Date: 1 September 2015.



[Egretta garzetta, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Little egret]

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

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