Category Archives: England

Selected Little Egrets, Part 1

Pelecaniformes

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



Place: Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 8 February 2018.







Place: Keyhaven, New Forest
Date: 11 April 2018.


Place: Harnham Water Meadows, Salisbury
Date: 24 December 2018.



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



Place: Gialova Lagoon, Messenia, Greece
Date: 10 September 2019.



Place: Kalogera Lagoon, Achaia, Greece
Date: 15 September 2019.




Place: London Zoo, London
Date: 9 October 2019.



[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).
Distribution and sightings of the little egret across the British Isles

Capercaillie (Stuffed Specimen)

Galliformes

Place: Shrewsbury Museum, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Date: 4 December 2021.



[Tetrao urogallus, Family Phasianidae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Western capercaillie]

The sound of the capercaillie (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Hannu Varkki)

Distribution of the capercaillie across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution of the capercaillie across the British Isles

More Gadwalls

Anseriformes

Place: Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset
Date: 13 March 2022.






Place: Lake near Screens, Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 14 April 2022.




Place: Kensington Gardens, London
Date: 26 October 2022.


[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).
Distribution and sightings of the gadwall across the British Isles

Selected Linnets, Part 1

Passeriformes #3

Place: Cuckmere Haven, Sussex
Date: 14 September 2016.


Place: Montrose Basin Wildlife Trust, Angus, Scotland
Date: 20 June 2018.





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




Place: Ogmore-by-sea, Bridgend
Date: 30 May 2021.





Place: Porthgain, Pembrokeshire
Date: 21 June 2021.



Place: Deer Park, Martin’s Haven, Pembrokeshire
Date: 22 June 2021.


[Linaria cannabina, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common linnet]

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

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

Selected Dippers, Part 2

Passeriformes #2

Place: River Taff at Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 19 September 2021.






Place: Miller’s Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 10 February 2022.






Place: Chee Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 10 February 2022.





Place: Glamorganshire Canal Extension, near Tongwynlais Picnic Area, Cardiff
Date: 4 November 2022.



Place: Glamorganshire Canal Extension, near Tongwynlais Picnic Area, Cardiff
Date: 14 January 2023.






[Cinclus cinclus, Family Cinclidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White-throated dipper]

The sound of the dipper (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jarek Matusiak)

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

Selected Dippers, Part 1

Passeriformes #2

Place: Lydford Gorge, Devon
Date: 23 April 2019.







Place: Beresford Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 26 May 2021.


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





Place: Flowerdale Glen, Gairloch, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands
Date: 11 September 2021.





[Cinclus cinclus, Family Cinclidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White-throated dipper]

The sound of the dipper (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jarek Matusiak)

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

Long-tailed Tits on Feeder

Passeriformes #2

Place: Man Sands, Devon
Date: 26 January 2022.










[Aegithalos caudatus, Family Aegithalidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Long-tailed tit]

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

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

Black-winged Stilt

Charadriiformes

Place: Marwell Zoo, near Winchester, Hampshire
Date: 7 August 2022.




[Himantopus himantopus, Family Recurvirostridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-winged stilt]

The sound of the black-winged stilt (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist José Carlos Sires)

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