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).

Dodo Skeleton

Columbiformes

Place: Natural History Museum, London
Date: 26 October 2022.

[Raphus cucullatus†, Family Columbidae, Order Columbiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Dodo]

Asian Fairy-bluebird

Passeriformes #3

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

[Irena puella, Family Irenidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Asian fairy-bluebird]

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).