Category Archives: Britain

Wren Chicks in the Nest

Passeriformes #2

Place: Campsite, Lundy
Date: 30 June 2021.














[Nannus troglodytes, Family Troglodytidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian wren]

The sound of the wren (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist David Bissett)

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

Razorbills on Lundy

Charadriiformes

Place: North Lighthouse, Lundy
Date: 30 June 2021.








Place: Battery Point, Lundy
Date: 2 July 2021.





[Alca torda, Family Alcidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Razorbill]

The sound of the razorbill (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jens Kirkeby)

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

Mallard Clean and Polish

Anseriformes

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 15 March 2020.







Place: Stourhead, Wiltshire
Date: 17 November 2021.






Place: Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve, Ceredigion
Date: 2 March 2022.




[Anas platyrhynchos, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mallard]

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

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

Black-tailed Godwits in Norfolk

Charadriiformes

Place: Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk
Date: 26 September 2021.








Place: Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk
Date: 28 September 2021.







[Limosa limosa, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-tailed godwit]

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

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

Selected Canada Geese

Anseriformes

Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 11 January 2017.


Place: Newport Wetlands, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 2 April 2017.



Place: Llandegfedd reservoir, Monmouthshire
Date: 27 April 2017.


Place: Welsh Wildlife Centre, Aberteifi, Ceredigion
Date: 31 March 2018.




Place: Lake Buttermere, Lake District
Date: 8 October 2020.


Place: Wallington Estate, Cambo, Northumbria
Date: 9 June 2021.




[Branta canadensis, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Canada goose]

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

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

Lapwing Chicks

Charadriiformes

Place: RSPB Balranald, North Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 15 June 2019.




Place: Lower Force, Upper Teesdale, North Pennines, County Durham
Date: 6 June 2021.






[Vanellus vanellus, Family Charadriidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern lapwing]

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

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

Feral Pigeon on Lundy

Columbiformes

Place: Campsite, Lundy
Date: 29 June 2021.




Place: Dead Cow Point, Lundy
Date: 2 July 2021.


Place: North Lighthouse, Lundy
Date: 2 July 2021.


[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).
Distribution and sightings of the feral pigeon across the British Isles

Selected Pied Wagtails

Passeriformes #3

Place: Lodge Park, Sherborne Park Estate, Gloucestershire
Date: 16 March 2020.





Place: Strata Florida, Ceredigion
Date: 24 November 2020.


Place: Castle near Kendall, Cumbria
Date: 5 June 2021.



Place: Garden West of Marisco Tavern, Lundy
Date: 1 July 2021.


Place: Oban, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Date: 23 August 2021.


Place: Selborne, Hampshire
Date: 23 February 2022.



[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).
Distribution and sightings of the pied wagtail across the British Isles

Great Black-backed Gull Eating a Fish

Charadriiformes

Place: Sheringham, Norfolk
Date: 30 September 2021.











[Larus marinus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great black-backed gull]

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

Distribution and sightings of the great black-backed gull across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the great black-backed gull across the British Isles

Red-crested Pochard

Anseriformes

Place: Blakeney, Norfolk
Date: 27 September 2021.


[Netta rufina, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-crested pochard]

The sound of the red-crested pochard (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stanislas Wroza)

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