Dunlins and Sanderlings

Charadriiformes

Place: Troia Peninsula south of Setubal, Portugal
Date: 9 September 2018.

[Green arrow = Dunlin; Red arrow = Sanderling]

Place: Whiteford Sands, Gower
Date: 26 August 2020.

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

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

[Calidris alba, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Sanderling]

The sound of the sanderling (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Paul Driver)

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

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

Curlews from Anglesey

Charadriiformes

Place: Penrhos, Holy Island, Anglesey
Date: 22 September 2020.

Place: Cemlyn, Anglesey
Date: 22 September 2020.

Place: Llandona beach, Anglesey
Date: 24 September 2020.

Place: Penmon, Anglesey
Date: 24 September 2020.

Place: Malltraeth, Anglesey
Date: 26 September 2020.

Place: Newborough Warren, Anglesey
Date: 27 September 2020.

Place: Pentraeth beach, Anglesey
Date: 27 September 2020.

[Numenius arquata, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian curlew]

The sound of the curlew (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist David Farrow)

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

More Great Crested Grebes

Podicipediformes

Place: Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent
Date: 4 July 2016.

Place: Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve
Date: 12 November 2016.

Place: Noah’s Hide, Shapwick Heath, Somerset Levels
Date: 23 February 2020.

Place: Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve, Cardiff
Date: 17 July 2020.

[Podiceps cristatus, Family Podicipedidae, Order Podicipediformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great crested grebe]

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

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

Oystercatchers from Scotland

Charadriiformes

Place: Pitlochry, Perth & Kinross, Scotland
Date: 6 June 2018.

Place: Grutness, Shetland Mainland
Date: 9 June 2018.

Place: Minn Beach, Shetland Mainland
Date: 13 June 2018.

Place: Skaw, Unst, Shetland Islands
Date: 15 June 2018.

Place: Arbroath Abbey, Angus, Scotland
Date: 21 June 2018.

Place: Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland
Date: 25 June 2018.

[Haematopus ostralegus, Family Haematopodidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian oystercatcher]

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

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

Egyptian Geese

Anseriformes

Place: Kew Gardens, London
Date: 1 March 2017.

Place: Canal Bruges-Ghent near Moerbrugge, Belgium
Date: 16 January 2019.

Place: Scotney Castle, Kent
Date: 3 April 2019.

Place: Sheffield Park, Haywards Heath, East Sussex
Date: 31 July 2019.

Place: Camping an der Friedensbrücke, Neckargemünd, Germany
Date: 16 August 2019.

[Alopochen aegyptiacus, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Egyptian goose]

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

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

Still More Local Song Thrushes

Passeriformes #2

Place: Path near Allotments, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 24 January 2019.

Place: Tongwynlais Football Fields, Cardiff
Date: 24 January 2019.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 11 May 2019.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 7 May 2020.

Place: Melingruffydd Feeder, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 7 May 2020.

Place: River Taff upstream of M4, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 14 September 2020.

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 11 November 2020.

Place: Tongwynlais Football Fields, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 8 March 2021.

[Turdus philomelos, Family Turdidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Song thrush]

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

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

Goldcrest

Passeriformes #2

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 10 February 2021.

[Regulus regulus, Family Regulidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Goldcrest]

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

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

More Local Dunnocks

Passeriformes #3

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 15 November 2019.

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 20 March 2020.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 24 March 2020.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 1 April 2020.

Place: Meadows to the east of Greenmeadow Wood, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 16 April 2020.

Place: Meadows to the east of Greenmeadow Wood, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 21 May 2020.

Place: Warden Centre Hide, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 November 2020.

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 4 February 2021.

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 April 2021.

[Prunella modularis, Family Prunellidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Dunnock]

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

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

Various House Sparrows

Passeriformes #3

Place: Figueras, Catalunya, Spain
Date: 20 June 2016.

Place: Kardamyli, West Man, Messenia, Greece
Date: 8 September 2019.

Place: WWT Stears Marshes, Somerset
Date: 24 July 2020.

Place: Llanddona beach, Anglesey
Date: 27 September 2020.

Place: Warden Centre Hide, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 November 2020.

Place: Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 29 November 2020.

[Passer domesticus, Family Passeridae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: House sparrow]

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

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

Wheatear at Goldcliff Lagoons

Passeriformes #2

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 16 September 2020.

[Oenanthe oenanthe, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern wheatear]

The sound of the wheatear (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Herman van Oosten)

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