Skomer Razorbills

Charadriiformes

Place: North Haven, Skomer
Dates: 11 May 2017.

Place: Skomer near Garland Stone
Dates: 11 May 2017.

Place: The Neck, Skomer
Dates: 11 May 2017.

Place: North Haven, Skomer
Dates: 13 May 2017.

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

The sound of the razorbill (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tero Linjama)

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

Gadwall

Anseriformes

Place: Lydiard Park near Swindon, Wiltshire
Dates: 4 December 2017.

Place: Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve, Blackpool, Lancashire
Dates: 26 February 2018.

[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).

Whitethroat

Passeriformes #1

Place: Marloes, Pembrokeshire
Dates: 11 May 2017.

[Curruca communis, Family Sylviidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common whitethroat]

The sound of the whitethroat (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Bas van de Meulengraaf)

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

Welsh Lapwings

Charadriiformes

Place: Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Dates: 3 November 2016.

Place: Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport
Dates: 2 April 2017.

[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).

Pheasant

Galliformes

Place: Leighton Moss, Lancashire
Dates: 9 February 2017.

Place: Wakehurst Royal Botanic Gardens, East Sussex
Dates: 21 March 2017.

[Phasianus colchicus, Family Phasianidae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common pheasant]

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

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

Welsh Collared Doves

Columbiformes

Place: Port Eynon, Gower
Dates: 14 September 2017.

Place: Sea wall near Goldcliff, east of Newport, Gwent
Dates: 2 April 2017.

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Dates: 4 November 2017.

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Dates: 5 September 2017.

[Streptopelia decaocto, Family Columbidae, Order Columbiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian collared dove]

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

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

Southern Screamer

Anseriformes

Place: London Wetlands WWT, London
Dates: 9 July 2017.

[Chauna torquata, Family Anhimidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Southern screamer]

The sound of the Southern screamer (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Barry Edmonston)

Hawfinch

Passeriformes #3

Place: Romsey, Hampshire
Dates: 8 February 2018.

[Coccothraustes coccothraustes, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Hawfinch]

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

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

Turnstones

Charadriiformes

Place: Wiseman’s Bridge, Pembrokeshire
Dates: 18 April 2016.

[Arenaria interpres, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Ruddy turnstone]

The sound of the turnstone (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist
Herman van der Meer)

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

Coots in Somerset Levels

Gruiformes

Place: Shapwick Moor, Somerset Levels
Dates: 11 October 2016.

[Fulica atra, Family Rallidae, Order Gruiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian coot]

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

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