Kittiwakes from Scotland

Charadriiformes

Place: Coastline from Belhaven Bay to Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Date: 27 June 2018.

Place: Dunbar Harbour, East Lothian, Scotland
Date: 27 June 2018.

Place: Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 7 June 2019.

Place: Stac an Armin, St.Kilda
Date: 9 June 2019.

Place: Mull of Galloway, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Date: 27 June 2019.

[Rissa tridactyla, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-legged kittiwake]

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

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

Various Pheasants

Galliformes

Place: Loch Leven Castle, Perth & Kinross, Scotland
Date: 22 June 2018.

Place: Stanton, Cotswolds
Date: 28 March 2019.

Place: Burford, Cotswolds
Date: 1 April 2019.

Place: Winkworth Arboretum, Busbridge, Surrey
Date: 2 August 2019.

Place: Sherborne, Gloucestershire
Date: 16 March 2020.

Place: Chedworth Roman Villa, Gloucestershire
Date: 17 March 2020.

[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).

Chiffchaffs

Passeriformes #2

Place: Tenby, Pembrokeshire
Date: 9 April 2019.

Place: Nature trail from Carew Cheriton, Pembrokeshire
Date: 11 April 2019.

Place: Rockcliffe, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Date: 26 June 2019.

Place: Tower Hide, Shapwick Heath, Somerset Levels
Date: 23 February 2020.

Place: Meadows to the east of Greenmeadow Wood, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 26 March 2020.

Place: Meadows to the east of Greenmeadow Wood, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 8 April 2020.

[Phylloscopus collybita, Family Phylloscopidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common chiffchaff]

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

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

Rock Pipits from Scotland

Passeriformes #3

Place: Noss, Shetland Islands
Date: 10 June 2018.

Place: Fort Charlotte, Lerwick, Shetland Mainland
Date: 10 June 2018.

Place: Hamnavoe, Shetland Mainland
Date: 13 June 2018.

Place: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Date: 20 June 2018.

Place: St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Date: 23 June 2018.

Place: Ravenspoint, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 5 June 2019.

Place: Village, Hirta, St.Kilda
Date: 9 June 2019.

[Anthus petrosus, Family Motacillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian rock pipit]

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

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

Shetland Curlews

Charadriiformes

Place: B9078 before Braewick Cafe, Shetland Mainland
Date: 12 June 2018.

Place: North Roe, Shetland Mainland
Date: 12 June 2018.

Place: Muness Castle, Yell, Shetland Islands
Date: 14 June 2018.

[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).

Wheatears from Scotland

Passeriformes #2

Place: Brough of Birsay, Orkney mainland
Date: 22 July 2017.

Place: Noup Cliffs, Westray, Orkney Islands
Date: 23 July 2017.

Place: Durness, Sutherland, Highlands
Date: 25 July 2017.

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

Place: Noss, Shetland Islands
Date: 10 June 2018.

Place: Eshaness Lighthouse, Shetland Mainland
Date: 12 June 2018.

Place: Doune Carloway Broch, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 6 June 2019.

Place: St. Columba Church, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 7 June 2019.

Place: Village, Hirta, St.Kilda
Date: 9 June 2019.

Place: Mull of Galloway, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Date: 27 June 2019.

[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).

Red-legged Partridge

Galliformes

Place: Gorrenberry, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Date: 25 June 2019.

[Alectoris rufa, Family Phasianidae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-legged partridge]

The sound of the red-legged partridge (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jordi Calvet)

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

Lapwings in Flight

Charadriiformes

Place: Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 3 August 2018.

Place: RSPB Loch Na Muilne, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 7 June 2019.

Place: West Viewing Platform, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 23 February 2020.

[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).

Red-breasted Mergansers from Scotland

Anseriformes

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

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

Place: Ravenspoint, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 5 June 2019.

Place: Aird beach, South Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 19 June 2019.

[Mergus serrator, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-breasted merganser]

The sound of the red-breasted merganser (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Ruud van Beusekom)

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

Various Skylarks

Passeriformes #1

Place: Rocky coast west of Angle, Pembrokeshire
Date: 11 April 2019.

Place: Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 10 June 2019.

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

Place: Borgh, North Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 16 June 2019.

Place: Rest Bay, Porthcawl
Date: 25 July 2019.

[Alauda arvensis, Family Alaudidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian skylark]

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

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