Orkney Fulmars

Procellariiformes

Place: Stanger Head, Westray, Orkney Islands
Dates: 23 July 2017.

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

Place: Mull Head, Deerness, Orkney mainland
Dates: 24 July 2017.

[Fulmar glacialis, Family Procellariidae, Order Procellariiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern fulmar]

The sound of the fulmar (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Timo Janhonen)

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

Female Stonechat

Passeriformes #2

Place: Marloes Mere, Pembrokeshire
Dates: 19 April 2017.

Place: Ring of Brodgar, Orkney mainland
Dates: 22 July 2017.

Place: Monk Haven, Pembrokeshire
Dates: 10 May 2017.

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

[Saxicola torquata, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: African stonechat]

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

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

Kittiwake

Charadriiformes

Place: The Wick, Skomer
Dates: 11/12 May 2017.

Place: High Cliff, Skomer
Dates: 12 May 2017.

Place: Bullers of Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Dates: 16 July 2017.

[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).

Scottish Razorbills

Charadriiformes

Place: Bullers of Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Dates: 16 July 2017.

Place: Stanger Head, Westray, Orkney Islands
Dates: 23 July 2017.

[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).

Rock Pipit

Passeriformes #3

Place: Stanger Head, Westray, Orkney Islands
Dates: 23 July 2017.

[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).

Juvenile Raven

Passeriformes #1

Place: Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dates: 14 July 2017.

[Corvus corax, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common raven]

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

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

Common Gull

Charadriiformes

Place: Fort George, Inverness-shire
Dates: 18 July 2017.

Place: Lamb Holm, Orkney Mainland
Dates: 21 July 2017.

Place: Marwick Head, Orkney Mainland
Dates: 21 July 2017.

[Larus canus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common gull]

The sound of the common gull (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Niels Krabbe)

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

House Martin Building a Nest

Passeriformes #1

Place: Gill’s Bay, Caithness, Highlands
Dates: 21 July 2017.

[Delichon urbicum, Family Hirundinidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common house martin]

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

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

Great Skua

Charadriiformes

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

Place: Stanger Head, Westray, Orkney Islands
Dates: 23 July 2017.

Place: Mull Head, Deerness, Orkney Mainland
Dates: 23 July 2017.

Place: RSPB Hobbister, Orkney Mainland
Dates: 23 July 2017.

[Stercorarius skua, Family Stercorariidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great skua]

The sound of the great skua (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Dougie Preston)

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

Black Guillemot

Charadriiformes

Place: Stanger Head, Westray, Orkney Islands
Dates: 23 July 2017.

[Cepphus grylle, Family Alcidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black guillemot]

The sound of the black guillemot (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Hugh Harrop)

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