Category Archives: Scotland

More Selected Song Thrushes

Passeriformes #2

Place: Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Date: 19 June 2018.


Place: Newborough, Anglesey
Date: 21 November 2018.




Place: Lews Castle grounds, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 10 June 2019.



Place: Camping Silvercraigs, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Date: 27 June 2019.



Place: Lathkill Dale, Over Haddon, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 28 May 2021.



Place: Lower Meadows, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 2 February 2022.


Place: Barge Canal, Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 14 April 2022.



[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).
Distribution and sightings of the song thrush across the British Isles

Razorbill

Charadriiformes

Place: River Tay, Dundee, Scotland
Date: 13 September 2021.





Place: Llangrannog, Ceredigion
Date: 4 March 2022.



Place: Stackpole Head, Pembrokeshire
Date: 9 May 2022.





Place: Landing North Haven, Skomer
Date: 5 July 2022.




[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

Lapwings

Charadriiformes

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






Place: Lymington Nature Reserve, New Forest
Date: 28 December 2018.


Place: RSPB Loch Na Muilne, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 6 June 2019.


Place: Dinas Dinlle, near Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Date: 8 December 2020.





Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 16 April 2021.








Place: RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands, Cheshire
Date: 8 October 2021.


Place: Greylake RSPB, Somerset Levels
Date: 2 April 2022.



Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 22 April 2022.


Place: RSPB Gruinart, Islay, Scotland
Date: 9 June 2022.



[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/Rock Dove

Columbiformes

Place: Montjuic, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Date: 14 May 2016.



Place: Castelo Sesimbra, Setubal district, Portugal
Date: 9 September 2018.


Place: Roath Park Lake, Cardiff
Date: 10 November 2018.



Place: Innsbruck, Austria
Date: 18 August 2019.


Place: Pembrokeshire Coast Path near Manorbier
Date: 21 July 2020.


Place: Coast path south of St. Justinian, Pembrokeshire
Date: 16 July 2021.



Place: Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Date: 3 November 2021.



Place: Tarbert Castle, Argyll, Scotland
Date: 7 June 2022.



Place: Cosmeston Lakes Medieval Village, Penarth
Date: 10 October 2022.



[Columba livia, Family Columbidae, Order Columbiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Rock dove]

The sound of the rock dove (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stuart Fisher)

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

Selected Carrion Crows, Part 2

Passeriformes #1

Place: Field Edge East of Marisco Tavern, Lundy
Date: 29 June 2021.



Place: The Chase, Woolton Hill, Hampshire
Date: 5 October 2021.


Place: Sharkham Point, Brixham, Devon
Date: 26 January 2022.


Place: Kingswear, Devon
Date: 26 January 2022.


Place: Elbert Common, Torbay, Devon
Date: 27 January 2022.


Place: Car Park, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 2 April 2022.



Place: Coast Path between Porthgain and Abereiddy, Pembrokeshire
Date: 4 May 2022.





Place: Top Path, Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 26 May 2022.


Place: Mount Stuart Estate, Isle of Bute, Scotland
Date: 21 June 2022.



Place: Coast Path West of Solva, Pembrokeshire
Date: 12 August 2022.



Place: Barge Canal, Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 17 November 2022.


[Corvus corone, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Carrion crow]

The sound of the carrion crow (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stuart Fisher)

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

Selected Herring Gulls, Part 2

Charadriiformes

Place: Oban, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Date: 24 August 2021.


Place: Llangrannog, Ceredigion
Date: 4 March 2022.


Place: Porthgain, Pembrokeshire
Date: 4 May 2022.




Place: Scalasaig, Colonsay, Scotland
Date: 14 June 2022.


Place: Tobermory, Mull, Scotland
Date: 19 June 2022.


Place: Rothesay Castle, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland
Date: 21 June 2022.





Place: Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
Date: 7 September 2022.




Place: Doneen Pier, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
Date: 7 September 2022.


[Larus argentatus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: European herring gull]

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

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

Selected Greylag Geese

Anseriformes

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




Place: River Thames near Streatley-on-Thames, Berkshire
Date: 30 April 2019.


Place: Ravenspoint, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Date: 8 June 2019.


Place: Lake Windmere near Wray Castle, Lake District
Date: 7 October 2020.



Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 9 April 2021.



Place: Cragside Estate, Rothbury, Northumbria
Date: 9 June 2021.


Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 18 November 2021.


Place: Cheddar Reservoir, Cheddar, Somerset
Date: 14 March 2022.


Place: Greylake RSPB, Somerset Levels
Date: 2 April 2022.


[Anser anser, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Greylag goose]

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

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

Skylarks

Passeriformes #1

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 16 April 2021.



Place: Holy Island, Northumbria
Date: 10 June 2021.


Place: Red Point, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands
Date: 8 September 2021.



Place: White Strand, Iona, Scotland
Date: 16 June 2022.



[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).
Distribution and sightings of the skylark across the British Isles

Young White-tailed Eagle

Accipitriformes

Place: Shieldaig, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands
Date: 7 September 2021.













[Haliaeetus albicilla, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White-tailed eagle]

The sound of the white-tailed eagle (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jarek Matusiak)

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

Selected Linnets, Part 1

Passeriformes #3

Place: Cuckmere Haven, Sussex
Date: 14 September 2016.


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





Place: RSPB Marazion Marsh, Cornwall
Date: 21 April 2019.




Place: Ogmore-by-sea, Bridgend
Date: 30 May 2021.





Place: Porthgain, Pembrokeshire
Date: 21 June 2021.



Place: Deer Park, Martin’s Haven, Pembrokeshire
Date: 22 June 2021.


[Linaria cannabina, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common linnet]

The sound of the linnet (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Sander Bot)

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