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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).