Spotted Flycatchers on Bardsey Island

Passeriformes #2

Place: Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.

Place: Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 20 May 2019.

Place: Nant Plantation, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 20 May 2019.

Place: The Withys, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.

Place: Nant Plantation, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.

[Muscicapa striata, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Spotted flycatcher]

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

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

Pied Wagtails on Bardsey Island

Passeriformes #3

Place: Nant, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.

Place: Nant, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 20 May 2019.

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.

Place: Field south of Ty Pellaf, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 22 May 2019.

[Motacilla alba yarrellii, Family Motacillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White wagtail]

The sound of the pied wagtail (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tomas Belka)

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

Welsh Barn Swallows

Passeriformes #1

Place: Dale near St. Anne’s Head, Pembrokeshire
Date: 18 April 2017.

Place: Martins Haven, Pembrokeshire
Date: 10 May 2017.

Place: Martins Haven, Pembrokeshire
Date: 13 May 2017.

Place: Slebech Hall, Pembrokeshire
Date: 4 May 2018.

Place: Marloes Mere, Pembrokeshire
Date: 17 July 2018.

Place: Ty Bach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.

Place: Ty Bach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 20 May 2019.

Place: Ty Pellaf, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 25 May 2019.

[Hirundo rustica, Family Hirundinidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Barn swallow]

The sound of the barn swallow (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tomas Belka)

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

Western Orphean Warbler

Passeriformes #1

Rarity of the year 2019 : caught in the mist nets near the Bird Observatory and not seen before or after – only 8 people (2 staff, 1 volunteer, and 5 members of the public) saw it, 3 or 4 of whom had cameras, in order to witness the second ever instance of this bird in Wales and the sixth in the UK (see also the Twitter entry for Bardsey Island)

Place: Ringing station, Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.

[Curruca hortensis, Family Sylviidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Western Orphean warbler]

The sound of the western Orphean warbler (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Charlie Bodin)

Great Black-backed Gull

Charadriiformes

Place: Keyhaven, New Forest
Date: 11 April 2018.

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

Place: Saundersfoot harbour, Pembrokeshire
Date: 9 April 2019.

Place: Stack Rocks near Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire
Date: 10 April 2019.

Place: Newlyn, Cornwall
Date: 21 April 2019.

Place: Pen Cristin, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.

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

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

Place: Mewslade Bay, Gower
Date: 17 July 2019.

[Larus marinus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great black-backed gull]

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

Distribution and sightings of the great black-backed gull across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Shelduck with Chicks on Bardsey Island

Anseriformes

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 20 May 2019.

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.

[Tadorna tadorna, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common shelduck]

The sound of the shelduck (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marco Dragonetti)

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

Meadow Pipits on Bardsey Island

Passeriformes #3

Place: Lighthouse, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.

Place: Middle of west side of mountain, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.

Place: North-west corner of Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.

Place: Porth Solfach, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.

Place: The Withys, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.

Place: Field south of Ty Pellaf, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 22 May 2019.

Place: North-west Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.

Place: North-east Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.

[Anthus pratensis, Family Motacillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Meadow pipit]

The sound of the meadow pipit (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Ruud van Beusekom)

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

Welsh Goldfinches

Passeriformes #3

Place: Slebech Hall, Pembrokeshire
Date: 4 May 2018.

Place: Front Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 29 May 2018.

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 30 October 2018.

Place: Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.

Place: Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.

Place: Mist Nets near Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.

Place: Nant, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.

Place: Mewslade Bay, Gower
Date: 17 July 2019.

[Carduelis carduelis, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European goldfinch]

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

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

Manx Shearwater

Procellariiformes

Place: The Narrows, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.

[Puffinus puffinus, Family Procellariidae, Order Procellariiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Manx shearwater]

The sound of the Manx shearwater (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Grant Sherman)

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

Willow Warblers from Bardsey Island

Passeriformes #2

Place: Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 18 May 2019.

Place: Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 20 May 2019.

Place: Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 21 May 2019.

Place: Mist Nets near Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 22 May 2019.

Place: Capel Withy, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 23 May 2019.

[Phylloscopus trochilus, Family Phylloscopidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Willow warbler]

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

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