Category Archives: Goldcliff

Meadow Pipit at Goldcliff Lagoons

Passeriformes #3

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport
Date: 16 September 2020.





[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).
Distribution and sightings of the meadow pipit across the British Isles

Flossie the Glossy Ibis

Pelecaniformes

Generally referred to as “Flossie”, this glossy ibis has been a constant resident at Goldcliff Lagoons since January 2018. Just recently (November 2020) he/she has acquired a companion.

Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 5 February 2020.















[Plegadis falcinellus, Family Threskiornithidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Glossy ibis]

The sound of the glossy ibis (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Oscar Campbell)

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

Snipe at Goldcliff

Charadriiformes

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 8 November 2017.








Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 5 February 2020.




Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 5 February 2020.


Place: Bec’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 16 September 2020.



[Gallinago gallinago, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common snipe]

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

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

Peregrine at Goldcliff Lagoons

Falconiformes

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 30 November 2019.








Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 5 February 2020.









[Falco peregrinus, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Peregrine falcon]

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

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

Spoonbill

Pelecaniformes

Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport
Date: 13 July 2020.

















[Platalea leucorodia, Family Threskiornithidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian spoonbill]

The sound of the spoonbill (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Gary Elton)

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

Avocets at Goldcliff Lagoons

Charadriiformes

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport
Date: 13 July 2020.








[Recurvirostra avosetta, Family Recurvirostridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Pied avocet]

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

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

Local Blue Tits

Passeriformes #1

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 16 January 2017.






Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 2 February 2018.


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




Place: Warden Centre Hide, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 24 July 2019.


[Cyanistes caeruleus, Family Paridae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian blue tit]

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

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

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).
Distribution and sightings of the lapwing across the British Isles

Greylag Geese from Wales

Anseriformes

Place: Oxwich Bay, Gower Peninsula
Date: 10 May 2018.



Place: Goodall’s Hide, Llanelli Wetland Centre
Date: 7 October 2018.


Place: British Steel Hide, Llanelli Wetland Centre
Date: 7 October 2018.




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



Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 30 November 2019.




Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 2 February 2019.




[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

Various Black-tailed Godwit

Charadriiformes

Place: Marismas del Odiel, Andalucia
Date: 17 June 2015.


Place: Wetland Centre Slimbridge, Gloucestershire
Date: 24 July 2016.




Place: Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 8 November 2017.






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





[Limosa limosa, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black-tailed godwit]

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

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