Welsh Redshanks

Charadriiformes

Place: Laugharne estuary, Carmarthenshire
Date: 23 September 2016.

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

Place: Heron’s Wing Hide, Llanelli Wetland Centre, Carmarthenshire
Date: 7 October 2018.

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

Place: Sir Peter Scott Hide, Llanelli Wetland Centre, Carmarthenshire
Date: 7 October 2018.

Place: Porthdinllaen, Morfa Nefyn, Gwynedd
Date: 19 November 2018.

Place: Afon Dwyryd near Portmeirion, Gwynedd
Date: 20 November 2018.

Place: Malltraeth Estuary, Anglesey
Date: 21 November 2018.

[Tringa totanus, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common redshank]

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

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

Barnacle Goose

Anseriformes

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

[Branta leucopsis, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Barnacle goose]

The sound of the barnacle goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Willem-Pier Vellinga)

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

Greenshank

Charadriiformes

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

Place: Michael Powell Hide, Llanelli Wetland Centre, Carmarthenshire
Date: 7 October 2018.

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

[Tringa nebularia, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common greenshank]

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

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

Sparrowhawk

Accipitriformes

Place: Roadside between Goldcliff Lagoons and RSPB Newport
Date: 2 February 2019.

[Accipiter nisus, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian sparrowhawk]

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

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

Redwing

Passeriformes #2

Place: Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 19 January 2018.

Place: Tongwynlais Football Club Playing Fields, Cardiff
Date: 5 March 2018.

Place: Path between Sidford and Sidmouth, Devon
Date: 13 March 2018.

[Turdus iliacus, Family Turdidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Redwing]

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

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

Yellow Wagtail

Passeriformes #3

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

[Motacilla flava flavissima, Family Motacillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Western yellow wagtail]

The sound of the yellow wagtail (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marc Schweitzer)

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

Short-eared Owl in Flight

Strigiformes

Place: North Stream valley, Skomer
Date: 12 May 2017.

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

[Asio flammeus, Family Strigidae, Order Strigiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Short-eared owl]

The sound of the short-eared owl (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Daniel Lane)

Distribution and sightings of the short-eared owl across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Welsh Lapwings

Charadriiformes

Place: Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Dates: 3 November 2016.

Place: Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport
Dates: 2 April 2017.

[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).

Welsh Collared Doves

Columbiformes

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

Place: Sea wall near Goldcliff, east of Newport, Gwent
Dates: 2 April 2017.

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Dates: 4 November 2017.

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Dates: 5 September 2017.

[Streptopelia decaocto, Family Columbidae, Order Columbiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian collared dove]

The sound of the collared dove (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist David Farrow)

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

Redshank and Greenshank

Charadriiformes

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

[Tringa nebularia, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common greenshank]

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

[Tringa totanus, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common redshank]

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

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

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