Category Archives: Wales

More Local Redwings

Passeriformes #2

Place: Tongwynlais Football Fields, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 10 February 2021.





Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 14 January 2022.





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

Lesser Black-backed Gulls on Flatholm

Charadriiformes

Place: Flatholm, Bristol Channel
Date: 21 July 2018.







[Larus fuscus, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Lesser black-backed gull]

The sound of the lesser black-backed gull (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Niels Krabbe)

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

Golden Plovers at a Distance

Charadriiformes

Place: Sker Point near Porthcawl, South Wales
Date: 14 November 2018.





[Pluvialis apricaria, Family Pluvialidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: European golden plover]

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

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

Little Grebes on the River Taff

Podicipediformes

Place: River Taff Upstream of Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 23 February 2021.



Place: River Taff Upstream of Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 26 February 2021.



Place: River Taff Upstream of Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 19 December 2021.




Place: River Taff Upstream of Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 9 January 2022.






Place: River Taff Upstream of Radyr Weir, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 12 January 2022.




[Tachybaptus ruficollis, Family Podicipedidae, Order Podicipediformes, Wikipedia Entry: Little grebe]

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

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

Stock Dove

Columbiformes

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 15 March 2021.



Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 17 March 2021.



Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 July 2021.



Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 23 July 2021.



[Columba oenas, Family Columbidae, Order Columbiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Stock dove]

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

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

Peafowl at Powis Castle

Galliformes

Place: Powis Castle, Powys
Date: 7 October 2021.











[Pavo cristatus, Family Phasianidae, Order Galliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Indian peafowl]

The sound of the peafowl (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Mandar Bhagat)

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

Robin Taking a Sunbath

Passeriformes #2

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 23 June 2021.



[Erithacus rubecula, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European robin]

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

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

Merlin at Goldcliff Lagoons

Falconiformes

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



[Falco columbarius, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Merlin (bird)]

The sound of the merlin (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tayler Brooks)

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

Young Stonechat

Passeriformes #2

Place: St. David’s Head, Pembrokeshire
Date: 15 July 2021.










[Saxicola torquata, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European stonechat]

The sound of the stonechat (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Herman van Oosten)

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

Choughs from Pembrokeshire, Part 2

Passeriformes #1

Place: St. Govan’s Head, Pembrokeshire
Date: 21 July 2020.









Place: Coast path south of St. Justinian, Pembrokeshire
Date: 3 September 2020.




Place: Porth Clais, Pembrokeshire
Date: 20 June 2021.


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


Place: St. David’s Head, Pembrokeshire
Date: 15 July 2021.



[Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-billed chough]

The sound of the chough (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Olivier Grosselet)

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