Forest Farm Kingfishers 2018, Part 2

Coraciiformes

Place: Forest Farm, Cardiff
Dates: 27 September 2018, 11 October 2018, 26 October 2018, 30 October 2018, 10 November 2018, 13 November 2018.

A continuation of Kingfisher Central, More Forest Farm Kingfishers and Still More Forest Farm Kingfishers.

27 September 2018, Bird hide #2

11 October 2018, Bird hide #2

26 October 2018, Bird hide #2

30 October 2018, Bird hide #1

10 November 2018, Bird hide #2

13 November 2018, Bird hide #2

16 December 2018, Bird hide #1

[Alcedo atthis, Family Alcedinidae, Order Coraciiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common kingfisher]

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

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

Forest Farm Kingfishers 2018, Part 1

Coraciiformes

Place: Forest Farm, Cardiff
Dates: 5 January 2018, 14 January 2018, 17 January 2018, 31 January 2018, 5 March 2018, 16 March 2018, 26 March 2018, 23 July 2018.

A continuation of Kingfisher Central, More Forest Farm Kingfishers and Still More Forest Farm Kingfishers.

5 January 2018, Bird hide #2

14 January 2018, Glamorganshire Canal

17 January 2018, Glamorganshire Canal

31 January 2018, Bird hide #2

5 March 2018, Bird hide #1

16 March 2018, Bird hide #1

26 March 2018, Bird hide #1

23 July 2018, Bird hide #1

[Alcedo atthis, Family Alcedinidae, Order Coraciiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common kingfisher]

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

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

Chestnut Teal

Anseriformes

Place: Bird Pens, Llanelli Wetland Centre, Carmarthenshire
Date: 7 October 2018.

[Anas castanea, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Chestnut teal]

The sound of the chestnut teal (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marc Anderson)

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

Forest Farm Treecreepers

Passeriformes #2

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 6 April 2018.

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 April 2018.

[Certhia familiaris, Family Certhiidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian treecreeper]

The sound of the treecreeper (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Volker Arnold)

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

Dipper

Passeriformes #2

Place: Aberdulais Falls, Neath Valley
Date: 31 May 2018.

[Cinclus cinclus, Family Cinclidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White-throated dipper]

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

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

Various Skylark

Passeriformes #1

Place: North Pond, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

Place: Gower Peninsula near Arthur’s Stone
Date: 10 May 2018.

Place: Hermaness, Unst, Shetland Islands
Date: 16 June 2018.

[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).

Melanistic Domesticated Mallard

[also known as a Cayuga duck]

Anseriformes

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

[Anas platyrhynchos, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mallard]

The sound of the mallard (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Matthias Feuersenger)

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

Forest Farm Little Egret

Pelecaniformes

Place: Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 31 October 2018.

Place: Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 10 November 2018.

[Egretta garzetta, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Little egret]

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

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

Skokholm Great Black-backed Gull

Charadriiformes

Place: South Haven, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

Place: North Plain near farm, Skokholm
Date: 2 May 2018.

Place: Winter Pond, Skokholm
Date: 2 May 2018.

Place: Crab Bay, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 2018.

[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).

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Anseriformes

Place: Visitor Centre, Llanelli Wetland Centre, Carmarthenshire
Date: 7 October 2018.

[Anser erythropus, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Lesser white-fronted goose]

The sound of the lesser white-fronted goose (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tero Linjama)

Distribution and sightings of the lesser white-fronted goose across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).