Skokholm Wrens

Passeriformes #2

Place: Path between farm and South Haven, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

Place: Farm, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

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

Place: Spy Rock, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

Place: Mad Bay, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

Place: Farm, Skokholm
Date: 1 May 2018.

[Nannus troglodytes, Family Troglodytidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian wren]

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

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

Honey Buzzard

Accipitriformes

Place: National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
Date: 28 October 2017.

This set of pictures are the exception to the rule that all of the images on my blog are mine. In this case, the original pictures were taken by Stephen Roberts, and I took the liberty of photographing some of the slides for his presentation “The Honey Buzzard – Wales’ secret raptor” as part of the “Unknown Wales 2017” conference at the National Museum of Wales. My main reason for this is that my chances of ever seeing, let alone photographing, a live honey buzzard are so close to nil as to be virtually non-existent. Plus, looking for their nest is not something that should be encouraged or even attempted unless you’re fully licensed to do so.

[Pernis apivorus, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European honey buzzard]

The sound of the honey buzzard (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Simon Elliott)

Distribution of the honey buzzard across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

American/Caribbean Flamingo

Phoenicopteriformes

Place: Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Date: 15 August 2010.

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

[Phoenicopterus ruber, Family Phoenicopteridae, Order Phoenicopteriformes, Wikipedia Entry: American flamingo]

The sound of the Caribbean flamingo (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Esau Toaki Villarreal)

Chiloé Wigeon

Anseriformes

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

[Mareca sibilatrix, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Chiloé wigeon]

The sound of the Chiloé wigeon (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Ross Gallardy)

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

Various Great Tits

Passeriformes #1

Place: Chedworth Roman Villa, Gloucestershire
Date: 27 June 2015.

Place: Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
Date: 25 March 2016.

Place: Portopalo di Capo Passero, Sicily
Date: 26 May 2016.

Place: Sabaudia, Latina, Italy
Date: 15 June 2016.

Place: Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 11 November 2016.

Place: Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 31 January 2018.

[Parus major, Family Paridae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great tit]

The sound of the great tit (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stein Ø. Nilsen)

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

Various Great Crested Grebes

Podicipediformes

Place: Hyde Park, London
Date: 20 March 2018.

Place: Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
Date: 24 March 2018.

Place: Cosmeston Lakes, Penarth
Date: 14 April 2018.

Place: Loch Leven Castle, Perth & Kinross, Scotland
Date: 22 June 2018.

Place: Walton Heath purple walk, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 17 May 2018.

Place: Walton Heath screens, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 17 May 2018.

Place: Noah’s Lake, Shapwick Heath, Somerset Levels
Date: 17 May 2018.

[Podiceps cristatus, Family Podicipedidae, Order Podicipediformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great crested grebe]

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

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

Red-crowned Crane

Gruiformes

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

[Grus japonensis, Family Gruidae, Order Gruiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-crowned crane]

The sound of the red-crowned crane (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Guy Kirwan)

Distribution of the red-crowned crane across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Red-billed Teal

Anseriformes

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

[Anas erythrorhyncha, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-billed teal]

The sound of the red-billed teal (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Lynette Rudman)

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

More Local Song Thrushes

Passeriformes #2

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 23 October 2016.

Place: Longwood Drive, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 29 April 2017.

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 12 December 2017.

Place: Coryton Roundabout, Cardiff
Date: 25 January 2018.

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 3 February 2018.

Place: Forest Farm near River Taff, Cardiff
Date: 5 March 2018.

Place: Melingruffydd Feeder, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 19 May 2018.

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 5 April 2018.

[Turdus philomelos, Family Turdidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Song thrush]

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

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

Coal Tits

Passeriformes #1

Place: Warden Centre hide, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 5 November 2016.

Place: Warden Centre hide, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 7 October 2017.

Place: Killiecrankie, Perth & Kinross, Scotland
Date: 7 June 2018.

Place: Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Date: 19 June 2018.

[Periparus ater, Family Paridae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Coal tit]

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

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