Selected Wigeons

Anseriformes

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

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

Place: West Viewing Platform, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels
Date: 23 February 2020.

Place: Lows Hide, Catcott Lows, Somerset Levels
Date: 2 April 2022.

[Mareca penelope, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian wigeon]

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

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

More Tufted Ducks

Anseriformes

Place: St. Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff
Date: 15 April 2021.

Place: Stowe, Buckinghamshire
Date: 1 October 2021.

Place: Hambleton Peninsula, Rutland Water, Rutland
Date: 2 November 2021.

Place: Slapton Ley Nature Reserve, Devon
Date: 25 January 2022.

Place: Roonivoolin Trail, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Date: 28 August 2022.

[Aythya fuligula, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Tufted duck]

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

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

Selected Starlings

Passeriformes #2

Place: Sabaudia, Italy
Date: 15 June 2016.

Place: Ludlow, Shropshire
Date: 26 October 2017.

Place: North Promenade, Cleveleys, Lancashire
Date: 26 February 2018.

Place: Papil Church, Shetland Mainland
Date: 13 June 2018.

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

Place: Stonehenge, Wiltshire
Date: 30 December 2019.

[Sturnus vulgaris, Family Sturnidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common starling]

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

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

Selected Goosanders

Anseriformes

Place: White Cart Water, Pollok Countryside Park south of Glasgow, Scotland
Date: 13 February 2019.

Place: River Taff Downstream from Blackweir, Cardiff
Date: 28 January 2019.

Place: Cardiff Bay, Cardiff
Date: 15 November 2019.

Place: Cardiff Bay, Cardiff
Date: 22 October 2020.

Place: River Taff near Taffs Well
Date: 29 November 2020.

[Mergus merganser, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common merganser]

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

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

Willow Warblers

Passeriformes #2

Place: Kenfig Nature Reserve, Bridgend County Borough
Date: 19 April 2021.

Place: Longshaw Estate, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 27 May 2021.

Place: Carraig Fuada Lighthouse, Islay, Scotland
Date: 8 June 2022.

Place: Coast Path from Garminy to Fishnish, Mull, Scotland
Date: 15 June 2022.

[Phylloscopus trochilus, Family Phylloscopidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Willow warbler]

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

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

Goldfinches Taking a Bath

Passeriformes #3

Place: Southgate, Gower
Date: 16 May 2022.

[Carduelis carduelis, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European goldfinch]

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

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

Selected Turnstones

Charadriiformes

Place: RSPB Balranald, North Uist, Outer Hebrides
Date: 15 June 2019.

Place: Cardiff Bay, Cardiff
Date: 15 November 2019.

Place: Whiteford Sands, Gower
Date: 26 August 2020.

Place: Coastal path between Llanrhystud and Llan-non, Ceredigion
Date: 21 November 2020.

Place: Aberystwyth Promenade, Ceredigion
Date: 2 April 2021.

Place: Sheringham, Norfolk
Date: 30 September 2021.

[Arenaria interpres, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Ruddy turnstone]

The sound of the turnstone (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Herman van der Meer)

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

Turkey Vulture

Cathartiformes

Place: Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire
Date: 2 May 2022.

[Cathartes aura, Family Cathartidae, Order Cathartiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Turkey vulture]

The sound of the turkey vulture (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Charlie Vogt)

Red-eyed Vireo (Stuffed Specimen)

Passeriformes #1

Place: St. David’s Visitor Centre, Pembrokeshire
Date: 3 May 2022.

Place: St. David’s Visitor Centre, Pembrokeshire
Date: 11 August 2022.

Place: St. David’s Visitor Centre, Pembrokeshire
Date: 12 August 2022.

[Vireo olivaceus, Family Vireonidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-eyed vireo]

The sound of the red-eyed vireo (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist William Whitehead)

Selected Blue Tits

Passeriformes #1

Place: Newgale, Pembrokeshire
Date: 20 April 2017.

Place: Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve, Blackpool, Lancashire
Date: 26 February 2018.

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

Place: Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
Date: 23 March 2018.

Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 25 December 2019.

Place: Bird Hide #2, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 14 September 2020.

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 21 July 2022.

Place: Barge Canal, Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 30 July 2022.

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

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

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