More Chaffinches

Passeriformes #3

Place: Sartène, Corsica
Date: 4 June 2017.

Place: Torre del Porticciolo, Sardinia
Date: 19 June 2017.

Place: Keyhaven, New Forest
Date: 6 February 2018.

Place: Housesteads Roman Fort, Northumbria
Date: 30 June 2018.

Place: Olympia Archeological Site, Greece
Date: 12 September 2019.

Place: Looe, Cornwall
Date: 7 September 2020.

Place: Glamorganshire Canal, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 28 November 2020.

[Fringilla coelebs, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common chaffinch]

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

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

House Martins from Corsica

Passeriformes #1

Place: Macinaggio, Cap Corse, Corsica
Date: 25 May 2017.

Place: Porto, Corsica
Date: 29 May 2017.

Place: Aleria, Corsica
Date: 30 May 2017.

[Delichon urbicum, Family Hirundinidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common house martin]

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

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

Various Collared Doves

Columbiformes

Place: Ajaccio, Corsica
Date: 31 May 2017.

Place: Braga, northern Portugal
Date: 31 August 2018.

Place: Sesimbra, Setubal district, central Portugal
Date: 9 September 2018.

Place: Paravang, Blankenberge
Date: 21 January 2019.

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 23 February 2019.

Place: Nant, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.

[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).

Jays from Corsica and Sardinia

Passeriformes #1

Place: Porto, Corsica
Date: 28 May 2017.

Place: Filitosa, Corsica
Date: 1 June 2017.

Place: Monte Ortobene, Sardinia
Date: 10 June 2017.

Place: Is Arenas, Sardinia
Date: 17 June 2017.

[Garrulus glandarius, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian jay]

The sound of the jay (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Niels Krabbe)

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

Spotted Flycatchers from Corsica

Passeriformes #2

Place: Bastia, Corsica, France
Date: 23 May 2017.

Place: Plage des Iles, Corsica, France
Date: 24 May 2017.

Place: St. Florent, Corsica, France
Date: 26 May 2017.

Place: Calvi, Corsica, France
Date: 28 May 2017.

Place: Aleria, Corsica, France
Date: 30 May 2017.

Place: Sartène, Corsica, France
Date: 4 June 2017.

[Muscicapa striata, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Spotted flycatcher]

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

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

Hooded Crows from Corsica

Passeriformes #1

Place: La Canonica, Corsica, France
Date: 23 May 2017.

Place: Etang de Biguglia, Corsica, France
Date: 23 May 2017.

Place: Macinaggio, Corsica, France
Date: 24 May 2017.

Place: St. Florent, Corsica, France
Date: 26 May 2017.

Place: Ile Rousse, Corsica, France
Date: 27 May 2017.

Place: Aleria, Corsica, France
Date: 30 May 2017.

Place: Sartène, Corsica, France
Date: 2 June 2017.

[Corvus cornix, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Hooded crow]

The sound of the hooded crow (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Francesco Sottile)

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

Corsican Kestrels

Falconiformes

Place: Bastia, Corsica
Date: 23 May 2017.

Place: La Canonica, Corsica
Date: 23 May 2017.

Place: Bonifacio, Corsica
Date: 6 June 2017.

[Falco tinnunculus, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common kestrel]

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

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

European Bee-eaters from Corsica

Coraciiformes

Place: La Canonica, Corsica, France
Date: 23 May 2017.

[Merops apiaster, Family Meropidae, Order Coraciiformes, Wikipedia Entry: European bee-eater]

The sound of the European bee-eater (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stanislas Wroza)

Distribution of the European bee-eater across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Corsican Red Kites in Flight

Accipitriformes

Place: La Canonica, Corsica, France
Date: 23 May 2017.

Place: Saint Florent, Corsica, France
Date: 26 May 2017.

Place: Murato, Corsica, France
Date: 26 May 2017.

Place: Calacuccia, Corsica, France
Date: 30 May 2017.

Place: Corte, Corsica, France
Date: 30 May 2017.

Place: Aleria Roman Site, Corsica, France
Date: 31 May 2017.

Place: Sartène, Corsica, France
Date: 4 June 2017.

[Milvus milvus, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red kite]

The sound of the red kite (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jens Kirkeby)

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

Greenfinches from Corsica and Sardinia

Passeriformes #3

Place: Torre Salinas, Sardinia
Dates: 11 June 2017.

Place: Bastia, Corsica
Dates: 23 May 2017.

Place: Is Arenas, Sardinia
Dates: 18 June 2017.

Place: Porto Mandriola, Sardinia
Dates: 17 June 2017.

[Chloris chloris, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European greenfinch]

The sound of the greenfinch (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Sander Bot)

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