More Ringed Plovers from Wales

Charadriiformes

Place: Porth Henllys, Pembrokeshire
Date: 3 September 2020.

Place: Prior’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 16 September 2020.

Place: Aberffraw, Anglesey
Date: 25 September 2020.

Place: Porth Neigwl, Llyn peninsula, Gwynedd
Date: 5 December 2020.

Place: Whiteford Beach, Gower
Date: 15 June 2021.

[Charadrius hiaticula, Family Charadriidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common ringed plover]

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

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

More Avocets at Goldcliff Lagoons

Charadriiformes

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

[Recurvirostra avosetta, Family Recurvirostridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Pied avocet]

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

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

Mandarin Duck

Anseriformes

Place: Cannop Lakes, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
Date: 25 April 2021.

[Aix galericulata, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mandarin duck]

The sound of the mandarin duck (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist David Darrell-Lambert)

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

Young Whitethroat

Passeriformes #1

Place: Abermawr, Pembrokeshire
Date: 21 June 2021.

[Curruca communis, Family Sylviidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common whitethroat]

The sound of the whitethroat (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Bas van de Meulengraaf)

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

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock (Stuffed Specimen)

Passeriformes #1

Place: Cragside House, Rothbury, Northumbria
Date: 9 June 2021.

[Rupicola rupicola, Family Cotingidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Guianan cock-of-the-rock]

The sound of the Guianan cock-of-the-rock (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Brice de la Croix)

Carrion Crow Eating Spider Crab

Passeriformes #1

Place: Abercastle, Pembrokeshire
Date: 21 June 2021.

[Corvus corone, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Carrion crow]

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

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

Young Treecreepers

Passeriformes #2

Place: Wolfscote Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 26 May 2021.

[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).

Reed Warbler

Passeriformes #1

Place: WWT Steart Marshes, Somerset
Date: 24 July 2020.

[Acrocephalus scirpaceus, Family Acrocephalidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian reed warbler]

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

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

Rookeries

Passeriformes #1

Place: Chastleton, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire
Date: 29 March 2019.

Place: Church Cove, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall
Date: 19 April 2019.

Place: River Thames near Streatley-on-Thames, Berkshire
Date: 30 April 2019.

[Corvus frugilegus, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Rook (bird)]

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

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

More Shelducks

Anseriformes

Place: Keyhaven, New Forest
Date: 30 April 2016.

Place: Morecambe, Lancashire
Date: 10 February 2017.

Place: Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Date: 4 April 2017.

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

Place: The Bog, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 2018.

Place: North Pond, Skokholm
Date: 3 May 2018.

Place: Malltraeth Estuary, Anglesey
Date: 21 November 2018.

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport
Date: 10 November 2020.

[Tadorna tadorna, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common shelduck]

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

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