Various Redshanks

Charadriiformes

Place: Hengistbury Head, Dorset
Date: 5 February 2018.

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

Place: Keyhaven, New Forest
Date: 11 April 2018.

Place: Bressay, Shetland Islands
Date: 10 June 2018.

Place: Seahouses, Northumbria
Date: 29 June 2018.

Place: Amoreira Beach, south-western coast of Portugal
Date: 11 September 2018.

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

[Tringa totanus, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common redshank]

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

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

White Stork on the Nest

Ciconiiformes

Place: Comporta, south of Setubal, central coast of Portugal
Date: 9 September 2018.

Place: Silves, Algarve, Portugal
Date: 12 September 2018.

[Ciconia ciconia, Family Ciconiidae, Order Ciconiiformes, Wikipedia Entry: White stork]

The sound of the white stork (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist José Carlos Sires)

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

Yellow-legged Gulls from Iberia

Charadriiformes

Place: Luarca, Asturias, northern Spain
Date: 23 August 2018.

Place: Cabo Espichel, south-western coast of Portugal
Date: 8 September 2018.

Place: Cabo de Sao Vicente, south-western tip of Portugal
Date: 11 September 2018.

[Larus michahellis, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Yellow-legged gull]

The sound of the yellow-legged gull (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Sean Ronayne)

Distribution of the yellow-legged gull across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Black Redstarts from Portugal

Passeriformes #2

Place: Largo das Caldas, Chaves, northern Portugal
Date: 30 August 2018.

Place: Idanha-a-Velha, east of middle Portugal
Date: 4 September 2018.

Place: Tomar, central Portugal
Date: 5 September 2018.

Place: Peniche, coast north of Lisbon
Date: 8 September 2018.

Place: Sesimbra, in the Setubal district
Date: 9 September 2018.

Place: Ponta de Sagres, south-western tip of Portugal
Date: 11 September 2018.

[Phoenicurus ochruros, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black redstart]

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

Distribution of the black redstart across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Various Greenfinches

Passeriformes #3

Place: Ponte de Lima, northern Portugal
Date: 27 August 2018.

Place: Barragem M. Carmona, eastern central Portugal
Date: 5 September 2018.

Place: Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Date: 26 March 2019.

Place: Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve, Cardiff
Date: 6 April 2019.

Place: Sandy Hills Bay, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Date: 26 June 2019.

[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).

Serins from Iberia

Passeriformes #3

Place: Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, north-west Spain
Date: 24 August 2018.

Place: Ponte de Lima, northern Portugal
Date: 27 August 2018.

Place: Mêda, north-eastern Portugal
Date: 2 September 2018.

[Serinus serinus, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European serin]

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

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

Griffon Vultures in Flight

Accipitriformes

Place: Road between Pitões das Junias and Covelães, Northern Portugal
Date: 29 August 2018.

Place: Barbastro, Aragon, Spain
Date: 23 September 2019.

Place: Old monastery San Juan de la Peña, Aragon, Spain
Date: 24 September 2019.

[Gyps fulvus, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Griffon vulture]

The sound of the griffon vulture (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stanislas Wroza)

Crag Martins from Iberia

Passeriformes #1

Place: Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, North-western Spain
Date: 24 August 2018.

Place: Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, North-western Spain
Date: 25 August 2018.

Place: Senhora da Peneda, Peneda-Gerês National Park, Northern Portugal
Date: 28 August 2018.

Place: Mosteiro de Tibães, near Braga, Northern Portugal
Date: 31 August 2018.

Place: Belmonte, North-east Portugal between Guarda and Castelo Branco
Date: 4 September 2018.

[Ptyonoprogne rupestris, Family Hirundinidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian crag martin]

The sound of the crag martin (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stanislas Wroza)

More Long-tailed Tits

Passeriformes #2

Place: Bute Park, Cardiff
Date: 19 October 2016.

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

Place: Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 8 February 2018.

Place: Largo das Caldas, Chaves, northern Portugal
Date: 30 August 2018.

Place: Hedge near allotments, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 November 2018.

Place: Path near River Taff, Forest Farm, Cardiff
Date: 13 November 2018.

Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 19 December 2018.

Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 23 December 2018.

Place: Silchester Roman City, Hampshire
Date: 5 March 2019.

[Aegithalos caudatus, Family Aegithalidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Long-tailed tit]

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

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

White Wagtails from Portugal

Passeriformes #3

Place: Valença do Minho, northern Portugal
Date: 26 August 2018.

Place: Ponte de Lima, northern Portugal
Date: 27 August 2018.

Place: Lamas de Mouro, Peneda-Gerês National Park, northern Portugal
Date: 28 August 2018.

Place: Grutas de Mira de Aire, central Portugal
Date: 6 September 2018.

[Motacilla alba, Family Motacillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White wagtail]

The sound of the white wagtail (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Nelson Conceição)

Distribution of the white wagtail across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).