Cormorant with White Filoplumes

Suliformes

Place: River Taff near Radyr Weir, Cardiff
Date: 5 March 2018.

Place: River Taff near Radyr Weir, Cardiff
Date: 16 March 2018.

Place: River Thames near Tate Modern, London
Date: 21 March 2018.

[Phalacrocorax carbo, Family Phalacrocoracidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great cormorant]

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

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

Nazca Boobies in Flight

Suliformes

Place: Bartolome, Galapagos
Dates: 16 August 2010.

[Sula granti, Family Sulidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Nazca booby]

The sound of the Nazca boobie (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Oscar Campbell)

Red-footed Boobie Chick

Suliformes

Place: Genovesa, Galapagos
Dates: 17 August 2010.

[Sula sula, Family Sulidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-footed booby]

The sound of the red-footed boobie (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Oscar Campbell)

Gannet in Flight

Suliformes

Place: Ferry from Gill’s Bay, Caithness, to St. Margaret’s Hope, Orkney Islands
Dates: 21 July 2017.

[Morus bassanus, Family Sulidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Northern gannet]

The sound of the gannet (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist
Matthias Feuersenger)

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

African Darter

Suliformes

Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Dates: 25 August 2012.

[Anhinga rufa, Family Anhingidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: African darter]

The sound of the African darter (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Candice Swarts)

Mediterranean Shag

Suliformes

Place: Calvi, Corsica
Dates: 28 May 2017.

Place: Etang d’Urbino, Corsica
Dates: 31 May 2017.

Place: Ajaccio, Corsica
Dates: 31 May 2017.

Place: Ajaccio, Corsica
Dates: 1 June 2017.

Place: Isola Asinara, Sardinia
Dates: 22 June 2017.

[Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii, Family Phalacrocoracidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: European shag]

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

Blue-footed Boobies in Flight

Suliformes

Place: Bachas beach, Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Dates: 15 August 2010.

[Sula nebouxii, Family Sulidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Blue-footed booby]

The sound of the blue-footed booby (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Oscar Campbell)

Reed Cormorant

Suliformes

Place: Okavango River, Botswana
Dates: 19-21 August 2012.

[Microcarbo africanus, Family Phalacrocoracidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Reed cormorant]

The sound of the reed cormorant (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Bram Piot)

Local Cormorants

Suliformes

Place: River Taff near Radyr Weir, Cardiff
Date: 21 October 2016.

Place: River Taff near Radyr Weir, Cardiff
Date: 14 March 2017.

Place: River Taff near Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 25 March 2017.

[Phalacrocorax carbo, Family Phalacrocoracidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great cormorant]

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

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

Great Frigatebird

Suliformes

Place: Genovesa, Galapagos
Dates: 17 August 2010.

[Fregata minor, Family Fregatidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great frigatebird]

The sound of the great frigatebird (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Oscar Campbell)