General London wildlife
A collection of recordings made around London of birds, mammals and insects. Special thanks to xeno canto recordist Stuart Fisher for kindly allowing many of his recordings to be included here.
| Black-headed Gull | Bromley-by-Bow |
| Canada Goose | Walthamstow Reservoirs |
| Eurasian Coot 1 | Welsh Harp Reservoir, Hendon |
| Eurasian Coot 2 | Bow Lock |
| Eurasian Coot 3 | Wanstead Park |
| Herring Gull | Walthamstow Reservoirs |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 | Bromley-by-Bow |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 | Walthamstow Reservoirs |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 | Bromley-by-Bow |
| Mute Swan | Walthamstow Reservoirs |
| Red-breasted Goose | London Wetland Centre, Barnes |
| Water Rail | Beddington Farm |
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Illustration from British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C.A. Johns.
Classification: Water birds
Common name: Water Rail
Scientific name: Rallus aquaticus
Recorded by: Stuart Fisher
Recording date and time: 5/1/2007, 4pm
Location: Beddington Farm
Description: Subtle calls. Ssp: aquaticus. Fairly certain of identity, rather similar to some Little Grebe calls.
Technical guff:
Additional notes: Recording by Stuart Fisher from xeno-canto Europe. A Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License applies.