We had an absolute blast of a day today in the Camargue, and believe it or not, a Greater Flamingo in the wild was not the rarest catch…
Another photo of a unique bird on a conifer tree, snapped in the sunset light. And again, it is slightly off the quality I would prefer to publish…
My goal for our visit to France was to photograph a Golden Oriole. These birds are (apparently) easier to spot in France – and here you go: goal…
At first we thought this was a flycatcher, because of its head colouring and behaviour. However, upon closer inspection – it is a Crested Tit. A first for…
Bird numbers peaked in the Grand Est region, and in southern France I did not manage to snap a single bird during a 1.5-hour evening outing. I am…
Today was the second day of driving through France, and we did a long stopover for lunch and birdwatching at Lake d’Orient, near Troyes in the Grand Est…
We have featured our fair share of Chiffchaffs in the newsletter – there are plenty around, and it is a beautiful little bird – but we have never…
Today’s bird is a properly new one – my first ever Goosander. We spotted them by chance on the River Usk through thick foliage and spent some time…
Long-tailed Tits are very common in England (and probably Wales as well), however I have not managed a good photo of them this year. These birds are very…
Since last weekend, I am comfortably back in the black with regard to good-quality photos. In fact, I have more than enough for a good few weeks, even…
Last day in the Brecon Beacons, Wales, we spent in Abergavenny, walking around the castle, the grounds, and along the bank of the River Usk. And there we…
Fresh photo from a really nice hike to a ridge with an hard to pronounce name Allt yr Esgair. This little and surprisingly brave wren was snapped at…
Crisis with the SD card was averted, and we headed out to RSPB Newport Wetlands, where we had a very fruitful outing – enough photos for a whole…
Epic fail today – had an outing in Cardiff, Wales, but I forgot to take my SD card reader, so no fresh photos… Instead, here is another shot,…
This one requires no introduction – though I have just realised I am fresh out of Robins as well. This photo was snapped in January at WWT Arundel,…
This Herring Gull stands on the harbour arm with Margate Seafront in the background on the other side of it. Even though it was quite late – the…
Another notable bird on the same walk was the Meadow Pipit. It was living up to its name – we saw quite a few above beach level in…
We had a nice beach outing in Margate, Kent, with some limited success bird‑wise. While we saw swallows flying in the evening, not a single photo of these…
Cannot remember much about this photo apart from where it was taken: in the far corner of Wisley Gardens, there is a two‑storey bird hide overlooking the small…
Starlings, if photographed or seen from the right angle and in the right light, are actually stunning birds with very intricate colours. They are usually very active, though,…
Back to the archive we go – May 2024, Hatchlands Park. Nothing much to add apart from the fact that this is unquestionably a male Pheasant.
Plenty of Robins to go around – this one was snapped on Saturday in Cannizaro Park. In one corner, I stumbled upon a Robin parent with a bunch…
Run out of fresh photos, so back to the catalogue we go – this Blackcap was snapped on one of the very first outings with my latest camera…
A very loud family of parakeets – not sure why the juveniles were shouting so loudly or what they were demanding, as they were clearly able to feed…