today’s photo is a female Hooded Merganser. I’ll be honest with you: this is a highly untypical bird for Britain outside of WWT reserves…
The weather keeps spoiling us, and today we even had a sunny spell in the afternoon. Snapped this interaction at WWT London, where a Shoveler and a Moorhen had different views on…
Another good outing today, this time to Farthing Downs in Coulsdon. It is a very good spot for Skylarks, which we saw plenty of but didn’t manage to snap…
We haven’t had birds of prey for a little while, so let’s break that trend with this magnificent Kestrel, snapped afresh at Rainham Marshes. I have a few more…
A few months ago I shared a photo of a Pintail from an angle that did not make it obvious where the name comes from. I promised back then to…
This funny-looking bird is called a Snipe, and this is its debut in the newsletter. We saw a few very close to one of the hides. Another distinctive feature…
Another good outing to an RSPB reserve with a speaking name: Rainham Marshes. The rain took a temporary break and we had bright sun and blue sky —…
A rather unexpected bird for a seashore outing at RSPB Pagham Harbour: a Skylark. And we did not meet just a single lost one — there were at least…
Not exactly a wild bird, but this fierce-looking Rooster was contrasting so nicely with the background…
This little bird is called a Turnstone — the name speaks for itself. It uses its beak to turn stones and seaweed near the shore, eating whatever prey it finds…
It was a rather grey day yesterday at RSPB Pagham Harbour, but even in greyscale there were some interesting shots — including this Redshank.
Finally a day without intensive rain, which meant a proper outing into an RSPB reserve. We had a few candidates, but the one with the “best weather” —…
Further into the past we go – I’ve discovered quite a few unpublished summer photos. This Blackcap next…
A bit of feedback I got a few days ago from one of the readers was that the Spoonbill broke the spell of wintery birds on repeat. Since I have…
A very tough outing today to RSPB Farnham Heath. The weather forecast was looking promising, but the amount of sun was greatly exaggerated and the amount of rain…