Skylark

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…

Rooster

Not exactly a wild bird, but this fierce-looking Rooster was contrasting so nicely with the background…

Robin

Turnstone

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…

Redshank

It was a rather grey day yesterday at RSPB Pagham Harbour, but even in greyscale there were some interesting shots — including this Redshank.

Curlew

There was a whole flock of Curlews on a pasture one field away.

Goldfinch

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” —…

Great Egret

Starling

Robin

Blackcap

Further into the past we go – I’ve discovered quite a few unpublished summer photos. This Blackcap next…

Stonechat

The search for the next summery photo took me all the way back to July 2024.

Chiffchaff

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…

Goldcrest

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…

Spoonbill

Run out of photos to publish and back in time we go to warm August in France: Parc du Marquenterre full of strange birds. Higher shutter speed while…

Redwing

Last photo from the Watermeads outing: Redwing — we saw dozens of these birds during the walk.

Robin

Stock Dove

Wren

This little restless Wren took a while to snap: I was running around this tree for a good 10 minutes trying to catch a decent shot…

Shoveler

An interesting outing on Saturday to a small patch called Watermeads Nature Reserve, sitting on the River Wandle not far from us. Found this Shoveler quite close to the camera….

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch today — the annual event when people all over the country count birds in a chosen patch of land for one hour over the…

Grey Heron

Apologies for the delay today. A calm and composed Grey Heron from RHS Wisley to round things off.

Great Tit

And now a Great Tit to complete the set.

Coal Tit

Continuing with the usual suspects: until this occasion, when I saw a Coal Tit next to Blue and Great Tits, I hadn’t realised just how much smaller they are. This…

Blue Tit

All the usual suspects were available for photographing in the hide on the far side of RHS Wisley. Still worth sharing, as these are some of the closest…