A close encounter with a Green Woodpecker revealed a detail I’m sure I had seen before but never really noticed: the cheeks of this bird are as red as its…
The weather forecast a few days ago for Sunday looked very promising for photography: 14°C and lots of sun. Reality once again let us down somewhat. But even…
Now let’s blend in some ducks: a male Hooded Merganser. I didn’t manage a good shot with the head feathers up this time — will improve on the next…
I still have plenty of photos from Rainham Marshes, but let’s move on to another outing so as not to bore anyone. Farthing Downs is a good candidate…
As some might have noticed, I love snapping birds on hawthorns. Both in winter and in summer these red berries make photos so much more interesting. Here a Collared…
Today we have an adult Little Grebe in spring plumage — moulting into its breeding colours.
A few more photos from RSPB Rainham Marshes, as the weather this weekend would not allow for a decent outing. A Red Kite having a takeaway on the go will…
Some more ducks are in order, I think, since WWT London is full of them. This Red-Crested Pochard is a regular visitor to the UK.
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…