The outing to Noravank Monastery will keep us busy for a little while as it was very fruitful. Next up is another debutant in the newsletter: Blue Rock-Thrush.
Caught this magnificent Bearded Vulture just above Noravank Monastery in Armenia. Incredibly lucky shot, as it did quite a few passes with different backdrops, one better than the…
First ever sighting of a partridge for us, even though these birds are supposedly meant to be abundant. We didn’t even notice them in the grassland until they…
A very nice setting for this Stonechat on the shore of the lower pond in Petworth Deer Park.
I saw this bird from afar without a camera or binoculars, as it was unusually large atop a very large tree. First I thought it was an owl…
Merlin Bird ID app told me that today’s Bird of the Day is White-throated Dipper but that I am unlikely to see it today in Bad Reichenhall. It…
An incredibly rare bird for us: first ever sighting, even though in a restaurant (high up in the mountains). For the locals, though, it was more like a…
Another very rare bird: Collared Flycatcher in the valley of Hintersee in Berchtesgaden National Park in Bavaria, Germany
I took a good long pause from the pressure of daily photo publishing and will now send out photos as and when I have a really good one…
A very rare photo — at least for me — where I managed to capture more than one bird species in the same shot with both in focus….
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.
