This isn’t the best quality photo, as this Chough was high up the rock under which we were passing…
This very calm Cormorant was lazily basking in the sun a few dozen metres away from the shore and flew away only when I was really close…
Not the best-quality photo, but I’m still publishing it as it shows an incredibly rare bird: the Eurasian Black Vulture.
This Crested Lark, another new bird for us, was snapped on the banks of Azat Reservoir.
Yet another debut: a Black-Necked Grebe from the same outing in Norashen Reserve.
Another first-timer in this newsletter: a flock of Calandra Larks. These are migratory birds that we saw in large numbers flying around Norashen Reserve, Sevan.
This Purple Heron flew away from a little marsh next to Lake Sevan as I was approaching it. It made quite a few passes to give me a…
Another catch from the Noravank Monastery outing. At first we thought it was a Nuthatch, even though it was a bit unusual to see it so high in…
On the very same outing to the Noravank Monastery where I photographed the Bearded Vulture, another giant of the skies graced us with its presence: a Golden Eagle.
A somewhat unusual light for bird photography – the last few minutes of sunset – produced this pink Magpie…
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…
First time managed to snap a Great Crested Grebe from such a short distance. It was diving right next to the shore in one of the bodies of…
