Month: April 2025Page 1 of 2

Greater Whitethroat

Continuing with the outing at RSPB Pulborough Brooks — and introducing another bird that is typically photographed while singing. And once again, I did not manage to get…

Song Thrush

Following on from yesterday’s Nightingale, today it is another very melodic bird: the Song Thrush. This one was a lot easier to spot and photograph — it was…

Nightingale

An excellent outing to RSPB Pulborough Brooks yielded quite a few nice photos to share. The star of the show was the Nightingale — plenty could be heard…

Common Sandpiper

This lovely little bird was extremely patient with us. We noticed it from quite a long distance away and started making our way towards it, taking photos at…

Jackdaw

The Jackdaw is a bird equally common in both England and Armenia, but nevertheless I am happy to present this photo — I think it turned out to…

Armenian Gull

Now it is time to introduce the reason we went to the Norashen Reserve in the first place: the Armenian Gull. Lake Sevan has the largest breeding colony…

Bee-Eater

This is the thirtieth post — and we have a special bird for the occasion: the Bee-eater. It was one of the surprise finds on our first outing…

Jay

We noticed a group of four Jays playing together high up in a tree in the middle of Brussels. Not quite sure how I managed it, but the…

Purple Heron

Yesterday’s outing was so good that we decided to visit the same spot again today. Managed to get some better shots — and a few new ones too….

Hoopoe

Finally, we have struck gold! Went out hoping to photograph an Armenian Gull — and managed to snap that and a lot more. I now have enough bird…

Bee-Eater

Black Kite

Another rare bird for me, though somewhat common in Armenia. As boring of a shot as any other raptor — but I was still very happy to get…

Grey Wagtail

The shot was made late-ish in the evening light – hence high ISO and a bit of grain.

Corn Bunting

A significant improvement in weather today brought a few nice photo opportunities — including a red squirrel and this Corn Bunting. The bird was perched quite still on…

Common Redstart (f)

The weather continues to be challenging, and I am just about scraping together one decent photo a day. Yesterday was desperate enough for a rainy outing — but…

Hooded Crow

A very common bird in Yerevan — and in Armenia in general — joins the series of photos featuring everyday birds with local landmark backdrops. I was going…

Willow Warbler

This little specimen dropped down from the top of a tree, and at first — catching the movement in my peripheral vision — I thought it was just…

Laughing Dove

This reasonably common bird in Yerevan, Armenia is a very rare guest in my viewfinder. For the next few weeks, I will be sharing birds from here. This…

Common Buzzard

It is time to introduce some birds of prey — and the Common Buzzard is by far the most frequent one around London. Unfortunately, these beasts usually end…

Blue Tit

Last photo from the Wisley Garden outing — but hopefully not the least. This little Blue Tit was spotted just above the railings of the Wisteria Walk, standing…

Dunnock

An unusually relaxed Dunnock, snapped from less than 5 metres away — right in front of a bench with a few people sitting on it. Got very lucky…

Robin

Another Thursday means another Robin. This one was photographed in Morden Hall Park — a place we sometimes visit to trial new photo gear since it is only…

Black Headed Gull

Another interesting thing to do when visiting reserves is to find a comfortable spot and just watch the scenes of bird life unfold. This particular reserve had a…

Greenshank

Another properly wild bird today: the Greenshank. This shot was taken just a few minutes after yesterday’s, at a slightly closer distance. Greenshanks are reasonably rare, so I…

Little Ringed Plover

Finally had a proper outing to an RSPB reserve, so for the next few days I will be shuffling in some wilder birds.Today’s specimen is a Little Ringed…