Month: September 2025Page 1 of 2
WWT Arundel sits on flat ground, with a mid-sized rise on the north-west side covered in woodland. Every time we visit, we see lots of raptors flying high…
Finally, a photo outing – to WWT Arundel – only the second one for the whole of September. Kicking off with this contrasting photo: a brightly coloured Mandarin…
Long time – no Flamingo. Snapped on the first day in the Camargue from an observation point – hence the slight downward angle.
Earlier that day, we had already enjoyed an outing up and down the ridge called Allt yr Esgair, followed by a walk around Brecon, and we were on…
Mallards are pretty common – we see them all the time – but every now and again they can be caught in an interesting pose, with a nice…
Without realising it, I sent the 183rd bird email yesterday, which puts today’s firmly past the six-month mark since this newsletter started. Today’s bird was snapped on our…
This is not the best backdrop at all: just a steep, muddy bank on the northern side of the River Risle in Pont-Audemer. However, this Common Sandpiper’s behaviour…
We noticed this Marsh Harrier from quite a distance and decided it was not worth attempting a photo, as it was too far. We went on to look…
At the very first swamp we visited in the Camargue, there were hundreds of these birds. A few times, when we got too close, they would fly off…
The bulk of Chiffchaffs will leave the UK within the next few weeks to winter in southern Europe and Africa – but I still have a nice supply…
A rather unusual angle for a bird photo – on a tree, but from above. I snapped this from the hide at RHS Wisley that I mentioned about…
Another photo from Parc du Marquenterre – our last birdwatching stop in France before returning home. As mentioned earlier – lots of interesting bird photographs – and I…
This little creature is called Zitting Cisticola, mainly because of the sound it makes (xeno-canto). It is very rare in the UK, and even though plentiful in Normandy,…
Not a frequent sight: Barn Swallow resting on a perch rather than whizzing around the sky.
This photo, also made at the place we stayed in Normandy, was taken in the back garden, which has an enormous, very, very old apple tree. It was…
This little Robin needs no introduction. An interesting note on this photo is that I shot it at an unusually long (for me) shutter speed – 1/200 sec…
Another photo made at the birdwatcher’s dream house. It was snapped from the first-floor window and, since the house is on a bit of a slope, this gave…
Another large and beautiful bird from the Camargue: the White Stork. We caught only a quick glimpse of this one as it was flying above us while we…
First outing today after returning from France, and I must say, it feels reassuring to have so many photos in reserve – takes a lot of pressure off…
Rotation of photos has made it to the first day of our visit to the Camargue. After Flamingos, the European Roller, and the Purple Gallinule, it is this…
Collared Doves are not exactly rare – we see them in the UK as well – but we saw great numbers of them in rural areas of France….