Month: December 2025Page 1 of 2
A new bird for us — and for this newsletter — the Common Redpoll. I snapped a few dozen photos before realising that I didn’t recognise this bird at…
Another cold-looking bird — this Ring Necked Parakeet was perched in a tree all fluffed up, trying to warm up. It looked at me only because of my futile attempts…
Very chilly outing to Morden Hall Park. Not many photos, but on every single one you can tell that the birds are not happy. Starting with a Magpie.
And here is the promised Goldcrest. I made over 100 photos of different Goldcrests on the day, but these are very busy birds — they hop on and off without much…
An interesting outing to the quiet Surrey village of Peaslake and nearby Pitch Hill. We had never been around here before, but it’s clearly a popular walking and…
Not exactly a wild bird in a reserve, but this fully white Rock Dove was snapped in the canteen of RSPB Pulborough Brooks.
A Treecreeper is another bird that uses its tail feathers for holding on to the tree — regardless of which side is up…
Another photo from that hill where I was trying to get eye-level shots of birds of prey. This time it’s a Buzzard, though I caught it slightly higher…
