Normandy
Birds Photographed Here
Not a frequent sight: Barn Swallow resting on a perch rather than whizzing around the sky.
We noticed this Black Redstart while walking around Le Mont-St-Michel at low tide. There were a few around, and I took a number of shots – but like…
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…
We are staying in a birdwatcher’s dream home in Normandy. There is a pair of Wrens living inside the thatched roof, and the ancient apple tree in the…
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…
There was no opportunity for an outing this weekend, so I am going back to older photos. I have a few like this one – a snap of…
As promised earlier, I have a good set of Chiffchaff photos to help us through the gloomier part of the year.
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…
Today’s email is #150, and I have another rare bird fitting the occasion: a Common Cuckoo. Last few days left when we are birdwatching locally, and we decided…
There is always a gull to photograph when you are near the sea, but it is not often you get a backdrop like the spire of Le Mont-Saint-Michel’s…
Today’s outing was to a disused gravel pit in search of waders. It was a very serene walk, but we did not manage to see anything very exciting…
A photo from yesterday, shot during an afternoon stroll in Pont-Audemer – the closest town to where we are staying. It sits on the River Risle, hence the…
Last day in Normandy, so we decided to revisit our favourite site where we have seen so many interesting birds. I managed at least four decent bird photos,…
Today’s photo, even though a bit old—back from summer ’24 — is still of decent quality. Since then, I have changed the default aperture I shoot at, the…
We have arrived at our destination in Normandy, where the birdwatching scene is somewhat different but still enjoyable. While driving around on errands, I have noticed that every…
We saw Kingfisher twice yesterday, and at the very beginning of our walk in La tourbière d’Heurteauville (literally, the peat bog of Heurteauville), we saw a Kingfisher again…
Over the next week or so we are going to do slightly larger outings, and the first was to the Seine Estuary reserves near the Pont de Normandie….
Not the best background on this photo, but I think it’s my best Marsh Harrier in flight.
Today was a rolling outing day – we covered two sites, each requiring a bit of a drive between points of interest. My main hope was to snap…
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…
Second photo from the treasure trove is another bird that was hopping around in the grass – a Wheatear. Not the best quality photo – but it is…
I have accidentally found a treasure trove: a full day’s worth of unsorted photos from Le Mont-St-Michel. I will be sorting, editing, and publishing these over the next…
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,…