Surrey
Birds Photographed Here
Today’s outing was to Virginia Water, and by sheer luck I managed to capture a photo of this magnificent Black Swan. A few clearly local people were also taking…
Run out of fresh photos, so back to the catalogue we go – this Blackcap was snapped on one of the very first outings with my latest camera…
All the usual suspects were available for photographing in the hide on the far side of RHS Wisley. Still worth sharing, as these are some of the closest…
What a day for photography today: crisp, bright, full of colour and with no need to travel far for any of it. We had a great outing to…
Snapped this lovely male Chaffinch from a bit of an unusual angle — from above. The bird hide in RHS Wisley Garden sits on a hill looking down…
Another nice find from the outing in Morden Hall Park – this lovely juvenile Chiffchaff. It was not singing, so from a distance I thought it might be…
Continuing with the usual suspects: until this occasion, when I saw a Coal Tit next to Blue and Great Tits, I hadn’t realised just how much smaller they are. This…
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…
Last photo from the Hogsmill Local Nature Reserve. A small scene from the everyday life of Feral Pigeons…
Not my sharpest Goldcrest photo, but I really liked how well the golden crest of the bird goes with the patches on the tree.
This was a rather funny series of photos. At first one Goldfinch flew in and perched on a power line just above me. My first thought was: please stay for…
Another case of having only a short time for a photo outing. This time it was Cannizaro Park, very close to Wimbledon Common. I have a few interesting…
Today’s visit to Nonsuch Park was a lot less fruitful than the previous one in March. I blame the scorching heat – fewer birds were around, and the…
Today we attempted to cover the Beverley Brook Walk all the way from New Malden Station to Putney. In 3.5 hours, we only made it as far as…
Somewhat unusual to see a Grey Heron standing in a tree — but that is exactly what we spotted during a walk in Cannon Hill Common a few…
We visited RHS Wisley Gardens yesterday with the aim of getting some waterbird photos — and it was reasonably successful. First one out is this Greylag Goose, which…
Had a good morning outing in a narrow but long strip of green in Tolworth called Hogsmill Local Nature Reserve. Managed a few interesting scenes which I’ll share…
Caught this Jay in a very nice setting, albeit from a slightly high angle. The bird kindly glanced down at us to help.
Typically, to see – or rather to have a chance of seeing – a Kingfisher, we travel to WWT Arundel, which is a 1 h 40 m drive…
RSPB Farnham was the second reserve we have visited in a short period where we have seen Linnets in abundance. These birds are actually reasonably rare – they…
Another photo from the Beverley Brook Walk yesterday. This Egret flew right toward us, then landed just past us in the middle of the brook and started hunting….
Cannot say with 100% certainty, but most probably this Nuthatch’s lunch is a butterfly or moth cocoon.
Don’t think I’ve ever seen or photographed such a chilled Pheasant. RHS Wisley is not exactly a wild patch of land, and this specimen was nibbling grass not 5…
This Pied Wagtail joined us during our lunch break and was busy looking for a lunch of its own. It started with a small worm found in the…
Another photo from the Bucklands Park outing: this magnificent Red Kite. Same bird from another angle:
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 bird from our Cannizaro Park walk — this time a rather special one: the Redwing. It’s apparently a typical winter visitor in England, though I’m not sure we’ve…
Another Reed Bunting from the same walk as the previous one: in Buckland Park. This one was done from much longer distance hence including a bit more of…
Running a bit low on high-quality photos in my back catalogue, I made a mid-week evening outing. The usual go-to place is Morden Hall Park – only about…
I know we had a Ring Necked Parakeet recently, but this one was very interactive and I thought I’d share what I managed to capture. It landed on this tree…
Spent a bit of time thinking about how to crop the photo of this Robin. I decided to open up as much space as possible in front of the…
Skylarks are very hard to spot without hearing them — but the clue is in the name. Once you hear one, just look high up into the sky…
We had another Song Thrush just two weeks ago – but I am very happy to share this photo where I managed to get so much closer to…
Not quite a bird, but still a beautiful creature — this was the first Speckled Wood butterfly I have seen this year. Definitely not the ideal angle, but…
Starlings, if photographed or seen from the right angle and in the right light, are actually stunning birds with very intricate colours. They are usually very active, though,…
A few years ago, when I had just started bird photography, we visited RSPB Rainham Marshes, which has a large Swift population. With so many flying chaotically around…
Some more water birds today — this time, a Tufted Duck. A group of five males were diving for food in one of the ponds at Wisley Gardens….
This little wren was spotted bringing nesting material into a tree wrapped in ivy. It would fly out a bush or two away, grab something, then bring it…