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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…
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…
The interesting thing about this photo is that it looks like the top of the bird’s head is in shadow from some nearby leaves — but that’s actually…
From the very spot where I took this photo, I also spotted a Thrush (still trying to work out if it was a Mistle or a Song), a…
Continuing with the theme of improved-shot-thursday I’d like to present this Great Crested Parent carrying its chick on its back and relaxing in a small pond between the…
I’m going to shamelessly publish a few photos that some of you might have already seen on my Instagram. One of my all-time favourites is this peaceful pair…
Going even further back — to August 2023 — for an interesting bird we haven’t seen here yet. At the time, I had just started with bird photography…
We had a lovely outing yesterday at RSPB Farnham Heath, but I didn’t manage to get a single shot of a bird we haven’t had yet — and…
On most of our outings in Pagham Harbour we park first near the coastal part and walk around there, then drive back to the main car park and…
Every time we visit Pagham Harbour, we usually see plenty of Oystercatchers. However, as mentioned earlier, large parts of the reserve were cordoned off for ground-nesting birds, and…
We haven’t had a bird of prey for a little while, so time to fix that. Buzzards are very versatile hunters, which makes them one of the most…
Thursday is the day of the improved shot, and I think this one is a solid candidate. The previous version was already quite nice with a great backdrop, but it…
Large parts of RSPB Pagham Harbour were closed off to give ground-nesting birds some privacy to build their nests and raise their chicks. Quite a few species roost…
I have a few more good sea bird shots from RSPB Pagham Harbour to share, but will now start blending in some meadow and heathland birds too —…
As some might have guessed — today’s bird is the Little Tern, with its yellow beak and black tip. It’s actually physically smaller than the Sandwich Tern, which…
As promised, more sea birds — now from Chichester — kicking off with this Sandwich Tern. During the walk, I was largely ignoring these birds, having taken them…
Continuing with the coastal bird theme with this lovely Gannet. These are pretty big birds, with a wingspan of up to 180 cm. They typically fly low over…
I have to dig a bit deeper for bird photos until the weekend, when I’m aiming for an outing in Chichester with some coastal birds. In the meantime,…
I’ve decided to rebrand Thursdays from “Robin Day” to “Improved Shot Day” — where I’ll be posting birds I have already featured, but for which I now have…
This Meadow Pipit was snapped on top of Curbar Edge in the corner of the Peak District. The bird was very patient with me — it let me…
Finally had a walk that went more or less as planned — and it ended with some great results. We were walking along the banks of the River…
Yet again, plans for an outing met reality and did not survive — on the way there, we got a puncture and had to make an unplanned stop….
Yesterday’s plan to arrive in Sheffield early enough to have a decent chance of snapping a bird for this morning’s email was shattered by the reality of travelling…
I snapped this bird more than a month ago and have almost published it at least three times. Each time, though, I stopped short because I could not…