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Check the issue number: 366, which means we’ve had this newsletter going for a whole year now. So happy new Birdsletter year — and what better bird to…
On this outing to Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, we had just the right wind: gulls were hovering above the water and, every now and again, dropping to the surface…
A shortish outing with some really good light produced this snap of a Red Kite. I haven’t chosen the sharpest photo from the set, but the one with…
Another one for the “Stare at the Photographer” series, or rather: “Sneakily Peek at the Photographer”. I was actually trying to snap this Mallard sleeping, but because I…
Decided to give this one a wide crop as the tree was so beautiful. But I would urge everyone to zoom the photo a bit to see that…
I love this bird. Pheasants look good in pretty much any background: grass, bramble, hedge, or bushes.
As some might have noticed, I am alternating woodland birds and waterfowl. Continuing the woodland theme with this lovely little Wren.
Sorry for the tight crop, but I wanted everyone to notice the beautiful eye of this nice little Dunnock.
Another good specimen for the “Stare at the Photographer” series — a Robin looking straight into the lens.
A very rare photo — at least for me — where I managed to capture more than one bird species in the same shot with both in focus….
A close encounter with a Green Woodpecker revealed a detail I’m sure I had seen before but never really noticed: the cheeks of this bird are as red as its…
The weather forecast a few days ago for Sunday looked very promising for photography: 14°C and lots of sun. Reality once again let us down somewhat. But even…
Now let’s blend in some ducks: a male Hooded Merganser. I didn’t manage a good shot with the head feathers up this time — will improve on the next…
I still have plenty of photos from Rainham Marshes, but let’s move on to another outing so as not to bore anyone. Farthing Downs is a good candidate…
As some might have noticed, I love snapping birds on hawthorns. Both in winter and in summer these red berries make photos so much more interesting. Here a Collared…
Today we have an adult Little Grebe in spring plumage — moulting into its breeding colours.