Walks: 20250531

Dunnock

This Dunnock seems to be tagged, though it was not photographed in an enclosure or anything like that — just outside, next to the educational pond at RSPB…

Variable Damselfly

Great Crested Grebe

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…

Black-Tailed Godwit

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…

Linnet

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…

Oystercatcher

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…

Common Buzzard

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…

Common Ringed Plover

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…

Little Tern

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…

Sandwich Tern

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…