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A new visitor to the Garden

Was surprised to find a Fieldfare in the garden the other day. This was the first record since we arrived … More

Fieldfare

Ring-billed Gull #3 (2017)

Originally posted on talainsphotographyblog:
I remember seeing my first Ring-billed Gull. It was the long-staying one at Copperhouse Creek in West Cornwall. Years later … More

Ring-billed Gull

Big Garden Birdwatch 2

It was pretty wet over the weekend, but I did manage to find a break in the weather to do … More

Big Garden Birdwatch

Big Garden Birdwatch

Here in the UK, it’s the weekend of the Big Garden Birdwatch organised by the RSPB. This is the largest … More

Big Garden Birdwatch

Minsmere Revisited

I haven’t been able to visit the RSPB reserve at Minsmere since February so it was good to reconnect, even … More

Minsmere RSPB

Walthamstow Wetlands

A nice autumnal day and a visit to Walthamstow Wetlands Nature Reserve in East London. This is a complex of … More

Walthamstow Wetlands

Cirl Buntings

Some more pictures from the archive. This time of some Cirl Buntings, a rare UK bird once only found at … More

Cirl Bunting

Black Crowned Night Heron

Still searching through the archives, I came across these shots of a Black-Crowned Night Heron seen in Shrewsbury in 2017.

Black-Crowned Night Heron, Shrewsbury

Bird photos: Great Spotted Woodpecker

 

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Sevenoaks and friends

On Monday Sue and I travelled down to Sevenoaks Nature Reserve to meet our friends Keith and Elaine for a, … More

Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

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