Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category

Northern Gannet

Gannets at Bempton Cliffs | British Birding

Sitting just a metre away from Britain’s largest seabird with the wind in my face and only the sound of tens of thousands of nesting Puffins, Guillemots, Razorbills, Kittiwakes and, of course, Gannets gave me the sense that I was perched on the cliff face nesting site with the multitude of birds but in actuality [...]

Common Cuckoo

Birding at Higham Marshes | British Birding

Birding locally has been imposed upon us for long periods in 2020 and 2021 and although this limits our possibilities it has also provided an opportunity to really look closely at what birds can be seen close to home. Although I enjoyed travelling further afield as soon as I was able to I also enjoyed [...]

Common Gull

Gulls on the Thames | British Birding

The mid summer doldrums do not offer many interesting birding options when you don’t live close to coastal sites but when the weather is bad and you have burned up the morning watching the Olympics on television it is useful to have only a short drive to a spot on the River Thames where a [...]

Ruddy Shelduck

Bird Photography at Abberton Reservoir | British Birding

June can be a tricky time of the year for birding in Britain with little movement of birds and the excitiement of returning migrants over. Bird abundance is quite low too meaning that bird photography can be quite challenging unless one happens to be lucky enough to be close to breeding colonies of seabirds. However, [...]

Common Grasshopper Warbler

Finding Common Grasshopper Warbler | British Birding

Common Grasshopper Warbler, Locusteall naevia, is the bird that is usually simply known as “Grasshopper Warbler” throughout Europe. This bird is just one of a group of similar species in the family LocustellidaeĀ that are found in many parts of the world and generally these birds are skulking and hard to see. However, when they arrive [...]

Bearded Tit

Swanscombe Peninsula Bird Photography | British Birding

Bearded Tit is one of the most striking of bird species in Britain and one that is coveted by many bird watchers and photographers alike. Having made a number of bird photography trips with Michael Wong recently he had expressed an interest in photographing this superb bird but with lots of windy weather it had [...]

Western Yellow Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail T-Shirts

Yellow Wagtail is one of the most colourful summer visitors to Europe and a real sign that Spring is well under way. I was lucky enough to get some nice photos of several individuals over the last week or so and after a request I found myself inspired by this beautiful bird to create an [...]

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