Wot no Rarities??
November 04, 2012
I've been rather spoiled recently with all manner of unusual birds to photograph and have been brought back to basics this weekend with some very enjoyable hours spent sn...
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Kestrels and a Kingfisher
October 28, 2012
Here are a few more shots from yesterday of the fairly 'tame' kestrel at Sand Bay, another kestrel from Chilton Moor and a Kingfisher taken at Noah's hide at Shapwick Hea...
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Hoopoe at Sand Bay, Weston-super-Mare
October 27, 2012
Amazingly there has been a hoopoe at Sand Bay near Weston-super-Mare for the last 3 days. Many thanks to Paul Bowyer for tweeting about it this morning as I'd probably ha...
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Wryneck and more at Brean Down
October 20, 2012
The wryneck is a bird I have wanted to see (and of course photograph) for years but which has always eluded me. Today I got lucky with one that has stayed in a small patc...
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Ring Ouzels by Chetsford Water
October 16, 2012
Most years see reports of ring ouzels in various Exmoor hotspots as they congregate by favoured berry-laden trees prior to their autumn migration. This year they are a li...
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Cirl Buntings at Prawle Point
October 15, 2012
Although I've often looked out for them on coastal walks in Devon, I've never been lucky enough to stumble across cirl buntings. Having a weekend planned in Dartmouth, I...
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Update on the Hawkridge and Ashford Reservoir Osprey and More Pictures
October 10, 2012
Many thanks to Brian Gibbs for finding out the following data from Roy Dennis and posting it on the Somerset Ornithological Society messageboard. His news reproduced belo...
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Osprey vs Pike at Ashford Reservoir
September 30, 2012
Today has been a day to remember. I went to Ashford reservoir hoping that I'd get a chance at the juvenile osprey fishing. After an hour I was getting restless and thinki...
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Osprey at Hawkridge Reservoir 2012
September 28, 2012
A juvenile osprey has now been at Hawkridge reservoir in the Quantock Hills in Somerset for 3 weeks. It is unusual for one to stayed as long as this in any one place. It...
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Short-Billed Dowitcher at RSPB Lodmoor
September 24, 2012
As my 'photographed list' nears 200 UK birds, the arrival of new species within a reasonable traveling distance becomes less common and more desirable. There has been a s...
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