There are two banks on the river that runs through the farm that support small colonies of Sand Martins. Last year was not a good year for them.
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Leighton Moss
A few images from a recent visit to Leighton Moss. Apparently the Bitterns are having a rough year here with perhaps only one pair on the reserve; the severe winter having taken its toll.
A Walk on the Gower: 2
Hirundines and Swifts
Any chance of having a go at photographing the Hirundines and Swifts and I’m there. I love watching them, get excited about seeing the first ones arrive and continually marvel at their extraordinary life cycles.
Somerset Levels – Day 2 – Bittern Fly Past
In the afternoon I moved back to Shapwick in the hope of getting one of the Bitterns that the previous day I had noticed were, at times, flying over the main path from one reed bed to another.
Somerset Levels – Day 2 – Tealham Moor
Breakfasted on Tealham Moor, less of a moor in the traditional sense and more of an extensive area of wet grazing meadows with a good number of ditches throughout, but not a common sight today.
Somerset Levels – Day 1
An early morning start saw me at Greylake RSPB reserve for soon after 7.00am. Very quite save for Reed and Sedge Warblers on the reeds along the paths to the hide and some mating swallows from the hide.
Swallows at Brianne
At the far end of the reservoir and towards the evening there were good numbers of swallows ‘hawking’ low over the water. They were also using a fence nearby  in between forays.
Tree Pipit – An Interesting Composition
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Herons at Regent’s Park
I was in London yesterday for a conference related to how the higher education sector can move towards a greener and more sustainable curriculum, something I’m really interested in.
Dinas – 1
Here’s a few of the birds photographed on the recent weekend to Dinnas and the surrounding hills.
Avocets at RSPB Marshside
This is a reserve I love visiting, particularly at winter and this time of the year.
Great-crested Grebes: Day 2
The second day with the Grebes produced some interesting images and on a couple of occasions the birds went through the pre mating ritual before copulation.
Great-crested Grebes: Day 1
I’ve spent a couple of afternoons recently watching the Great-crested Grebes at Roath Park in Cardiff.
A Couple of Days at Forest Farm, Cardiff; Day 2
I arrived again soon after nine with wonderful light and high optimism – but the day played out as before, only this time there were no Water Rails and the smaller birds were few and far between.
A Couple of Days at Forest Farm, Cardiff; Day 1
If I was feeling lucky with the Barn Owl recently, the attempt at a Bittern at Forest Farm has evened things out somewhat.
Somerset Levels No.2
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Somerset Levels No. 1
Last weekend I took a trip to the ‘Levels’ to see the now very famous Starling roost.
Martin Mere
After the mosses we took a trip up to Martin Mere, the Wildfowl Trust’s reserve close to Southport.
Barn Owl
It feels as if I’m lucky when I visit the Lancashire mosses. Rarely do I fail to see the Barn Owl and more often than not it silently floats up to me before banking away down an adjacent drainage ditch. My brother, who photographed birds primarily in the era of film, has spent many hours watching without such fine sightings. He’s of a mind I keep one in the van and release it each time I visit!