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| This singing male White-spotted Bluethroat showed very well at times (if a little distantly for photos), first thing in the morning at Welney WWT. I should be on Lesvos right now (the trip delayed due to that ash cloud) but this made up for some of the irritation. Click here or on the image below for more: |
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| Cape May, New Jersey, USA Added - 28th December 2008 |
| I spent the best part of 3 months from late July to mid-September on the east coast of the USA, based at the famous migration watchpoint of Cape May. I struggled to get good images of the warblers, but the waders certainly made up for it. Click on the Purple Martin image below for the USA 2007 page, over 270 images of 70+ species added: |
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| The Gambia, West Africa 28th November-12th December 2008 |
| I spent an extemely successful 2 weeks of photogaphy with Bill Baston in The Gambia. Over 450 images of 110+ species added, click any of the images below for more: |
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| Lesvos, Greece April/May 2009 |
| Another enjoyable Spring trip to Lesvos. New stuff added to the Lesvos page, click on the Red-rumped Swallow below for more: |
| British Birds Bird Photograph of the Year 2009 August 2009 |
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| Above: just a few of the more colourful beasts encountered in the Gambia |
| Above: me (left, in the blue Blackadder t-shirt) photographing a Marabou Stork colony with some new friends |
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| April 24th 2010 - White-spotted Bluethroat |
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| Back in January/February I visited Northern India, with well over 350 species of birds likely, and of course the added bonus of Tiger. Please click on any of the images below to visit the Northern India pages. Enjoy! |
| June 13th 2010 - Northern India images finally uploaded! |
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| Bengal Tiger |
| Corbett National Park |
| The Taj Mahal |
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| Having gone six years since my last Wryneck, a relatively showy bird at Holland Haven in Essex was very tempting. I made four visits, connecting on two of these, and got some pleasing shots. Click the image below for more: |
| September 2010 - Wryneck |
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| February 2011 - Garden update |
| Brambling numbers have exploded over the last couple of weeks - now up to at least 26. Also up to 8 Redpolls around. A video of a couple of the Lesser Redpoll: |
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| and a video of a couple of the Brambling: |
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| 9th April 2011 - Wryneck in Suffolk |
| An early Wryneck at Shingle Street seemed the perfect opportunity to make the most of the fine weekend weather. Inevitably it spent most of its time in the middle of a bush, but came out to feed a couple of times and showed reasonably well. |
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| Click the image below to read about my victory in the 2009 British Birds Photo of the Year competition! |
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| 2nd October 2011 - Sandhill Crane |
| This Sandhill Crane finally gave itself up to the masses at Boyton after being seen over Kessingland and dropping in briefly at North Warren. The bird was generally distant and obscured by the horrendous October heat haze, but I managed a couple of reasonable shots. A fantastic first for Suffolk! Click the image below for more: |
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| June 2011 - Shetland |
| I have wanted to go back to Shetland ever since my first visit in 2002. I finally got back there in June this year, and thoroughly enjoyed myself despite opting to sleep in the car. More images to come soon. |
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| 14th October 2011 - Red-flanked Bluetail |
| This Red-flanked Bluetail showed fairly well in the sluice bushes at Minsmere. Click the image below for more: |
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| 19th January 2012 - Costa Rica |
| I visited Costa Rica for just over two weeks in February/March 2011 with top photographer Bill Baston. The trip was a real success with almost 400 species recorded and many photographed well. Click the image below for the bird galleries, or click here for the trip diary |
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| May 2012 - HBW competition |
| My image of a group of Little Bee-eaters (below), taken in the Gambia back in 2008 has won the public vote prize in the first Handbook of the Birds of the World photo competition! |
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| November 2012 - Desert Wheatear at Abberton Reservoir |
| This female Desert Wheatear was very obliging. Click on the image below for more |
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| January 2013 - Black-bellied Dipper in Thetford |
| The Black-bellied Dipper in Thetford was very obliging, showing down to less than 10 yards, swimming, singing and generally behaving as it should. Dippers are great. Video below, images to come. |
| March 2013 - Scotland |
| A most enjoyable weekend in Scotland with Josh Jones and James Hunter. The main event was the 1st winter drake Harlequin Duck on North Uist, with a supporting cast of Ring-necked Duck, Green-winged Teal, Richardson's Canada Goose, Golden and White-tailed Eagles, Glaucous, Iceland and Kumlien's Gulls, Crested Tit, Black Grouse, and a couple of Otters and Red Squirrels. Click on the image below for more... |
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| Ardantrive Bay |
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| February 2013 - Bonaparte's Gull in Eastbourne |
| The adult Bonaparte's Gull showed to a few yards in an urban park in Eastbourne. Thanks to Marc Read for providing the bread to lure it in! Click on the image below for more... |
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