Sam's

PHOTOPOETRY

Longtown pond has been good for rare or uncommon ducks in the past and the report of Ring-necked Duck came as no surprise. But there was...

No White-winged Scoter at Musselburgh today but the local river was busy with unusually confiding displaying Goldeneye and Goosander,...

Again, nothing special here but Redshank, Golden Plover, Lapwing and Little Egret posed beautifully in the evening light at Anthorn today.

I dropped in at Strathclyde County Park for the Ring-billed Gull on my way north, but it failed to show. (It was seen later in the day,...

Nothing spectacular – just a chance for me to try out my new Mk. III 2x converter (as well as my usual 1.4x) and recently micro-adjusted...

Today, the gods were on my side. I'd long since resigned myself to the fact that I'd missed the mega Kingfisher down south a couple of...

Saturday started well with 4 Greenland White-fronted Geese, amongst the usual Whooper Swan flock, near Kirkbride. I got a few nice images...

I had a nice time photographing Fieldfare and Redwing at my local patch on the Saturday before heading north on the Sunday, into the...

I had hoped to catch up with umpteen rarities on the way down south but the lack of good birds was startling. After a poor night’s sleep...

The plan was to drive south stopping on the way down to Cornwall, but today (23rd oct 2021) the temptation of connecting with a...