Sam's

PHOTOPOETRY

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...

Nothing rare today (16th October), just some local birds posing nicely for the camera - Barnacle Geese, Little Egret, Golden Plover and...

The run of rare peeps continued - an extra-ordinarily rare Long-toed Stint this time, just the fourth for Britain. Last seen in 1996 in...

Nothing special today (25th Sep 2021) but it's always nice to see the more unusual migrant waders return to the local patch, namely...

Another long drive to a familiar haunt (Bempton RSPB) paid dividends and this time, not just with the long-staying Albatross, but with an...