Sam's

PHOTOPOETRY

It's been a while since both Curlew Sandpiper and Little Stint have been so showy on the local patch, and six of the former and two of...

The annual flock of small waders had returned for their autumn feeding frenzy on the nearby mudflats and amongst the Dunlin, which made...

An early start meant that I was sea-watching from 7.15am - off Hound Point, Lothian - and with a single target species, one I got within...

I had a good day today. Despite being unable to pin down the recently reported Great Egrets at Rockcliffe, I did find my own Snow Goose -...

I hadn't seen Spotted Crake for a while and was keen to get photos of this species. On the map, it didn't seem far but I'd underestimated...

Nothing special this time; in fact, I had to check my list to see whether this was indeed the first time I'd recorded it. Localised...

Having dipped (in one case quite spectacularly) on a few species recently, it's a pleasant change to report a degree of success. None of...

A late evening perusal of my local patch in search of the wide-ranging, long-staying Long-billed Dowitcher proved successful in the end;...

Visiting my parents down south was all the excuse I needed to detour via the Peak District in the hope of connecting with a super-mega,...

A last minute decision to race up to Glasgow proved to be the right one in the end, despite a lengthy wait for the bird and torrential...