Sam's

PHOTOPOETRY

A long drive today, with stop-offs at Skateraw, Musselburgh and Skinflats, produced all the target species I was hoping for: in order of...

Saturday was non-eventful in the main but an influx of Ruff (c.10) and a stunning adult Mediterranean Gull raised my spirits - along with...

Bright sunshine enticed me out to the local patch after work, and upon arrival I noticed the usual flock of Black-tailed Godwits feeding...

I was pleased to get all the local long-staying scarcities today (and yesterday evening) - all showing in good light. The Tawny female...

Nothing special today but a nice variety of species, some of which posed for the camera: Tawny Owl, Peregrine, Little Stint, Knot, Golden...

Well, it was about time! And not surprisingly, number 400 turned out to be an old bogey bird, one that I simply had to connect with at...

You can understand my surprise when, stepping foot onto the marsh to scan for waders at around midday - with the sun beating down, I...

I knew something was amiss when the whole flock of 1000+ Dunlin took flight and began swirling around the mudflats for no apparent...

Having done the rounds in search of finding rare waders (and having failed miserably!), my spirits were lifted on the way home when I...

The annual early migration of Black-tailed Godwits always lifts the heart, and this evening at the local patch was no exception. The...