Brilliant Brazil!
Never in my wildest dreams had I thought I’d see an astonishing 11 different Jaguar individuals (including two ‘new to science’), as well...


July's Local Birds
Nothing unusual at the start of the month, but I enjoyed photographing some common birds at the local reserve and estuary including a...


Local Birds in June: Sun, More Sun and Some Beauties
We've had wall-to-wall sunshine and blue skies for a good 4 weeks now, and I have been keen to make the most of the unusual dry, warm...


Best of Cumbria and the Borders in May
Bowness (8th) produced nothing special, but it was nice photographing the Black-tailed Godwit as they passed by the point in flocks of...


Spring in full flow at local woodland
I spent a good 4-5 hours at the local woodland this morning, not out of necessity but for the sheer joy of it: Wood Warbler was in full...


Gropper in the open at last
Having heard Grasshopper Warbler at the ‘wrong end’ of the local reserve (for the first time ever), and in a restricted patch of...


UK First Draws in the Crowds
Grey-headed Lapwing?! Surely not! A first for Britain (and second for Europe?!) appearing on bank holiday Monday, just a couple of hours...


Five-Scoter Bonanza!
I had missed out when a British first turned up in Aberlady Bay a while ago: I assumed it was a subspecies, for a start, and then it...


Escaped Hawk, and Summer Migrants Return
No need for a jury here! A very tame Harris’s Hawk, complete with jessies (or the eyelets, at least), gave me something of a shock as I...


Hooded Merganser in Cumbria
Well, I suspect the jury might be out on this potential escapee... But today, 22nd April 2023, I couldn't resist nipping down to see this...


