January 2014 Lapwing Flight in morning sunlight

Lovely to see these in the early morning.  Difficult to imagine they are on the Red List of declining birds in the UK.

Lapwings

January 2014 After all the rain first sunny day brings out this little fella

It seems to have been raining forever and there has been very little light for photography.  It was the first sunny day of the year and it brought out these Bank Vole's.  Very pleasant to watch them scurrying around hardly ever breaking cover.

Bank Vole

Bank Vole

December 2013 Forest of Dean Tit Photo's: Willow Tit and Crested Tit still required!

Spent a lovely morning photographing these in the Forest of Dean UK. Beautiful birds. Need crested Tit and Willow Tit to make up the collection!

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Long Tailed Tit

Marsh Tit

December 2013 Tundra visitors to Slimbridge Gloucestershire UK

Sometimes it is easy to forget how lucky we are to have a relatively mild climate in winter and this attracts birds that breed in the Tundra to our shores in winter.

Bewick's Swans

Bewick's Swan

Huge flocks of Wigeon  grazing on the wet grassland

Widgeon lovely colours in close

November 2013 Slimbridge Icon comes alive

I have often looked over this Slimbridge icon from the Rushy Hide, but it becomes alive when these majestic cranes enter the view.

Common Cranes

November 2013 Siberian Chiffchaff Slimbridge WWT

Enjoyed the morning at Slimbridge and spent some time trying to photograph a rarity the Siberian Chiffchaff.  It's great when there are a few people of like minds all trying to get the shot.

Siberian Chiffchaff

Siberian Chiffchaff

Siberian Chiffchaff

November 2013 at Slimbridge WWT UK

It has been very rainy with poor lighting lately.  "Sunny Intervals" that will do.  Trip to Slimbridge early morning to see what's around.  Excited to see Common Cranes in the entrance fields: what would I have given for that only a few years ago.  Got close to a really colourful lapwing and also a heron perched surveying where to go fishing next.

Heron

Lapwing