Sam's

PHOTOPOETRY

Nothing much to report. Winds had swung round to the west so I stuck to my local patch and tried to take some nice images of familiar...

An early start meant that I was on Holy Island by dawn. Crossing the causeway, I glimpsed an owl (probably Short-eared) but couldn't...

I was tempted over again to this rarity hotspot but the bird I'd come to see had vanished. Still, it wasn't all bad news and there was a...

Another rare wader made it to Anthorn in recent days and with excellent light extending into the late evening, I felt compelled to locate...

Another triple whammy here: three targets - a potential (British) lifer and two photogenic rarities. All three played ball. The first was...

Nothing new again today but the light was beautiful and I couldn't resist taking yet more photos of the local scarcities, as well as of...

Nothing new to report but even better views were had of Little Stint at Bowness (2 again) whilst Curlew Sandpipers were few and far...

With only one showing at Bowness (and roosting amongst tightly packed Dunlin), I was right in thinking that the main flock had found...

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...