Sam's

PHOTOPOETRY

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...

...but it didn't happen! In essence, I dipped spectacularly on the Sooty Tern at Howick, and that was the over-riding sentiment as I...

Having got poor, distant views of the summer-plumaged adult Long-billed Dowitcher (and the very smart Spotted Redshank) at dusk the day...