Sam's

PHOTOPOETRY

It had been a while since my last lifer and with the long-staying mega still showing well down south, I couldn't resist. The Baikal Teal...

What a trip! 340 species including 249 lifers and 16 endemics - without really trying (apparently) and with a whole bunch of culture...

There was a time when Cattle Egrets were a major rarity - I remember my first in Norfolk about 20 years ago and the crowds of twitchers...

After a fairly lengthy walk from the car-park and a long time spend sifting through the Tufties at Tindale Tarn, I eventually set eyes on...

Huge flock of Twite encountered on the marsh today - c.500! And about 300 Skylark, too. Astonishing sight. Peregrine on a post, too.

Well, I got there eventually. Lengthy hikes around Hopes Reservoir, Lothian, enabled me at long last to connect with this species and get...

Pelton, near Newcastle, proved to be the closest location for this species today, and given the disappearance of more local birds, I felt...

Making the most of a visit down south, I set myself the task of connecting with three potentially photogenic semi-rarities and despite...

A stroll round along the local estuary path with my parents was hardly conducive to spotting unusual birds in unusual places but today...

Having failed to find Coues's Arctic Redpoll last weekend, I tried again this weekend...and failed again! I did, however, at least find a...