Sam's

PHOTOPOETRY

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...

News of the rarity had hit the radar a while ago but I'd struggled to get out and connect with it until today. Initially, it gave me the...

Today began as well as I could have anticipated with the juvenile Common Crane showing brilliantly at Coldstream, and despite the...

I'd missed feeding time at the farm today but there were still a few Kites around when I arrived. And with the sun still well above the...

A last minute decision to head for Castle Loch, Lochmaben, proved to be the right one in the end. Indeed, within an hour of leaving the...