Sam's

PHOTOPOETRY

Having dragged the family out for what I thought might be a nice drive and an easy lifer, I was confronted by streams of slow-moving...

The Grey Catbird mega was perhaps deserving of an equally mega journey - from the Solway to Land's End! I arrived, exhausted, sometime...

A long drive today, with stop-offs at Skateraw, Musselburgh and Skinflats, produced all the target species I was hoping for: in order of...

Saturday was non-eventful in the main but an influx of Ruff (c.10) and a stunning adult Mediterranean Gull raised my spirits - along with...

Bright sunshine enticed me out to the local patch after work, and upon arrival I noticed the usual flock of Black-tailed Godwits feeding...

I was pleased to get all the local long-staying scarcities today (and yesterday evening) - all showing in good light. The Tawny female...

Nothing special today but a nice variety of species, some of which posed for the camera: Tawny Owl, Peregrine, Little Stint, Knot, Golden...

Well, it was about time! And not surprisingly, number 400 turned out to be an old bogey bird, one that I simply had to connect with at...

You can understand my surprise when, stepping foot onto the marsh to scan for waders at around midday - with the sun beating down, I...

I knew something was amiss when the whole flock of 1000+ Dunlin took flight and began swirling around the mudflats for no apparent...