Sam's

PHOTOPOETRY

Today (14th January 2024), I settled by the bank at Longtown Pond and waited patiently for various duck species to swim past. Much to my...

After some nice shots of Whooper Swans, various ducks and some cracking Yellowhammers at Caerlaverock, I moved on to Laurieston where the...

To be fair, ‘Barnie’ had been back for a while – but appearances were sporadic at best and always at night in car headlights. But on the...

A return visit on one of the very few bright days over Christmas (31st December) to Penrith brought dividends - the Waxwings were there...

I ventured north today into the heart of Scotland with the hope of picking up a couple of increasingly scarce winter visitors. I dipped...

Penrith was the place to be today (as everywhere else was drenched and devoid of birdlife!). A 280-strong flock of these stunning...

A second (or more likely the same) group of these stunning birds appeared in Carlisle city centre, and these proved easier to photograph...

Having tried once already for these little gems in Cumbria - and failed, I drove to Brampton where they had also been reported. Annoying...

A Red-necked Grebe at Talkin was almost enough to tempt me over there, but when a Black-throated Diver joined it, this tipped the...

Having had a pretty miserable week off with all kinds of things going wrong (not least the lack of local birds), I decided at the last...