

Getting The Shot But With a Moral Dilemma
I've been after a decent picture of a Goldcrest for quite awhile. As you may know they are Britain's smallest bird and don't sit still...


Siskin Spotting
Like the Reed Bunting I blogged about recently the Siskin is another bird you're going to find tricky to spot for most of the year. They...


Put Out the Bunting
During the Summer months you'd be hard pressed to see a Reed Bunting. As their name suggests they tend to prefer to breed and roost in...


Rocking Robins
Over the last few weeks there have been 6 or 7 Robins regularly visiting the feeding area at my local nature reserve. They have been...


Nature's Free Show
I've only ever seen a starling murmuration on TV so when I heard there was one virtually on my doorstep I had to go down and see it for...


The Farne Islands Part 3 The Main Attraction
Apart from the sheer spectacle of the wildlife on the Farnes I think the main attraction for most people is to get up close with a...


Rat Update
It looks like the local rat may be nest building! I was watching it this week seemingly collecting twigs and dead leaves and scurrying...


The Farne Island Part 2 One Good Tern Deserves Another (2)
As you make your way up through the Arctic Terns and out on to the top of the island you soon come across a small colony of Sandwich...


The Farne Islands Part 1 Arctic Terns
It's taken me a long time to get round to writing about my trip to the Farnes last year but finally the images are all processed!!! I'm...


Hey Rat Fans
To be perfectly honest rats were never on my list of animals to photograph and in fact they're not an animal I ever give much thought to....