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Autumn by the shallows

Shorebirds of the west coast

Waxing lyrical*

All creatures great and small

Irruption

A dipper doing what it does best; dipping

An afternoon walk

Short-eared owl on the local beach

Young Ospreys snacking

One or two surprises on the local beach

Local waterbirds in the morning light

Short-eared owls in the mist

Winter afternoon with bearded tits

It doesn’t have to be exotic…

Audouins Gulls and more in Tarifa

Chukotka #5 – Ruffs

Mixed images from Chukotka, June 2015

Chukotka #3 – Spoon-billed sandpiper

Chukotka, Siberia #2 – red-necked phalaropes

Springtime in Denmark #2 – dotterels

Springtime in Denmark

Red-necked grebes feeling all excited

Photography thoughts – comparing the 7D mkII with the 1D mkIV

Finally something to share – shorebirds near home

Winter robin looking good

Purple Sandpipers in the surf

More Dunlins – close-ups with the 300mm lens

Grey heron dumping ballast

Photography tips – stacked teleconverters on the 500mm

Greylag geese in the morning

Not every outing delivers

Morning drink for the White-tailed sea eagle

Spain in July

Arctic terns in love

Eurasian Dotterels – migrating visitors

Willow Warbler in the willows…

Bearded tits under the influence

Bluethroat strutting its stuff

Bar-tailed Goodwit – a lovely bath

Goldfinches in the garden

Some more Purple Sandpipers

Dunlins staying put

Local shots of long-distance travellers

Sand blasted Sanderlings on the west coast

Purple Sandpipers in Thorsminde