Spring Update

Well I have just got back from British Colombia in Canada so will be putting a report on about that shortly, but I thought I would better put a few photos on from this spring in the UK.

 Brown Hare

 Common Toad

 Gannet

 Guillemot

 Kittiwake

 Razorbill

 Dotterel

 Dotterel

 Pied Flycatcher

 Slow worm

 Stonechat

Whinchat

First Adders of 2016

Despite the weather I have managed to keep the trend of seeing Adders before the start of March. I went to a Yorkshire site and saw a total of 6 males newly emerged from their winter hibernation. I took these pics with a 300mm lens as it is important at this time of year not to disturb them as their fat reserves are low and they can't afford to expend unnecessary energy fleeing from humans. Along with Matt I have also had a bit of success photographing owls and after talking to a local farmer may know of the nesting barn of a pair of Barn Owls, he said it is the first time in 40 years he has had these lovely birds on his farm.
My little winter feeding station as also started to get a few more birds but has been no where near as good as last time I set it up, the Bullfinches seem especially shy this time.

Mountain Hares

 I had my annual session photographing Mountain Hares up on the high tops. A very cold morning with a little bit of snow, and a hard frost. As always they can prove difficult to get close enough to, but there are always one or two that are more obliging than others.

 

Red Grouse in the frost

Last Critters of 2015.

Well the weather has generally been rubbish for photography but I have managed to get out to a few places. Probably the highlight of the week has been seeing 3 species of Owl, Barn, Long Eared and Short Eared. I thought I might stand a chance of getting some decent pics of a GN Diver at Carsington as there are 3 present but the one I saw was always too distant. I got a better view of one at Filey along with a distant Surf Scoter (just a record shot).

 Barn Owl

Black Headed Gull

 Great Northern Diver, Filey

 Great Northern Diver Carsington Water

 Goldeneye

 Knot

 Long Eared Owl

Mediterranean Gull

 Oystercatcher

 Purple Sandpiper

 Short Eared Owl

Short Eared Owl

 Stonechat

 Surf Scoter

 Tree Sparrow

 Turnstone

Whooper Swans