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A Day of Finches and Firsts

January 17, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Saturday 16th January 2016 was a good day. After what has been a depressingly dull few weeks, if not months, winter finally arrived in South-West England and I made the most of the day with some great moments bagged. No snow unfortunately but clear skies and icy conditions were just as welcome and an early alarm call meant I was in the car and on m...

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Review of 2015

December 31, 2015 • Leave a Comment

The end of 2015 is nigh. That can mean only one thing. No, not drunkenly bumbling through 'Auld Lang Syne' at midnight on New Year's Eve (though that will happen), but looking back over the last 12 months and picking my wildlife related highlights. Unfortunately, the last few months have felt like an utter wipe-out thanks to the recurring foul weat...

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Scilly Snow Bunting

October 04, 2015 • 1 Comment

We've just returned home from a fantastic week on the Isles of Scilly. Spending the last week in September on a small archipelago in the Atlantic was a bit of a gamble with the ever present threat of low pressure systems sweeping in but we hit the jackpot with wall-to-wall sunshine every day. We really couldn't have asked for better weather and it...

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Great Spotted Woodpeckers

August 25, 2015 • 3 Comments

Over the last month or so there’s been a notable shift in the focus of my photography. Early morning visits to dew soaked meadows in search of butterflies and dragonflies have become less frequent, with my attention shifting back to winged creatures of the avian variety. I had been venturing out with my macro lens alone, with my 300mm lens tucked u...

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The Marbled White

June 25, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Daneway Banks here in Gloucestershire is an absolute gem of a nature reserve. Run by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, and home of the very rare Large Blue butterfly, I'm extremely lucky to live just a short drive away. As a result, I've spent most of my spare time wandering around the area for the last few weeks taking in the sights and along the wa...

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