First year Dotterel at Davidstow in early morning light

Taken just as the sun was rising.

First year Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Davidstow, October 2010

One of my overall favourite waders

Green Heron at Heligan Gardens, Cornwall

Bird of the Year 2010; second for Cornwall and seventh for Britain.

Storm driven Little Gull in Mount's Bay

Taken in February 2010 off Newlyn

Fly on a blade of grass

Taken with 105mm macro.

Spotted Orchid among Cowslip

Two shots of the same flower taken a week apart; the first tonight with a 105mm macro lens and the second with a telephoto at 400mm F/4. Both have their merits. 

Lesser Whitethroat with prey

Adult female Rock Thrush, Northern Cyprus



We average just one Rock Thrush every Spring.



Roller in Northern Cyprus, April 2010

Spring 2010 was the best year for Rollers with double figures seen daily.

Male Red-backed Shrike and larder

Taken in Turkey, June 2009.

Glossy Ibis at Memetcik flood meadow, Northern Cyprus

April 2009 - one of my favourites from the trip.

Whooper Swan composition at Drift Reservoir

Egyptian Vulture with prey in Boa Vista, Cape Verde

Less than a handful of pairs breed on Boa Vista - I managed to see this adult take some prey from the ground and then fly past me.

Black-capped Finch Lark in Cape Verde

These tiny larks were very common in Cape Verde.  This male is feeding a juvenile in the desert in early morning light.