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  • African Black Duck
    Description to come soon!
    WWT Swansea
  • Capercaillie
    Description to come soon!
    Loch Garten, Abernathy Woods
  • Buzzard
    Description to come soon!
    River Walk
  • Dunlin
    Description to come soon!
    RSPB Titchwell Marsh NR
  • Song Thrush
    A familiar and popular garden songbird whose numbers are declining seriously, especially on farmland making it a Red List species. Smaller and browner than a mistle thrush with smaller spotting. Its habit of repeating song phrases distinguish it from singing blackbirds. It likes to eat snails which it breaks into by smashing them against a stone with a flick of the head.
    Muck Ross House, Ireland
  • European Kestrel
    A familiar sight with its pointed wings and long tail, hovering beside a roadside verge. Numbers of kestrels declined in the 1970s, probably as a result of changes in farming and so it is included on the Amber List. They have adapted readily to man-made environments and can survive right in the centre of cities.
    Pagham Harbour NR
  • Oystercatcher
    The Eurasian Oystercatcher, otherwise known as a Pied Oystercatcher or just Oystercatcher here in the UK is part of the oystercatcher family. Its the only one to occur here in the UK, although there are 3 subspecies of this oystercatcher in Europe and some of Asia. Its highly migratory but we are lucky enough to have this bird stay here year round. This bird as an adult has black above, white underneath, and a vividly red legs and bill which makes this striking bird really stand out amongst other waders. Despite its name, it does not primarily hunt for oysters, however its one of, if not the only wader to be able to pry open these tough creatures. What makes this bird really unique is that the shape of the bill varies depending on which type of food it specializes in. Birds that focus on molluscs have broad bill tips, where birds that specialize with unearthing worms tend to have pointed bills.
    Newton Beach - Porthcawl
  • Eastern Phoebe
    William Obrian NR, USA
    Minnesota, USA
  • Moorhen
    Description to come soon!
    Caerphilly Council Offices
  • European Goldfinch Juvenile
    A highly coloured finch with a bright red face and yellow wing patch. Sociable, often breeding in loose colonies, they have a delightful liquid twittering song and call. Their long fine beaks allow them to extract otherwise inaccessible seeds from thistles and teasels. Increasingly they are visiting birdtables and feeders. In winter many UK goldfinches migrate as far south as Spain.
    Goldcliff NR
  • Great Crested Grebes
    The Great-Crested Grebe is an excellent swimmer and diver, the young able to do so almost immediately after hatching. The adults are unmistakable in summer with bright rusty colors on their head and neck. The hatchlings are striped black and white, much like a zebra. It is the largest grebe in europe.The species was almost hunted to extinction in the 19th century, but thanks to the RSPB, it is now a common sight.
    Pagham Harbour
  • Tufted Duck
    The Tufted duck is a year-round resident here in the UK, and in winter we're also home to many migrants from further north. This diving duck has an estimated worldwide population of over a million birds, spread throughout much of eurasia. This bird in the winter months can also be found on the east coast of North America. </br></br> The only other similar bird is the Ring-necked duck in North America.
    Cosmeston Lakes
  • Great Blue Heron - Juvenile
    Description to come soon!
    Minnesota, USA
  • Chough
    While its black plumage identifies it as a crow, the chough (pronounced 'chuff') has a red bill and legs unlike any other member of the crow family. It has a restricted westerly distribution in the British Isles and because of its small population size and historically declining populations it is an Amber List species. It readily displays its mastery of flight with wonderful aerial displays of diving and swooping. Found in flocks in autumn and winter.
    Ireland
  • European Robin - Juvenile
    Description to come soon!
    Wyllie
  • Redwing
    The redwing is a native to europe and asia, slightly smaller than the song thrush in size. The sexes are similar, with the most striking feature being the red flanks and underwing, in addition to the creamy white streak over the eye. They are migratory, they only visit the UK in the winter.<br/> They often form loose flocks of 10 up to 200 or more birds. Frequently seen in the company of Fieldfares.
    Cardiff
  • Crossbill Sp. Juvenile
    Description to come soon!
    Loch Garten, Abernathy Woods
  • Blackbird
    The blackbird male lives up to its name, however females are a streaked or spotted brown. The males have a bright orange-yellow beak and eye-ring. The blackbird is one of the most common of UK birds and its mellow song is a favorite. -rspb
    Pagham Harbor
  • Atlantic Puffin
    Description to come soon!
    Skomer Island
  • Turnstones - Various Plumages
    Description to come soon!
    Newton Beach - Porthcawl
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Latest Updates
10-Oct-2015 New sort option "Date Added" now available to show latest additions. E.g. Birds
13-Jun-2015 Wildlife photos from our first visit to the Republic of Ireland added
03-Oct-2014 Blog replaced with Favourites page
01-Jan-2014 Visit to Forest Farm pics added
01-Jan-2014 Norfolk pics Added
01-Jan-2014 Minnesota 2013 pics Added
20-June-2013 Animals from Berwick upon Tweed & Scotland 2013 Trip Added
20-June-2013 Birds from Berwick upon Tweed & Scotland Trip Added
02-Apr-2013 Pagham Harbor 2013 Trip Added


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