Effort
R and I went to Slimbridge this morning, to collect the Boy Wonder and bring him home for a couple of days: “How many nights?” “Two.” “So I’m not going home tomorrow?” “No.” “Good!” I like to celebrate these little exchanges … Continued
Smile for the camera
The Spoonbill is seen more and more regularly in the UK these days, and the RSPB states that its population here is “strongly increasing”. To put that in better context though, they think that around seventy pairs nest here, mainly … Continued
This is not a Red-necked Grebe
This morning I filed my tax return, then celebrated getting out from under this tedious obligation by choosing and buying a Christmas panettone from Sous Chef. After which, basking in the glow of not one but two jobs well done, … Continued
Done Dunlin’
I drove over to Farmoor Reservoir this morning, in the admittedly faint hope that the Glossy Ibis that rocked up there at about 9am would still be around by noon. That it wasn’t was no surprise – a concrete-sided reservoir … Continued
Striding out
I went over to Farmoor Reservoir this morning, where other photographers directed me towards the Little Stint, and told me that it would be pretty easy to spot because it was hanging out with a juvenile Little Ringed Plover. Which … Continued
Ringed Plover
A chap at the Pinkhill end of the causeway at Farmoor this morning asked if I’d seen the pair of Little Ringed Plovers, smirked when I said I hadn’t, and told me they were back down towards the slipway. I … Continued
