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
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
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
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
By this morning Storm Bert had largely worked itself out, leaving a blustery but largely fine day, and after a weekend of enforced inactivity I was raging to be out and about. There were no bird alerts for Farmoor, but … Continued
This reminds me of the cover shot for one of those annoying Sunday supplement articles about people whose publicists have managed to convince the writer that they’re some kind of up-and-coming Thing. Perhaps I should have called it Ten Snipe … Continued
