Monthly Archives: April 2009

I had a photography workshop booking yesterday. Nigel Tinlin who lives in Gosforth came out for the day to improve his wildlife photography. We met at St mary’s Island it was pouring with rain so we headed up the coast … Continue reading →

I was driving near home, past Leet Water which is  smal river and saw this oystercatcher have in a bath and preening. I like the light on the subject and the way the action has beeen frozen by the camera. … Continue reading →

I had a birding tour out today from my other business Borders Bidwatching Tours. (www.borders-birdwatching.co.uk). We started at  St Abbs, it was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky. It was a very busy scene with birds coming … Continue reading →

I went up to St Abb’s Head today to check out how far the birds have got in respect to nesting. I couldn’t see any eggs but the birds are on the nest sites and defending them. Kittiwakes, razorbills guillemot, … Continue reading →

I called into Hauxley Nature Reserve this afternoon.  I was with two friends who are both wildlife photographers, Vee and Colin, Colin is a Yorkshire but we wont hold that against him. We got into the hide and immediately there … Continue reading →

I’ve been concentrating on red grouse recently hoping to get them in flight and displaying. The following pictures are a record of my session on the 13th up near Horseupcleugh on the Lammermuirs

I was in Eyemouth this afternoon. Eyemouth is a small but very busy fishing port in the borders, just north of Berwick upon Tweed. Theres a great gallery there called Fineart Images which is always worth a look. Kevin who … Continue reading →

My Rare Bird Alert pager went off ant noon, it told me of a pair of garganey at Druridge Pools in North Northumberland. I had fisnished whar I had to do so I went down to see them and hopefully … Continue reading →

I went down to Druridge Pools which is a nature reserve at Druridge Bay. It was incredibly windy and more than a little cold. I had heard rare bird alert pager that there was a little egret on the pools … Continue reading →

I was up very early this morning, 4:00am. I wanted to get some pictures of hares boxing. I had been watching a area for some time and new it held a large head of hares. I got on site at … Continue reading →