Monthly Archives: October 2009

I was at Chester Zoo to pick up an award from the Royal Photographic Society. The event was in the afternoon which meant I had time to go the see the animals in the zoo itself, this is something I … Continue reading →

I have been down in Cheshire for the weekend. On the way home I called into a old stomping ground of mine, Leighton Moss RSPB. I used to visit here regularly when I lived in Blackburn Lancashire. I couldn’t stay … Continue reading →

I got these pictures of the Raddie’s Warbler today, this is quite a rare bird, the pictures are quite poor, probably the worst ones I have ever taken of a bird but it does show very well the peachy coloured … Continue reading →

I was on Straight Lonnen on Holy Island today for a couple of hours an I was watching the much maligned house sparrow sitting in a tree and preening. The light was quite good and I got thease images along … Continue reading →

I was driving home through he back roads this afternoon and I saw a small heard of roe dear in the middle of a field near to Swinton in Berwickshire, which is quite lose to my home. I stopped and … Continue reading →

I went onto Holy Island this afternoon to see the Red-Breasted Flycatcher which was on Chair Ends in trees in the Garden of the bungalow called Captains Garden. Ity was a tricky little bird to pohotpgraph, but I got some … Continue reading →

I had a day at Bigwaters again today. I was hoping for the kingfisher, but sadly it didn’t show. There was a juvenile scaup present, and a male bullfinch showed itself on the feeding station. The sparrow haws interrupted the … Continue reading →

I was working this morning, I got home at 2:00pm and looked at my Rare Bird Alert pager and saw there was a firecrset at the Snook, Holy Island. So I thought I would go for it, and this is … Continue reading →

Laurie Campbell is doing a slide show in The Malltings Berwick upon Tweed on the 19th November 2009 at 7:30pm. The slide show is titled – Laurie Campbell Taking Stock: My life in Photography The evening is to celebrate the … Continue reading →

I went back to Druridge Pools again today to get more pictures of the ibis and also otter if possible. The otters showed themselves but at a distance, but here are the results.