Grassholm, Island of Gannets…

Having lived here most of my life I’ve pretty much seen and experienced everything this part of Wales has to offer, that is all except for one place. A place I’ve only ever seen through binoculars from afar, a place that is literally out on it’s own, this place is called Grassholm Island. One of [...]

Skomer with PhotoPlus…

Wow what a day, superb scenery, amazing wildlife and a great bunch of guys! After having previous work featured in PhotoPlus this year and living in the beautiful Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, I was asked by PhotoPlus to be the pro on their “PhotoPlus Apprentice” feature. It’s a been a few months in the making [...]

Waxwings at Woburn…

Caught wind of these enigmatic winter migrants whilst visiting relatives on the weekend and jumped at the chance to capture them close by! The Waxwing is definitely one of those poster birds and high on a twitcher’s “tick” list, even non twitcher’s can get excited by their very striking and almost unreal appearance with their [...]

A Rarity! Squacco Heron here in Pembs…

Caught wind of this bird spotted at a local bay so went down this morning to try and photograph it. Superb weather and the bird was still there!! Bold as brass and wasn’t deterred from it’s busy fishing task, was happily snapped from twenty feet away, definately not like other skittish waders who fly off [...]

Barn Owls ~ Carlton Marshes, Suffolk…

The main aim for the East Anglia trip was to photograph the Barn Owl. A somewhat uncommon bird in Pembrokeshire seems to be thriving in the Norfolk and Suffolk areas. Weather and light wasn’t on my side most nights, especially shooting at dusk but thankfully it was sunny for our final night and managed to [...]

East Anglia ~ Birds & Wildlife…

After Fairford headed across to Lowestoft for a few days to see the sights and sounds of the local wildlife. Visited a few different RSPB reserves along the way and of course, lot of time spent in hides. Travelling along the back lanes produced plenty to see, whether they stood still long enough to have [...]

Pied Wagtail ~ Motacilla alba

An often overlooked bird, due to it being quite common in car parks and towns, the Pied Wagtail is a small black and white (pied) bird with a long tail. The most distinctive feature is its wagging tail – it never stops! The differences in the plumage of males and females and at different times [...]

Black Kites, Wild & Free…

On returning from La Sauge NNR to see the Kingfishers, we saw Black Kites quartering over farmland along the roadside. Parked the car up in a lay-by and snuck out into the field boundaries in the long grass and waited/hoped they’d come closer. After a while they thankfully did and managed to get these shots. [...]

Le centre-nature ASPO de La Sauge…

I didn’t think my hunt for a Kingfisher shot would end up in Switzerland! La Sauge NNR is a small nature reserve on the south eastern end of Lake Neuchatel – here we found Kingfishers as the main attraction, as well as frogs, grass snakes and wetland birds. Over two very hot afternoons spent in [...]