A Purple Heron with a jack Pike at Summer Leys LNR on June 13th 2023.

A Dipper (wonderful birds) at Dovedale, Derbyshire. A lovely summer’s day, wildlife and beautiful walking. 

Snow Bunting at RSPB Titchwell Marsh Norfolk. October 2022

Snipe at Summer Leys LNR, Northamptonshire. April 2022

Common Sandpiper at Ravensthorpe Reservoir Northampton. April 2022

Meadow Pipit at RSPB Titchwell 22/3/22

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A Robin at Stortons Gravel Pits January 2020 is almost over, it has been wet almost the whole month and has left lakes and rivers bursting and dangerously full. Trips out have been hampered by the poor light and water logged walkways. Ravensthorpe for example is...

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Summer Leys Nature Reserve

Summer Leys Nature Reserve is part of the The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire. It is a place I now visit very regularly for two reasons, a very nice walk and good opportunities to see and photograph wildlife.  It is situated on Hardwater Road near Wollaston.

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RSPB Minsmere

I started by taking the woodland walk to find the Bittern Hide and eventually the Island Mere Hide. Just into the woods and there in front of me a Tree Creeper. I still have not got a good image of a Tree Creeper and failed on this day as well. Good to observe it though. Once in the Bittern Hide, no sign of one (another day then). I did see a Marsh Harrier in the distance.

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