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Hugh Harrop Wildlife Photography

Autumn Birding in Shetland 2012 - **Phew - what an autumn we had in 2011. Our travellers got to see an array of superb birds including a stunning male Siberian Rubythroat, Fair Isle's first...
26 minutes ago
Devon Bird News

Wembury - 3 Slav Grebe this morning as well as a Grey Plover still. Also a Grey Seal and 2 red-legged Partridge.
5 hours ago
Birds of Saudi Arabia

A new site - Dhahran Sewage Works - Yesterday morning I visited a new site in Dhahran. I found the area whilst looking on Google Maps and it looked quite interesting so I went there in the ea...
13 hours ago
Spider's Scilly blog

WILSON'S SNIPE at Lower Moors - Presumed to be the same *WILSON'S SNIPE* from 2011 that was last seen on the 24th December. I thought I would return to Lower Moors and try for the Shor...
17 hours ago
West Cornwall Photos

Bite Adventures after one of there winter fishing trips -
18 hours ago
Graham Catley Pewit

return of the Avocets - I guess this is an aggregation of Avocets -- 392 today -- spring migration get under way
19 hours ago
Yoav Perlman's - Israel

Chicken for breakfats - Had a couple of hours this morning. Was hoping to do some photography (hopefully next week) but woke up to a rainy and cold morning so photography was not ...
2 days ago
Kaare Johansen - Norway

Mauritius. - Jeg var på en kort tur på jobb til Mauritius, så det ble ikke mye tid til å utforske naturen. Siden turen kom brått på, ble det ingen tid til å undersøke ...
2 days ago
Eilat Birding - Israel

Sociable Plover or Hoopoe Lark?! - Another day at the IBRCE produced a good number of *Chiffchafs* and more *Savi's Warbler*. *Steppe Eagles *were moving in lower numbers today (or because ...
2 days ago
Monty's Cornwall

A FEW MORE FROM NEWQUAY. - *Here are a few more images from my trip to Newquay on Monday, when I went to look for the Lesser Scaup.* *The species on the lake were just common stuff, ...
3 days ago
The Lizard Naturally

South of the Lizard - A few photos have been added to the away days page from a recent trip to Fuerteventura
4 days ago
FIBO Warden's Diary

Cheers! Volunteer Bar Worker wanted. - The 2012 season is rapidly approaching and things are getting more or less organised. Staffing is almost sorted out (see the FIBO website for details of r...
5 days ago
Anthony Miners Wildlife

Redwings and Fieldfares - Last Winter there was an influx of Waxwings to the South East and the rest of ...
6 days ago
Kathryn Jones Photography

Lesser Scaup at Newquay Boating Lake - John and I would like to thank Steve Rowe for telling us about this male Lesser Scaup, that he had found on Newquay Boating Lake this morning. It had mad...
6 days ago
NATUR I BILDER - Norway

Hønsehauker - Vinteren er en travel tid for da går det i rovfugler og forring av de. Det har vært sjelden mye dårlig vær denne sesongen så det har ikke blitt så mange...
6 days ago
Bob Sharples Photography

Another quiet day - Well the sun has been out, but the wildlife hasn't shown that well, typical. Not a great deal going on on the Marsh at present. Bitterns sighted, but not...
6 days ago
UK400 Club Rare Bird Alert

New parking instructions for YELLOWTHROAT as heavy rain turns field into mudbath - We have had to change parking and access arrangements due to the poor weather experienced today. Updated information including a map is now available at ww...
1 week ago
Windmill Farm Nature Reserve

Review of 2011 - At last - a new blog entry!! I've been entering the records for the farm for 2011 onto my MapMate program and have set out below some highlights. It was a...
1 week ago
Scilly Pelagics - Ashley Fisher

Blast from the past... - *Sociable Plover, October 2008* Some record footage of this most unexpected first for Scilly. Filmed here in the standing stones field at Lower Moors and a...
1 week ago
TOM DYRING WILDLIFE

VINTERVÅKER / WINTER BUZZARDS - * * *D3s, 600 4,0, f5,0, 1/640, +0,67, ISO 1600* *Portrett av fjellvåk / portrait of a rough legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)* Jeg føler sjelden slik uforbeh...
1 week ago
Steve Round Wildlife Photography

Crows - A few shots of some of the various Crow species I have taken over the last few weeks. Carrion Crow [image: carrion crow, bird, corvid, nature, wildlife] [i...
1 week ago
Oregon Seabirds and Pelagics

New Seabird guide to North America! - Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America. 2012. Steve N.G. Howell. This highly anticipated field guide is *essential* for seabirders. My f...
1 week ago
Nature's Splendor - USA

Backyard Birds - During the cold winter months, plenty of feathered friends visit our backyard for tasty treats and a refreshing sip of water. Black oil sunflower seeds an...
1 week ago
JR and Sue

Ethiopian Butterflies - As we have had very little to post lately, here are some more photos from Ethiopia. They are mostly Butterflies with a few Moths and Dragonflies thrown in....
1 week ago
Adrian Langdon - images-naturally!

Along the shoreline at Marazion - Spent a few hours on the shoreline at Marazion and Penzance yesterday afternoon. The light was the usual dull colur but it was a Cornwall Wildlife Trust P...
1 week ago
Sam And Lisa's Wildlife Photos

Cornwall Wildlife Trust Photograph Group - More from Sunday's field trip, this confiding Black Redstart was one of three found by Ian Stewart at Penzance.
1 week ago
Joe Pender Wildlife - Scilly

Blue Shark Recapture - Blue Shark Position of Recapture Map of Blue Shark's Migratory Route We tagged a Blue Shark on the 02.08.2010, 6 miles south of St Mary's. It has been...
2 weeks ago
NATURE - PHOTO

Winter landscape -
5 weeks ago
Ashley H Photography

Recent - As usual, I havent posted here for ages. Been busy with Press photography and havent done much Wildlife stuff. I dont think i have any decent wildlife imag...
2 months ago
Bjørn Fuldseth - Norway

Corvo innfrir - *Småtropikkfugl (Phaethon lepturus)* Vel, så vil vel mange si at dette var flaks. Etter at det tredje funnet for WP hadde forsvunnet fra Flores for tre ...
4 months ago