A Winter Break
Saturday, February 21st, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »We have spent the past week on our favourite island of Islay.The snowdrops at Bridgend and along the banks of the river Sorn were at their best, having been delayed this year through the cold weather of last ...
Sixty Kites Are Flying
Saturday, February 14th, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »This week I have been on tour in South West Scotland showing films and birding in between. A magnificent afternoon was spent at the Kite feeding station at Loch Ken where more than sixty Kites gather at the 2pm ...
Forty Year Wait Is Over
Saturday, February 7th, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »Yes I have spent the best part of four decades trying to photograph Jack Snipe and on the fourth of February it all came good as I achieved my fourth Grand Slam of the Winter. The day started with twenty ...
Grandson’s First Twitch
Sunday, February 1st, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »Just imagine seeing your first Waxwing at eleven weeks old. That's forty three years earlier than I saw my first Waxwing! Well I couldn't resist taking my grandson,Marcus, two hundred yards from his home in Heywood to see twenty seven ...