2025 half time...

We're half way through the year and I thought it would be timely to share some 2025 photographic highlights. If I had a £1 for every time someone asked me to do photo blogs I'd have £0. 

Anyway, enjoy... 

Slender-billed Gull, Barcelona 12th February 

Black-tailed Godwit, Hayle Estuary, Cornwall 28th February 

Little Owl, Bury St Edmunds 02nd January 

Wren, Lakenheath 02nd January 2025

Griffon Vulture, Pyrenees, Spain 08th February 

Lammergeier, Pyrenees, Spain 08th February

Crossbill, Pyrenees, Spain 08th February

Cetti's Warbler, Lackford Lakes 20th March

Audouin's Gull, Mallorca 10th May

Black Tern, Livermere 12th May

Redstart, Biggin Dale 26th May

Little Tern, Horsey 04th June

Sandwich Tern, Minsmere 14th June

Spotted Flycatcher, Redgrave 21st June

Ring-necked Parakeet, Bury St Edmunds 28th April

Grey Partridge, Bury St Edmunds 28th April

Wallcreeper, Pyrenees, Spain 10th February

2024 Top Ten

Hopefully some of you will have read my Mal tribute post. Anyone fortunate/ unfortunate enough to meet me in the field will also have seen Mal's camera - it's permanently slung over my shoulder. 

As a treat and because it is absolutely wetting down outside, I thought I would share my top ten photos from 2024. They might not be photographically perfect, but I delight in each of them for various reasons. Not least that they remind me of Mal and keep his camera in the field... 

Grey Phalarope - a storm blown bird luxuriating on a lido in southern Spain

Bearded Tit - taken on my much loved Blythburgh patch  

The humble Kestrel - a thing of beauty amidst a weekend at Frampton with the less beautiful Jonny Holliday and DDL

Griffon Vulture - another from Southern Spain. Possibly my favourite photo I've ever taken

Thekla Lark - Mallorca. On a family holiday with Jonny Holliday. It was the Holliday's holiday - not mine

White-fronted Geese - from Southwold in the first winter period

Scaup - a super confiding bird from Welney WWT 

Black-winged Stilts - another from the Mallorca trip 

Golden Eagle - taken on my way up to do the Loch Ness Marathon. The marathon went really well till mile 22 - then less well to mile 26

Little Swift - another from southern Spain. Just superbly cool birds. I mean just look at it.