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Black winged stilt and curlew sandpiper at Salinas del Janubio

bird, Lanzarote, waderBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 13, 2012Leave a comment

A few more from Lanzarote. Having hired a car the second day of exploring lead us the Salinas del Janubio where the bird reports said black stilts occured, something I had never seen in the wild before. After a short walk along the coastal side of the lake I spotted some. With some careful stalking…

Spanish sparrows in Lanzarote

bird, LanzaroteBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 11, 20121 Comment

The recent story on the spanish sparrow in hampshire reminded me that I ahd some photos of the species on my hard drive. There were plenty in the towns in lanzarote where I took these photos. These photos were taken from the patio of the apartment we were staying at. They were often feeding on…

Stag beetle central!

beetles, Essex, insectBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 10, 20125 Comments

I moan about many things in my garden. Backing on to the A12, with very little in the way of bird life (with the untouched bird feeders to prove it), no hedgehogs or thrushes and the odd cat wandering through. However for a few nights in late May and early June one of my favourie…

Pond creature photography set up

Freshwater invertebratesBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 9, 20126 Comments

I will post properly on this at some point but here is a photo of one of my pond creature photography set ups It consists of a camera with macro lens (in this case Pentax K-5 and 100mm macro) with optional extension tubes, a small aquarium and a flash with diffusion off camera, in this…

Fulmars at Hunstanton

bird, gull, NorfolkBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 8, 20121 Comment

After looking at the whale (a couple of post back) we headed up the cliff at Hunstanton. In the wind the fulmar performed nicely and a got a number of shots: A couple of other species flew past: A feral pigeon And a common gull We headed back along the beach with the sun pretty…

Fieldfares, goldfinch, blue and great tits

bird, Essex, finch, thrush, tit, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 7, 20122 Comments

Yesterday morning, as with most days this week, there were plenty of fieldfares around. They were feeding on the hawthorn berries. At lunchtime I set up my camera near the RSPB feeders and got my best great tit shots yet. I also got some nice blue tit shots. I photographed the ‘beaky’ blue tit again.…

Titchwell RSPB reserve: little egrets, goldfinch, spotted redshank and gadwall

bird, finch, heron, Norfolk, Titchwell, waderBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 5, 20121 Comment

Before going to Hunstanton for the sperm whale we spent the morning at RSPB Titchwell. We sawa number of birds, including 3 lifers for me: Arctic Redpoll, red throated diver and my first definate bar tailed godwit (which I’ve almost certainly seen before, but never 100% sure it was one). I got some nice photos…

Beached Sperm Whale at Hunstanton, Norfolk

mammal, NorfolkBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 3, 20123 Comments

On recent trip to Norfolk we ended up at Hunstanton Beach and had a close look at the beached sperm whale. We could see the crowd of people around it from the car park. It was sad to see such a fantastic creature dead on a beach but the anatomist in me could not help…

Best photos of 2011

UncategorizedBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 31, 20116 Comments

I tried to pick my top 10 of my photos of 2011 but ended up with a few more than 10! Back in January and February I spent many mornings in a Lidl car park hoping the sun would come out and the waxwings would pose before I had to get to work before 9.…

Water spider, small red damselfly larva and palmate newt tadpole

amphibian, Arachnid, insect, odonata, spiders, Surrey, Thursley commonBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 29, 2011Leave a comment

When at thursley common back in June I tried some pond dipping off one of the board walks. When filling the tray with water before using the ent I scooped up a water spider, which is rather excellent considering Ive only ever seen 2 before. I caught quite a few in the end, they seeme…

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