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  • Great Black-backed Gull & chicks
    Description to come soon!
    Skomer Island
  • Brent Goose
    Description to come soon!
    Pagham Harbor
  • Chaffinch
    The Chaffinch is a widespread finch across Europe, Asia, and northwestern Africa, being the most populous finch in western Europe. It can be said it is one of europe's prettiest finches, with a loud and varied song to match. The Chaffinch is not migratory here in Britain, and in the winter it will form loose flocks, sometimes quite large. They are also known to mix with the visiting Bramblings during the winter as well.
    Cosmeston Lakes
  • Iceland Gull
    A medium-size gull, smaller than most herring gulls. It has a rounded head and smallish beak, giving it a dove-like expression. It has very pale plumage and white wing tips, and, like the glaucous gull, it is sometimes referred to as a 'white-winged' gull. It is a winter visitor, with small numbers of birds, usually seen singly. It breeds in the Arctic and winters as far south as New York and Britain.
    Pagham Harbour
  • Oystercatcher
    The Eurasian Oystercatcher, otherwise known as a Pied Oystercatcher or just Oystercatcher here in the UK is part of the oystercatcher family. Its the only one to occur here in the UK, although there are 3 subspecies of this oystercatcher in Europe and some of Asia. Its highly migratory but we are lucky enough to have this bird stay here year round. This bird as an adult has black above, white underneath, and a vividly red legs and bill which makes this striking bird really stand out amongst other waders. Despite its name, it does not primarily hunt for oysters, however its one of, if not the only wader to be able to pry open these tough creatures. What makes this bird really unique is that the shape of the bill varies depending on which type of food it specializes in. Birds that focus on molluscs have broad bill tips, where birds that specialize with unearthing worms tend to have pointed bills.
    Pagham Harbour
  • Reed Bunting
    Sparrow-sized but slim and with a long, deeply notched tail, the male has a black head, white collar and a drooping moustache. Females and winter males have a streaked head. In flight the tail looks black with broad, white edges.
    Pagham Harbour NR
  • Hairy Woodpecker
    Description to come soon!
    Minnesota, USA
  • Dunlin
    Description to come soon!
    Pagham Harbor
  • Black-tailed Godwit
    Adults of black-tailed godwits have a red neck, breast and belly during the breeding season, which turns to an off white in the winter seasons. The back remains a mottled grey all year round. Bills are very long with a very slight upward curve, pink at the base and black at the tip. <br/><br/> Interesting fact about this bird in the UK is that even though you can see these birds year-round here, they’re not the same birds. In fact our resident breeders leave our shores in the fall and we get an influx of the larger Icelandic black-tailed godwits visiting here. <br/><br/>You can see these birds both on fresh and salt water, whereas the similar bar-tailed godwits are only found on the coasts.
    Pagham Harbor
  • Great White Egret
    Description to come soon!
    USA
  • Sandhill Cranes
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    Wisconsin, USA
  • Osprey
    Description to come soon!
    Crex Meadows NR, USA
  • Mandarin Duck
    Description to come soon!
    WWT Swansea
  • Golden Plover
    Breeding adults of the Golden Plover are black & gold spotted on top of the back, head and wings. Their face and neck are black with a thick white border, a black breast, black legs, and a dark rump. In winter, they have an off-white face and breast and white underneath. <br/><br/> What makes this bird special in the UK is an amazing 500,000 birds overwinter here.
    Talacre
  • Grey Plover
    Description to come soon!
    RSPB Titchwell Marsh NR
  • Razorbill
    The razorbill is a medium-sized seabird. It is black above and white below. It has a thick black beak which is deep and blunt, unlike the thinner bill of the similar guillemot. It breeds around the coast of the UK, with the largest colonies in northern Scotland. There are none breeding between the Humber and the Isle of Wight. Birds only come to shore to breed, and winter in the northern Atlantic. The future of this species is linked to the health of the marine environment. Fishing nets, pollution and declining fish stocks all threaten the razorbill.
    Skomer Island
  • Eurasian Jay
    Description to come soon!
    Forest Farm NR
  • Blue Jay
    Description to come soon!
    USA
  • Carrion Crow
    Description to come soon!
    Wyllie
  • Common Guillemot
    Description to come soon!
    Skomer Island
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Latest Updates
10-Oct-2015 New sort option "Date Added" now available to show latest additions. E.g. Birds
13-Jun-2015 Wildlife photos from our first visit to the Republic of Ireland added
03-Oct-2014 Blog replaced with Favourites page
01-Jan-2014 Visit to Forest Farm pics added
01-Jan-2014 Norfolk pics Added
01-Jan-2014 Minnesota 2013 pics Added
20-June-2013 Animals from Berwick upon Tweed & Scotland 2013 Trip Added
20-June-2013 Birds from Berwick upon Tweed & Scotland Trip Added
02-Apr-2013 Pagham Harbor 2013 Trip Added


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