* Singing Starling
This starling was perched on a lobster pot singing its heart out.

Nest Building
A hen sparrow gathering nesting material.

* Yellowhammer
A yellowhammer eating a grain of corn.

*Whitethroat
This silhouette of a whitethroat was taken into the sun. The patterns in the background are reflections off the sea.

*Pheasant in Flowers
A pheasant in amongst red campions and bluebells.

*Dunnock
A dunnock sitting in a hazel contorta bush.

*Blue Tit
One of many birds feeding in our garden

*Partridge in the Snow
This was one of about twenty red legged partridges that came into our garden to be fed when the weather was so bad that they couldn`t find their own food.

Grumpy
I think this red legged partridge was wishing the snow would go away!

Goldfinch
This delightful little goldfinch was photographed in my garden. We have several pairs that come to feed on the niger seed.

Cock Pheasant
This pheasant became a regular visitor during the winter months. If his breakfast was late he`d tap on our window.

Sparrowhawk
This sparrowhawk was sitting on the wall in my back garden. Bad news for our resident small birds I`m afraid.

Coot and Chick
A coot feeding its chick.

Eiderduck
A female eider duck incubating her eggs on the Isle of May

Puffins
A group of puffins on The Isle of May.

Fulmars
A pair of fulmars having a shouting match.

Sitting Tight
A shag sitting on her nest. Taken on Inner Farne.

Nesting Material
This shag had gathered many pieces of nesting material. He would take a piece at a time to show his mate. If she approved it would be added to the nest. If not it was tossed aside and he'd fetch another piece.

Fly Past
A mallard drake flying past our window.

Sparrow hawk plucking its prey

A cock pheasant beating its wing

*Lanner X Peregrine Falcon
This was a captive bird. It had just been sprayed with water to cool it down.

Kingfisher
This kingfisher was following otters going downstream. As they dived for the larger fish they would disturb the smaller fish which the kingfisher took full advantage of!

Golden Evening
A marsh harrier hunting across the reed beds in the golden light just before sun set.

Lapwing Calling
The lapwing was calling her chicks. There were gulls trying to pick them off but she was valiantly defending them.

Coming into land
A heron coming in to land at sunrise

Coming into roost
Starling coming in to roost. There is a wave of sound as they swoop into the reeds. I never tire of seeing them.