October half term holidays on the Isles of Scilly always produces something special to go for on the first day. In October 2000,this was one of the birds of the trip. It was a yomp from the airport on St. Mary's to the hides at Porthellick for the first 'Lifer' of the week's holiday.
A Mega British tick turned up on the Isles of Scilly in October1981. This bird was extensibly watched for its first couple of days. I had an opportunity to photograph it on my own near the pumping station at Higher Moors a couple of days later.
01/09/1982, the last day of the school summer holidays, and this Long Toed Stint, a 'First for Britain', had turned up at Saltholme pools. The wader was walking along the edge of a small circular pool. It was simply a matter of lying down, with the camera at the ready and waiting, with the...
This bird of suspect origin, spent almost a week on the River Ribble, near Brockholes Quarry in August 2006. The bird featured on BBC TV's North West Tonight. The Pelican managed to feed itself quite well but also gratefully took any fish that the local anglers caught. (offered or otherwise.)...
This bird was about the drink and bathe from a puddle on the ground. I noticed it whilst when driving and managed to free-wheel to a stop in a gateway, next to where the bird was perched. I used the car as a hide and after taking a few still shots, changed to a camcorder and videoed it...
The bird arrived during the cold snap at the end of November 2010 and still present this week down at Preston Docks, undoubtedly thanks to a regime of people who supply food for the birds over this severe winter period. The bird would happily come for thrown scraps from the car park on the...
This Glossy Ibis turned up at Brockholes Quarry on 1st October 2006. It stayed a couple of days before moving on but remaining in different parts of Lancashire until 2007. This image was digiscoped using a Nikon Coolpix 775, a Nikon Fieldscope ED111 with a 20x mag lens, and 10p piece of...
This Grey Phalarope appeared on Fairhaven Lake on the 21st Sept 1983. Its arrival coincided with a juvenile Red Necked Phalarope's earlier in the month.
The Grey Phalarope gave plenty of opportunities to take photographs of it, as with most phalaropes, it was very confiding.
A juvenile Red Necked Phalarope was discovered on Fairhaven Lake, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, on the 13th September 1983. It remained for a few days and was quite approachable for photography
This juv Red Necked Phalarope appeared on Fairhaven Lake, Lytham St. Annes, in Lancashire in mid Sept 2010, for about a week. It arrived shortly after the gales which brought Leach's Fork Tailed Storm Petrels off the Blackpool promenade
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