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91 Bird species so far this year - a reasonable number for us...

Goodnight all.

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January 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM

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Yet more photos of the local Firecrest pair emerging from the edit queue. Definitely not complaining....

Very happy with my captures thus far (mostly).

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January 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM

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Goodnight.

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January 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM

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Very dark day in our area today so I took my very old 300 f2.8 with a 1.4x tc - making it a 420 f4. Not used much past few years as it's prime (inflexible) heavy with no OS. Stuck on D850 it worked well in the dark.

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January 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM

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Enjoyed my time with the GWE - until this Grey Heron joined us. Started togging the Heron, which promptly panic bolted. The GWE on seeing this thought, shit, i'm supposed to be scared and joined the exodus.

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January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM

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Today.

Wet and dark again but spent a happy 40 minutes with the GWE. It happily fished whilst totally ignoring me.

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January 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM

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The tail points the way.

Editing, 5,163 to go.

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January 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM

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68 Bird species at Slimbridge Today and many, many, terrible photos. Our last visit for the foreseeable future

Both these Egret Species (Cattle and Little) NFY.

Found by us on the drive out.

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January 14, 2026 at 9:23 PM

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Most annoying - would have been a really nice capture but just too dark.

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January 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM

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Getting comfy with mum.

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January 13, 2026 at 11:27 PM

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It was dark and dismal, and he seems to have spotted me rather easier than I spotted him.

(iso 4000-6400, open aperture + low speeds for this series)

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January 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM

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When first spotted there was speculation that there could be two Firecrest at Brandon. Got the second one, a male, this morning (L).

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January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM

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January 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM

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Today.

Dark, wet and miserable but an enjoyable visit nonetheless.
Cubs payed on the bank for around an hour.

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January 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM

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#wildlife and #nature #photography is easy - in your f*cking dreams.

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January 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM

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Giving the side eye - cheeky Kes.

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January 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM

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Starlings flexing.

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January 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM

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Today

A bit wet. #video

January 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM

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Today.

First day in weeks we saw neither Gold nor Firecrests. Plenty of Nuthatch around.

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January 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM

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Today.

Marsh Tits are still showing well.

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January 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM

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Today.

Cute Coal Tit.

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January 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM

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Tonight.

Not so many Starlings but way more people.

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January 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM

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Vortex Feeding - A Northern Shoveller collaborative feeding technique whereby 2 to 50+ birds rotate unidirectionally to create a current which sucks invertebrates into a water column from which they are filtered. Clever huh.

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