Chris Galvin
@chrisgalvin.bsky.social
Birder, occasional twitcher & photographer. Sometimes I photograph things other than birds. I do though have a selection of illustrated talks
https://chrisgalvin.co.uk/talks-presentations/
https://chrisgalvin.co.uk/talks-presentations/
I’m at Knutsford Ornitholigical Society delivering my updated North West Year tonight. I’m the first speaker opening the KOS indoor season 2025-26
#birdingtalks
#birdingtalks
September 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I’m at Knutsford Ornitholigical Society delivering my updated North West Year tonight. I’m the first speaker opening the KOS indoor season 2025-26
#birdingtalks
#birdingtalks
I’m at Nuneaton Bird Club tonight presenting North West Year, my talk on what I like to get up to in Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales each year. 25 in the house
#birding #cgbirding #birdingtalks
#birding #cgbirding #birdingtalks
September 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I’m at Nuneaton Bird Club tonight presenting North West Year, my talk on what I like to get up to in Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales each year. 25 in the house
#birding #cgbirding #birdingtalks
#birding #cgbirding #birdingtalks
A cracking sunrise at Gibraltar Point yesterday as the rising tide pushed all the gulls off beach
#cgbirding #gibraltarpoint #sunrise
#cgbirding #gibraltarpoint #sunrise
September 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
A cracking sunrise at Gibraltar Point yesterday as the rising tide pushed all the gulls off beach
#cgbirding #gibraltarpoint #sunrise
#cgbirding #gibraltarpoint #sunrise
I’ve always found crows and ravens a nightmare to exposure correctly, so it felt good getting this Raven action shot as it carried off this sea urchin from the beach.
#iceland #cgbirding #cgwildlife #birding #raven #
#iceland #cgbirding #cgwildlife #birding #raven #
August 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I’ve always found crows and ravens a nightmare to exposure correctly, so it felt good getting this Raven action shot as it carried off this sea urchin from the beach.
#iceland #cgbirding #cgwildlife #birding #raven #
#iceland #cgbirding #cgwildlife #birding #raven #
I watched a couple of Glaucous Gull at Grundarfjörður harbour catching Starfish and devouring them. Great theatre.
#cgbirding #cgwildlife #iceland #glaucousgull #starfish #grundarfjörður #birding #wildlifespectacle #gulls
#cgbirding #cgwildlife #iceland #glaucousgull #starfish #grundarfjörður #birding #wildlifespectacle #gulls
August 13, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I watched a couple of Glaucous Gull at Grundarfjörður harbour catching Starfish and devouring them. Great theatre.
#cgbirding #cgwildlife #iceland #glaucousgull #starfish #grundarfjörður #birding #wildlifespectacle #gulls
#cgbirding #cgwildlife #iceland #glaucousgull #starfish #grundarfjörður #birding #wildlifespectacle #gulls
A real privilege watching the bubble feeding techniques of these Humpback Whales off Reykjavik this week. We had at least 8 individuals and three Minke Whales. The weather was kind too and a real wildlife spectacular
#cgbirding #cgwildlife #iceland #humpbackwhale #reykjavík
#cgbirding #cgwildlife #iceland #humpbackwhale #reykjavík
August 12, 2025 at 5:44 AM
A real privilege watching the bubble feeding techniques of these Humpback Whales off Reykjavik this week. We had at least 8 individuals and three Minke Whales. The weather was kind too and a real wildlife spectacular
#cgbirding #cgwildlife #iceland #humpbackwhale #reykjavík
#cgbirding #cgwildlife #iceland #humpbackwhale #reykjavík
I never got to see the Seaforth Song Sparrow, but see one today at Thornwick Bay in the gulley behind the café. Missing for long periods of time in the brambles and nettles I managed to get a few shots from across the gulley. #cgbirding #ukrarebirds #rarebirds #songsparrow #yorkshire #birding
June 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I never got to see the Seaforth Song Sparrow, but see one today at Thornwick Bay in the gulley behind the café. Missing for long periods of time in the brambles and nettles I managed to get a few shots from across the gulley. #cgbirding #ukrarebirds #rarebirds #songsparrow #yorkshire #birding
With good portraits in the bag, I thought I’d push the camera to get some flights shots in fading flat light at the Woodchat Shrike.
Canon R7
EF 500 f4 IS MK1
EF 2x TC MK3
ISO 8000
1/2700th sec at f8
#cgbirding
#ukrarebirds
#cheshire
#birding
Canon R7
EF 500 f4 IS MK1
EF 2x TC MK3
ISO 8000
1/2700th sec at f8
#cgbirding
#ukrarebirds
#cheshire
#birding
June 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
With good portraits in the bag, I thought I’d push the camera to get some flights shots in fading flat light at the Woodchat Shrike.
Canon R7
EF 500 f4 IS MK1
EF 2x TC MK3
ISO 8000
1/2700th sec at f8
#cgbirding
#ukrarebirds
#cheshire
#birding
Canon R7
EF 500 f4 IS MK1
EF 2x TC MK3
ISO 8000
1/2700th sec at f8
#cgbirding
#ukrarebirds
#cheshire
#birding
A Thrush Nightingale belts out its mellifluous song, taken recently on Öland, Sweden #cgbirding #Öland #sweden #ottenby #birding
June 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
A Thrush Nightingale belts out its mellifluous song, taken recently on Öland, Sweden #cgbirding #Öland #sweden #ottenby #birding
I was fortunate to be a 12 minute drive away when the 3rd Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler was found at Möckelmossen, Öland Sweden yesterday. The first twitchable record for Sweden. #sweden #rarebirds #birding
May 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I was fortunate to be a 12 minute drive away when the 3rd Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler was found at Möckelmossen, Öland Sweden yesterday. The first twitchable record for Sweden. #sweden #rarebirds #birding
A White-tailed Eagle flies in off the ice and prepares to raid the food output for them at @naturumgetteron
#cgbirding #eagle #sweden #frozen #birding #birdingatwork
#cgbirding #eagle #sweden #frozen #birding #birdingatwork
February 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
A White-tailed Eagle flies in off the ice and prepares to raid the food output for them at @naturumgetteron
#cgbirding #eagle #sweden #frozen #birding #birdingatwork
#cgbirding #eagle #sweden #frozen #birding #birdingatwork
The end of a perfect Caribbean day, contemplating our return to the UK after a fabulous fortnight on Tobago 🇹🇹 resting, birding, rum-drinking & exploring
#tobago #tobago2025 #caribbean #sunset #beach #sea #cgbirding
#tobago #tobago2025 #caribbean #sunset #beach #sea #cgbirding
February 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The end of a perfect Caribbean day, contemplating our return to the UK after a fabulous fortnight on Tobago 🇹🇹 resting, birding, rum-drinking & exploring
#tobago #tobago2025 #caribbean #sunset #beach #sea #cgbirding
#tobago #tobago2025 #caribbean #sunset #beach #sea #cgbirding
This White-tailed Eagle I photographed at @naturumgetteron was unwillingly to share the food. Oh and the size difference between it and Hooded Crows.
#cgbirding #eagle #sweden #birdingatwork #birding
#cgbirding #eagle #sweden #birdingatwork #birding
February 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This White-tailed Eagle I photographed at @naturumgetteron was unwillingly to share the food. Oh and the size difference between it and Hooded Crows.
#cgbirding #eagle #sweden #birdingatwork #birding
#cgbirding #eagle #sweden #birdingatwork #birding
A White-tailed Eagle takes takes flight from the frozen waters of Getterons Nature Reserve, Varberg, Sweden.
#sweden #cgbirding #birdingatwork #eagle #birdingsweden
#sweden #cgbirding #birdingatwork #eagle #birdingsweden
February 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A White-tailed Eagle takes takes flight from the frozen waters of Getterons Nature Reserve, Varberg, Sweden.
#sweden #cgbirding #birdingatwork #eagle #birdingsweden
#sweden #cgbirding #birdingatwork #eagle #birdingsweden
A Spectacled Eider image from last week that was a massive crop and not particularly sharp. Played with the watercolour feature in photoshop and I’m pleased with the ‘rescue’
#brileider #spectacledeider #texel #photoshop #cgbirding #birding #dutchbirding
#brileider #spectacledeider #texel #photoshop #cgbirding #birding #dutchbirding
February 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A Spectacled Eider image from last week that was a massive crop and not particularly sharp. Played with the watercolour feature in photoshop and I’m pleased with the ‘rescue’
#brileider #spectacledeider #texel #photoshop #cgbirding #birding #dutchbirding
#brileider #spectacledeider #texel #photoshop #cgbirding #birding #dutchbirding
I get to travel a lot for work, sometimes I get spare time for birding. Today I am on Texel, Netherlands 🇳🇱 with a Spectacled Eider, a truly amazing record of a great looking iconic bird. 366 days ago I was in Falsterbo alone with a Stellar’s Eider. Two superb birds.
#birdingrep #cgbirding #birding
#birdingrep #cgbirding #birding
February 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I get to travel a lot for work, sometimes I get spare time for birding. Today I am on Texel, Netherlands 🇳🇱 with a Spectacled Eider, a truly amazing record of a great looking iconic bird. 366 days ago I was in Falsterbo alone with a Stellar’s Eider. Two superb birds.
#birdingrep #cgbirding #birding
#birdingrep #cgbirding #birding
Always inquisitive but wary too male Barred Ant Shrike were not as easy as I was lead to believe. Fortunately as it is usually does Patience Pays Off.
Canon R7with EF 500 f4 MK I with 1.4x TC III ETTL at 0.0
Shutter 1/250th
Aperture f10
ISO 400
#cgbirding #birding #neotropicalbirding
Canon R7with EF 500 f4 MK I with 1.4x TC III ETTL at 0.0
Shutter 1/250th
Aperture f10
ISO 400
#cgbirding #birding #neotropicalbirding
February 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Always inquisitive but wary too male Barred Ant Shrike were not as easy as I was lead to believe. Fortunately as it is usually does Patience Pays Off.
Canon R7with EF 500 f4 MK I with 1.4x TC III ETTL at 0.0
Shutter 1/250th
Aperture f10
ISO 400
#cgbirding #birding #neotropicalbirding
Canon R7with EF 500 f4 MK I with 1.4x TC III ETTL at 0.0
Shutter 1/250th
Aperture f10
ISO 400
#cgbirding #birding #neotropicalbirding
There are 6 Hummingbird species on #Tobago and 5 of them were new to me. I managed to get some short of shot of all of them. This species, White-tailed Sabrewing was the difficult one photographed at the rainforest edge.
#tobago2025 #cgbirding #hummingbird #rainforest #neotropicalbirds #birding
#tobago2025 #cgbirding #hummingbird #rainforest #neotropicalbirds #birding
February 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
There are 6 Hummingbird species on #Tobago and 5 of them were new to me. I managed to get some short of shot of all of them. This species, White-tailed Sabrewing was the difficult one photographed at the rainforest edge.
#tobago2025 #cgbirding #hummingbird #rainforest #neotropicalbirds #birding
#tobago2025 #cgbirding #hummingbird #rainforest #neotropicalbirds #birding
One of my main targets on #tobago2025 was to see Blue-backed hopefully at a lek. However I only managed to see a single bird during the morning but managed a few images.
Canon R7 with RF 100-500 IS
ISO 8000
1/125th sec at f10
##neotropicalbirds #cgbirding #rainforest #tobago #birdingphotography
Canon R7 with RF 100-500 IS
ISO 8000
1/125th sec at f10
##neotropicalbirds #cgbirding #rainforest #tobago #birdingphotography
February 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
One of my main targets on #tobago2025 was to see Blue-backed hopefully at a lek. However I only managed to see a single bird during the morning but managed a few images.
Canon R7 with RF 100-500 IS
ISO 8000
1/125th sec at f10
##neotropicalbirds #cgbirding #rainforest #tobago #birdingphotography
Canon R7 with RF 100-500 IS
ISO 8000
1/125th sec at f10
##neotropicalbirds #cgbirding #rainforest #tobago #birdingphotography
Another new hummingbird during #tobago2025 was this Black-throated Mango. I saw lots of them but photo ops were scarce.
Canon R7 with RF100-500 f7.1
Lens at 363mm
ISO 200”
F13 @ 1/640th sec no flash
#hummingbird #cgbirding #birding #neotropicalbirds
Canon R7 with RF100-500 f7.1
Lens at 363mm
ISO 200”
F13 @ 1/640th sec no flash
#hummingbird #cgbirding #birding #neotropicalbirds
February 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Another new hummingbird during #tobago2025 was this Black-throated Mango. I saw lots of them but photo ops were scarce.
Canon R7 with RF100-500 f7.1
Lens at 363mm
ISO 200”
F13 @ 1/640th sec no flash
#hummingbird #cgbirding #birding #neotropicalbirds
Canon R7 with RF100-500 f7.1
Lens at 363mm
ISO 200”
F13 @ 1/640th sec no flash
#hummingbird #cgbirding #birding #neotropicalbirds
I didn’t have as many photo opportunities to photograph hummingbirds in Tobago 🇹🇹 as I had in Costa Rica 🇨🇷 but still managed 6 new species including this beautiful Ruby Topaz at a feeder hanging from a beach bar
#tobago #tobago2025 #hummingbird #cgbirding #birding
#tobago #tobago2025 #hummingbird #cgbirding #birding
February 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I didn’t have as many photo opportunities to photograph hummingbirds in Tobago 🇹🇹 as I had in Costa Rica 🇨🇷 but still managed 6 new species including this beautiful Ruby Topaz at a feeder hanging from a beach bar
#tobago #tobago2025 #hummingbird #cgbirding #birding
#tobago #tobago2025 #hummingbird #cgbirding #birding
Two new species of hummingbird for me at this feeder with Copper-rumped Hummingbird & Rufous-breasted Hermit bit at a feeder outside a bar in Castara, Tobago
#tobago2025 #tobago #hummingbird #cgbirding #birding
#tobago2025 #tobago #hummingbird #cgbirding #birding
February 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Two new species of hummingbird for me at this feeder with Copper-rumped Hummingbird & Rufous-breasted Hermit bit at a feeder outside a bar in Castara, Tobago
#tobago2025 #tobago #hummingbird #cgbirding #birding
#tobago2025 #tobago #hummingbird #cgbirding #birding
I have just had two weeks in the beautiful Caribbean island of Tobago. Green-rumped Parrotlet is very noisy and sometimes difficult to find this one showed well from my room in Castara.
#cgbirding #tobago2025 #twentyyearsdigital #birding #neotropicalbirds
#cgbirding #tobago2025 #twentyyearsdigital #birding #neotropicalbirds
January 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I have just had two weeks in the beautiful Caribbean island of Tobago. Green-rumped Parrotlet is very noisy and sometimes difficult to find this one showed well from my room in Castara.
#cgbirding #tobago2025 #twentyyearsdigital #birding #neotropicalbirds
#cgbirding #tobago2025 #twentyyearsdigital #birding #neotropicalbirds
It’s been a long time since I last pointed a lens at a White-billed Diver, so it was great to photograph this one up in Druridge Country Park today.
#birdsinflight #cgbirding #ukrarebirds #birding #rarebirdphotography
#birdsinflight #cgbirding #ukrarebirds #birding #rarebirdphotography
January 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It’s been a long time since I last pointed a lens at a White-billed Diver, so it was great to photograph this one up in Druridge Country Park today.
#birdsinflight #cgbirding #ukrarebirds #birding #rarebirdphotography
#birdsinflight #cgbirding #ukrarebirds #birding #rarebirdphotography