Glossy Ibis again on Cleethorpes Coast LNR saltmarsh this afternoon. #lincsbirding

At least one Purple Sandpiper ( of the 3 present around new year) still poddling around on the stone-strewn mudflats off north Cleethorpes … #lincsbirding #birds

Happy Christmas!

3 Purple Sandpipers at Cleethorpes over past week

Those old enough to remember when autofocus wasn’t a thing, let alone ai subject detection, will know that images like this once needed a lot of skill, preparation, patience and luck… #birds #birdphotograph

This fella just failed to turn a Collared Dove into dinner at my garden feeding station - note the dove feathers around his foot. #birds #ukbirding #birdphotography

A Northern Wheatear. I like the spring evening light on this one. #birds #ukbirding #birdphotography

Still working though/editing my ridiculous maze of photo folders, finally freeing-up space and ordering the tangle. Here are some from my home area of Cleethorpes. All taken with Olympus kit. EM1ii/EMX/OM1 bodies & either 300 f4 or 150-400 f4.5.
#birds #birdinguk #birdphotography

… and a couple of Bempton, Yorkshire, gannets #ukbirding #seabirds #birdphotography #Bempton

Still sorting through/reorganising old pics today. Here are a couple of purple sandpipers at Cleethorpes last winter. #ukbirding #Lincolnshirebirding #birdphotography

Thanks, Steve! I originally posted it as a” memory of 2023” new year greetings card on the GY WhatsApp group. Geoff Beasley replied with this pic of a painting I made for him 40 years ago! Still on his lounge wall …

Cleethorpes alpine swift scribble from spring 2023 …

… & a great egret from the same place …

Sorting through/thinning-out photos & artwork files today, so thought I’d post a few on this new (to me) site too. Here’s a Cetti’s warbler from my Tetney patch, on the Lincolnshire coast …

A first winter Red-breasted flycatcher, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, from late last month . Always a delight to encounter these sprightly little birds. This one involved a 35 mile e-bike journey from home - an infrequent event as my 71 years old legs get wobblier - but well worth the effort …