Wildlife Photography across the Water: Quick Reminder

Sunday 31 January 2010

Quick Reminder

As posted back a couple of days ago, this weekend is the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch.

I just submitted my results from first thing, total of 12 species with the scarcer species of Great Spotted Woodpecker and Mistle Thrush.

Let us know what you recorded

Martin

2 comments:

Anonymous1 February 2010 at 11:26
Not much my way, just the usual sparrows, starlings, collared doves, blackbirds and robins. Then, with just 3 minutes to go a surprise vistor popped in - a wren. It came back briefly in the afternoon too so hopefully I'll be seeing more of it.
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Julian1 February 2010 at 21:49
Did mine Sunday. Little concerned as milder weather during week meant that the quantity and variety of species seen during seen in the harsher first half of Jan was dropping as food was sufficent away from the gardens. Forecast sub-zero night temps over weekend saw me topping up feeders and table with broken fat balls and mealworms in readiness for the weekend. Sure enough Saturday saw a return to recent form, to such an extent that my wife remarked that the birds can predict a cold snap with more certainty than the Met Office!

Sunday am came soon enough and together with the kids we spotted 14 species to include all the typical Top Ten plus a pair of LTT, 1 Pied Wagtail, a pair of Wood Pigeon, 1 Wren & 8 (yes max of eight eventually!)Song Thrushes - beautiful bird!

The wren was a pleasanr surprise but last year's Goldcrest was absent this year. I was pleased that the 8 Songies last tempted in in early Jan made the effort as they were amply rewarded with lots of food! Along with the sparrows, starlings and chaffinches the nearby trees were reminiscent of a "jet stack" at Heathrow with some kind of "queueing" pattern going on. Alas, no sign of the pair of Reed Buntings seen earlier in the month, but a population of 29 birds over 14 species was pleasing for our semi-rural garden.

Good fun - kids had a great time.
Julian
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David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.