As you will see some of these images are ID quality only , many taken from long range

BEST VIEWED FULL SCREEN (f11)

Pomarine Skua ( 2nd CY ) 3/12/09

Stratford , CVL
Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8

Black-necked Grebes 3/12/09

Nunnery Hide , CVL
Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8

Red-throated Diver 27/11/09

From Lakeside Optics , CVL

Nokia N95 / Swarovski ATS 80 HD 'scope

Grey Phalarope 19/11/09

Picnic site No.1 , CVL

Nikon D200 & Sigma 150-500mm (borrowed)

Bewick's Swans 15/11/09

Four adults (two ringed) at Denny Island

and a family party (two adults and a juvenile) at Heron's Green Bay , CVL

Nikon D300 & Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 + 1.7x

Jack Snipe 1/11/09

Stratford , CVL

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Ring-necked Duck 1/11/09

Stratford , CVL

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Water Pipit 1/11/09

Stratford , CVL

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Two Pectoral Sandpipers 1/10/09

Meare Heath , Somerset

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Glossy Ibis 1/10/09

Meare Heath , Somerset

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Bittern 1/10/09

Meare Heath , Somerset

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Cattle Egret 1/10/09

Meare Heath , Somerset

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Juvenile Long-billed Dowitcher 27/9/09

Herriots , CVL

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8 + 2x TC

Yellow-legged Gull 25/9/09

Lakeside Optics , CVL

Nikon D300 & Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 + 1.7xTC

Probable (first winter) Marsh Warbler 10/9/09

Slimbridge - Glos

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Osprey 31/8/09

Noah's Lake - Shapwick Heath , Somerset (See also 10/9/08 )

Nikon D300 & Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 + 1.7xTC

Spotted Crake 31/8/09

Greylake , Somerset

Nikon D300 & Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 + 1.7xTC

Leucistic Northern Lapwing 25/8/09

South Lake , Slimbridge - Glos

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

2 of 4 Garganey present 25/8/09

South Lake , Slimbridge - Glos

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Juvenile Hobby 25/8/09

100 Acre , Slimbridge - Glos

Nikon D300 & Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 + 1.7xTC

Juvenile Whinchat 25/8/09

Slimbridge , Glos

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Juvenile Northern Wheatear 25/8/09

Slimbridge , Glos

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Juvenile Cattle Egret 9/8/09

Heron's Green Pool , CVL

Nikon D300 & Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 + 1.7xTC

Purple Heron 10/5/09

Heron's Green Pool , CVL

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Long-eared Owl 26/2/09

Splatt Bridge , Frampton - Glos

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Tawny Owl 26/2/09

Splatt Bridge , Frampton - Glos

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

(First winter male) American Wigeon 26/2/09

WWT Slimbridge , Glos

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Garden Fieldfare 6/2/09

Longwell Green , Bristol

Photo by W.F.Mackie - Panasonic Lumix FZ18

(First winter)Iceland Gull 1/2/09

Slimbridge , Glos

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

(First winter) Glaucous Gull 1/2/09

Slimbridge , Glos

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Hawfinch 1/2/09
One of 7 seen today

St. Annes church , Oldland

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Little Egret and Cattle Egret 29/1/09

Somerset

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Great White Egret 29/1/09

RSPB Ham Wall , Somerset

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Waxwings 10/1/09

Usk - Gwent

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Bramblings 10/1/09

Forest of Dean

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Garden Blackcap 9/1/09

Longwell Green , Bristol

Photo by W.F.Mackie - Panasonic Lumix FZ18

Marsh Harrier (juv) 9/1/09

Herriots , CVL

Nikon D300 & Nikon 300mm f2.8

Great Grey Shrike 14/12/08

Ubley Warren - Somerset

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm f4

Bewick's Swan 11/12/08

Wall Common , Somerset

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm + 2x TC

Black-necked Grebes 27/11/08

Blagdon Lake , Somerset

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Water Rail 20/11/08

WWT Slimbridge

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Short-eared Owl 20/11/08

Aust Wharf , South Glos.

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Yellow-legged Gull - Chew Valley Lake 1/11/08

Nikon D60 through ED82 'scope (at Optics event)

Short-eared Owl 26/10/08

Aust Wharf , South Glos.

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Male Merlin 26/10/08

Aust Wharf , South Glos.

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Grey Phalarope 23/10/08

Brue Estuary , Somerset

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Kingfisher 19/10/08

Greylake , Somerset

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Grey Phalarope 12/10/08

Cheddar Reservoir , Somerset

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Pectoral Sandpiper 25/9/08

Barrow Tanks , near Bristol

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Yellow Wagtails 25/9/08

Barrow Tanks , near Bristol

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Adult male Ferruginous Duck 25/9/08

Barrow Tanks , near Bristol

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Peregrine Falcon and Common Buzzard soaring together 21/9/08

Herriots , CVL

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Wrynecks 14/9/08

Channel View , Clevedon

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Osprey 10/9/08

Noah's Lake - Shapwick Heath , Somerset

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Knot 10/9/08

Meare Heath , Somerset

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Black Tern 10/9/08

Noah's Lake - Shapwick Heath , Somerset

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Red-necked Phalarope 25/8/08

Weston-Super-Mare STW

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm

Same bird as below?

Red-necked Phalarope 17/8/08

Saul Warth , Glos

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm + 2X TC

Distant record shot

Kingfisher 14/8/08

Stratford Hide , CVL

Nikon D200 & Nikon 300mm + 2X TC

Wood Larks 6/7/08

New Forest , Hampshire

Nikon D200 & Sigma 180mm

Odd Herring Gull 26/6/08 and 3/7/08

Herriots , CVL

Nikon D200 & 300mm
Showing signs of American Herring Gull this bird has ,
through DNA analysis , been shown not to be of this race.
Although which race the bird belongs to remains a mystery.

Peregrine Falcon 15/6/08

Undisclosed site , near Bristol

Adult male Ferruginous Duck - 18/5/08

Site withheld

Nikon D200 & 300mm

Red-necked Grebe , Cheddar Reservoir - 2/3/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm

Firecrest , Bedminster - Bristol 2/3/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm

One of two present

(juvenile) Great Northern Diver , Cheddar Reservoir - 2/3/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm

Greater Scaup (male and 2 females) - Cheddar Reservoir 2/3/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm

Redpoll , Bedminster - Bristol 2/3/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm

(male) Garden Brambling , Longwell Green - Bristol 1/3/08

Picture taken by Sue Mackie

Panasonic Lumix FZ-18

(male) Brambling , Priddy - Somerset 17/2/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm

Peregrine Falcon - Central Bath 13/2/08

Nikon D300 & 80-400mm VR (borrowed)

(First Winter) White Wagtail - Minehead , Somerset 7/2/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm

(First Winter) Iceland Gull - Minehead , Somerset 7/2/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm

(Adult Winter) Mediterranean Gull - Minehead , Somerset 7/2/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm

Garden Brambling (male) and Siskin (female) , Longwell Green - Bristol 2/2/08

Pictures taken by Sue Mackie

(2nd Winter) Franklins Gull , Herriots - CVL 31/1/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm +2x TC

(Adult Winter) Mediterranean Gull , Herriots - CVL 31/1/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm +2x TC

Yellow-browed Warbler , Chew Stoke STW 31/1/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm

Great Bustard , Keynsham 10/1/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm +2x TC

"Orange Fifteen" from the Salisbury Plain re-introduction scheme

Female Greater Scaup , CVL 6/1/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm +2x TC

Male Red-breasted Merganser , CVL 6/1/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm +2x TC

Cattle Egret , Fretherne - Glos 1/1/08

Nikon D200 & 300mm +2x TC

More on the archive page HERE