GALLERIES

Our favourite bird families throughout the world, apart from seabirds which have their own section, plus some other wildlife. Most galleries are added to from time to time, since we tend to target our favourites when we organise a trip. Whilst we will never see all the world's Waders, most are here, likewise Herons, whereas some galleries such as Kingfishers and Bee-eaters represent only a small percentage of the existing species.
Each gallery has a date when it was last updated, some are not available as yet but will be later.
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SANDPIPERS, PLOVERS & OTHER
SHOREBIRDS/WADERS JULY 2025.

After seabirds, and Ann's personal favourites, waders feature heavily in all our trips, and we have seen and photographed the majority of the world's species. There are a few to go, including one or two easy ones, plus I update if I get better shots, so it's always worth a browse if you enjoy them.

HERONS, SHOEBILL, IBISES, STORKS
and SPOONBILLS MARCH 2024

Usually easy to capture on camera, (except Bitterns), a very photogenic group. Some, such as many egrets, are found in almost every country, whereas others are quite range restricted or only found on one continent. Not all closely related, but all are long-legged waterbirds. Click on the photo or title to access the gallery.

DUCKS,GEESE & SWANS
MARCH 2025

I am trying to photograph every species in the world, albeit some in captivity. See how I'm getting on here. We obviously encounter them in every country, but a few are very difficult to catch up with, even in wildfowl collections.

GULLS and TERNS
JULY 2025

Many of the world's Gull and Tern species, not included in our seabirds pages since all are readily seen on land, and some breed well inland. I have seen all the world's gulls, but a few decent photos elude me, and all the terns bar Kerguelen and Chinese Crested. Taxonomic changes mean frequent updates.

KINGFISHERS, BEE-EATERS and
ROLLERS FEBRUARY 2025

Many Kingfishers are difficult to see, let alone photograph, Bee-eaters and Rollers are usually much easier. We feel we have enough photos of this colourful group to warrant a gallery, which has been extended to include Ground Rollers, thus all members of the Coraciiformes.

DIURNAL RAPTORS and OWLS
JUNE 2025.

A very hit and miss group to photograph, especially owls for obvious reasons, a somewhat random selection of these popular families, but some good close ups. They have been divided into four galleries based on continents, opening with Eurasian species, but there are no backup pages.

MIGRANT AMERICAN
SONGBIRDS AUGUST 2023

One of the greatest spectacles in birding is the migration of warblers, vireos and thrushes, through such bottlenecks as Magee, Pelee, and High Island in Texas in spring. Most of these birds were taken in the North-east, but some are wintering in Central America, or even vagrants to the UK. No backup pages as I haven't enough photos of many species.

PARROTS and MACAWS
NOVEMBER 2024

We have to say not our favourite birds, but usually quite photogenic, especially in Australia, which is probably the best continent to see them, although South America is a close second. Several families are covered, Macaws are no longer considered a distinct family, rather distribution is the criterion. A different layout with more information, but no backup pages.

MOTHS and BUTTERFLIES IN SUTTON BRIDGE
and ELSEWHERE APRIL 2024

In common with many birders, I now trap moths, and it turns out that my garden is quite a good location for them, and butterflies also. Here are shots of those recorded at home, together with some elsewhere, and a few (some spectacular) foreign species, not all of which are identified.

CETACEANS-WHALES and DOLPHINS
AUGUST 2025

My main interest being seabirds it was perhaps inevitable that I would build up a decent cetacean list, our Baja trip enabled us to take some photos which were a bit more than a back and fin, some species are represented here.

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