Bodmin Moor

Ive just got back from a very long but very successful day at Bodmin moor! There was loads of species around and a lot to photograph... Though I found myself once again focusing on the ever elusive Dipper. Slightly larger than a Robin the Dipper lives in streams as it wades out in the fresh water to feed off insects. We watched it for ages as it 'dipped' again and again... my shots aren't great but there is a lot of potential at this new location.

A rare sight seing a Dipper on a branch like this

Looking for insects

Spot the Stoat?

It's caught an insect!

Another catch for the Dipper

Just a Common buzzard for the records...

Wild Cornwall- north and south encounters

Despite friday night being rather heavy I managed to get to the lizard for midday saturday, I was continuing with my project with the Cornish Choughs; one of the rarest birds in the country. We had a great afternoon and spotted 6 feeding at the same time, unfortunaely the light was poor so no great shots, nonetheless still good for records.

Today I went to the north coast, again poor light but still had some great wildlife encounters, very playful seals, snow buntings and a pod of 8-10 Dolphins were among the highlights. It's weekend like these which make me feel privileged to live in Cornwall

The Cornish Chough is known for its unusual flying technique 

Grey Seal of the most southerly point in Britain

*** this photo contain 20% of the entire population of Choughs in England***

Curlew taking off

a very playful seal of Godrevey head

**** A WILD ENGLISH DOLPHIN!!! (worst photo ever)

Perranporth at night

Last night I went to Perranporth on the north Cornwall coast, it seemed to lack photo opportunities whilst light, but when darkness fell things changed...

It's been a long time since I have shot anything other than wildlife, it was a refreshing break and felt good to get creative...

November Dipper

I have returned to the dipper site, now the canopy has thinned they are easier to photograph, as I can use an ISO less than 4000. This shot still isn't great but it is an improvement, we have a new location which we will try again tomorrow. Only had a couple of sightings this morning which was quite frustrating but I look forward to trying it again in the morning. Dippers are an elusive, stream dwelling bird, they're quite difficult to spot and even harder to photograph....

A Cornish Chough in its coastal environment

As many of you know I am studying one of the rarest birds in England for my final year project, The Cornish Chough.

 He is the first Male Chough to arrive back into to Cornwall, Its wing is badly damaged probably due to a Peregrine Falcon attack... 

A composite image showing the Cornish Chough in it's coastal environment

Autumnal Swanpool

Lately I have been practising at Swanpool lake; it's teeming with wildlife and only a short walk away, I've found a spot which enables me to get about 2 inches above the water, when combined with a flat surface it creates the glassy reflections as seen in shots 1 and 3. Conditions are hugely variable at this time of year which makes for unsettling, inconsistant photography.

I am currently searching for the elusive water rail which can be found in winter at Swanpool.