CHALKHILL BLUE (male)

CHALKHILL BLUE (mating pair)

ADONIS BLUE

CHALKHILL BLUE (female)

ADONIS BLUE

ADONIS BLUE

ADONIS BLUE

UDEA LUTEALIS

COMMON BLUE

PEACOCK

3802

YELLOW SHELL

SMALL TORTOISESHELL

SMALL WHITE

RED ADMIRAL

PAINTED LADY

CORMORANT

BROWN ARGUS

BROWN ARGUS

MEADOW BROWN

ROESEL'S BUSH CRICKET

SHADED BROAD BAR

RINGLET

COMMON BLUE

BROWN HAIRSTREAK

BROWN HAIRSTREAK

COMMON BLUES

COMMON DARTER

SILVER Y MOTH

BROWN HAIRSTREAK

LARGE WHITE

SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER

HOLLY BLUE

SMALL HEATH

SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER

CHALKHILL BLUE (male)

CHALKHILL BLUE (male)

CHALKHILL BLUE (female)

CHALKHILL BLUE (female)

SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER

SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER

CHALKHILL BLUE

CHALKHILL BLUE

COMMON BLUE (female)

COMMON BLUE (mating pair)

SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER

SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER

SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER

LESSER TREBLE BAR

GREEN VEINED WHITE

BROWN ARGUS

SMALL WHITE

SPECKLED WOOD

BROWN ARGUS

HUMMINGBIRD HAWK MOTH

SCAEVA PYRASTRI

COMMON GREEN GRASSHOPPER

COMMON BLUES

RED ADMIRAL

GRAYLING

GRAYLING

GRAYLING

SMALL COPPER (abberation)

SMALL COPPER (abberation)

PURPLE HAIRSTREAK

PURPLE HAIRSTREAK

PURPLE HAIRSTREAK

BANK VOLE

BROWN ARGUS

LARGE EMERALD MOTH

SMALL SKIPPER

SHADED BROWN BAR

MARBLED WHITE

SMALL SKIPPER

DARK GREEN FRITILLARY

DARK GREEN FRITILLARY

DARK GREEN FRITILLARY

DARK GREEN FRITILLARY

DARK GREEN FRITILLARY

WHITE LETTER HAIRSTREAK

PURPLE HAIRSTREAK

PURPLE HAIRSTREAK

COMMA

WHITE LETTER HAIRSTREAK

WHITE LETTER HAIRSTREAK

PURPLE HAIRSTREAK (male)

WHITE LETTER HAIRSTREAK

WHITE LETTER HAIRSTREAK

GATEKEEPER (male)

GREEN VEINED WHITE (female)

SILVER-STUDDED BLUE (male)

SILVER-STUDDED BLUE (female)

SILVER-STUDDED BLUE (female)

SILVER-STUDDED BLUE (mating pair)

SILVER-STUDDED BLUE (female)

RINGLET

LARGE HEATH

LARGE SKIPPER

LAPWING

FOUR-SPOTTED CHASER

BLACK DARTER

Black Darter

SMALL SKIPPER

MARBLED WHITE

MARBLED WHITE

MARBLED WHITE

WHITE ERMIN MOTH

DRINKER MOTH CATERPILLAR

High Brown Fritillary

High Brown Fritillary

High Brown Fritillary

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed Fritillary

Small Tortiseshell

Beautiful Demoiselle

Meadow Brown

Large Skipper

Great Black-backed Gull

Reed Bunting

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Silver-washed Fritillary

House Sparrow (male)

The Moon!

Black Hairstreak

Black Hairstreak

Black Hairstreak

Large Blue

Large Blue

Large Blue

Razorbill

Shag

Puffin

Arctic Tern

Guillemot

Bridled Guillemot

Bridled Guillemot

Puffin

Kittiwake

Shag

Razorbill

Razorbill and young

Puffin

Black-headed Gull

Common Tern

Grey Seal

Shag

Eider Duck (female)

Eider Duckling

Kittiwake

Gannet

Gannet

Fulmar

Fulmar

Bass Rock

3205

3205

Linnets

Linnet (juvenile)

Linnet (female)

Linnet (male)

Linnet (male)

Small White

Rock Pipit

Rock Pipit

Kestrel

Dunnock

Dunnock

Bastard Balm

Heath Fritillary

Heath Fritillary

Heath Fritillary

SMALL BLUE

Pearl-bordered Fritillary

SMALL HEATH

SMALL HEATH

SMALL BLUE

SMALL BLUE

MARSH FRITILLARY

Marsh Fritillary

MARSH FRITILLARY

MARSH FRITILLARY

Beautiful Demoiselle (male)

Broad-bodied Chaser

MOTHER SHIPTON MOTH

SPECKLED WOOD

GREEN HAIRSTREAK

Green Hairstreak

GREEN HAIRSTREAK

GREEN HAIRSTREAK

WOOD WHITE

WOOD WHITE

WOOD WHITE

WOOD WHITE

DINGY SKIPPER

DINGY SKIPPER

DINGY SKIPPER

GRIZZLED SKIPPER

ORANGE TIP (male)

ORANGE TIP (male)

ORANGE TIP (female)

ORANGE TIP (female)

Song Thrush

Yellow Hammer

Green Veined White

Green Veined White

House Sparrow

JACKDAW

RED KITE

3717 City of Truro

7827 Lydham Manor

5051 Earl Bathurst and 5029 Nunney Castle

No5 'Shannon'

7808 Cookham Manor

7827 Lydham Manor

7827 Lydham Manor

3650 and 3738

1340 'Trojan' with Auto Trailer 190

4866

3717 City of Truro

5521

1450 with Auto Trailer W231

3717 City of Truro

5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe

5526

5526

4920 Dumbleton Hall

5526

5526

5526

SKYLARK

PHEASANT

PHEASANT

RAVEN

STONECHAT (female)

GOLDFINCH

LAPWING

PIGEONS (IN LOVE)

3803

70013 Oliver Cromwell

5526

WILLOW WARBLER

Song Thrush

BLUE TIT

CORMORANT

STONECHAT

STONECHAT

7812 Erlestoke Manor and 7802 Bradley Manor

7812 Erlestoke Manor

7812 Erlestoke Manor

7802 Bradley Manor and 7812 Erlestoke Manor

7802 Bradley Manor and 7812 Erlestoke Manor

7802 Bradley Manor and 7812 Erlestoke Manor

92203 Black Prince

6024 King Edward I

4160

71000 Duke of Gloucester

Fieldfare

Redwing

Mallard

EIDER (Young Male)

Garganey (Male)

Chiloe Wigeon

Ring-necked Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Pintail

TUFTED DUCK (Male)

Tufted Duck (Male)

Black Headed Gull

5764 & 5786

6695

Goosander (Female)

Goosander (Female)

Andean Flamingo

Smew (Male)

Tufted Duck (Male)

Greylag Goose

GOOSANDER (Male)

Mallard

BLUE CHAFFINCH

Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

VILAFLOR, TENERIFE

VILAFLOR, TENERIFE

Adeje, Tenerife

Adeje, Tenerife

Mount Teide, Tenerife

La Caleta, Tenerife

La Gomera

Canarian Lizard

LITTLE EGRET

LITTLE EGRET

WHIMBREL

WHIMBREL

GREY PLOVER

TURNSTONE

SPANNISH SPARROW

RED SHORE CRAB

SCARLET DARTER

ROBIN

MISTLE THRUSH

REDWING

FIELDFARE

FIELDFARE

A SNOWY EVENING

MISTLE THRUSH

A SNOWY SCENE

JACK IN THE SNOW

LONG TAILED TIT

A SNOWY SCENE

A SNOWY SCENE

FIELDFARE

Starlings argueing

Fieldfare seeing off a Starling

Fieldfare seeing off a Starling

SUNRISE FROM MY GARDEN

HOUSE SPARROM (female)

STARLING

ROBIN

BLACKBIRD

Charlecote Park

Weeping Silver Birch Tree

A Tree full of Fieldfares

Blackbird (female)

House Sparrow (male)

BLACKBIRD

REDWING

REDWING

JACKDAW

RABBIT

MUTE SWAN

BLACK SWAN and CYGNET

WOOD DUCK

TUFTED DUCK

GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

PHEASANT

MURMURATION OF STARLINGS

SLIMBRIDGE AT DUSK

THREE SPOOKY GEESE!

A MUMURATION OF STARLINGS

A MURMURATION OF STARLINGS

EIDER DUCK

TRUMPETER SWAN

COOT

SMEW

RED CRESTED POCHARD

FLAMINGO

TUFTED DUCK

FIELDFARE

FIELDFARE

'Fud' the Male Grey Seal (1)

'Fud' the Male Grey Seal (2)

'Fud' the Male Grey Seal

'Fud' the Male Grey Seal (4)

'Fud' the Male Grey Seal (5)

Male Grey Seal

Female Grey Seal

Grey Seals

Male Grey Seals

Female Grey Seal

Grey Seal

Grey Seal Pup

Grey Seal

Grey Seal Pup

Grey Seal Pup

Grey Seal

Grey Seals

Femal Grey seal

Grey Seals

Grey Seals

Grey Seals

Male Grey Seal

Grey Seals

Grey Seals

Grey Seal Pup

Grey Seals

9681

9681

9681

9681

MARBLED TEAL

WHITE HEADED DUCK

BUFFLEHEAD

EIDER DUCK

BLACK SWAN & CYGNETS

MANDARIN DUCK

FALLOW DEER

FALLOW DEER

WARWICK PARK

AUTUMN

AUTUMN

5521

5521

5521

5521

VERY HANDSOME BULLIES

SUNSET

4936 Kinlet Hall

4936 Kinlet Hall

4936 Kinlet Hall

4936 Kinlet Hall

4936 Kinlet Hall

4936 Kinlet Hall

1340, 1338 and 3822

1340 Trojan

1340 Trojan

3650

HUMBOLT PENGUIN

LEMUR and Young

WHITE RHINO

6435

6435

6435

6435

6435

ROBIN

ROBIN

YOUNG HERRING GULL

YOUNG BUZZARD

YOUNG BLACKBIRD

GOLDEN EAGLE

GOLDEN EAGLE

GOLDEN EAGLE

GOLDEN EAGLE

GOLDEN EAGLE

GOLDEN EAGLE

GOLDEN EAGLE

GOLDEN EAGLE

EAGLE OWL

EAGLE OWL

EAGLE OWL

EAGLE OWL

BARN OWL

BARN OWL

BARN OWL

HARRIS HAWK

HARRIS HAWK

BUZZARD

GREY HERON

MR COOT, MRS COOT AND THE FOUR COOTIES

SONG THRUSH

WREN

CARRION CROW

KESTREL

KESTREL

KESTREL

KESTREL

KESTREL

KESTREL

NEW IMAGES

22nd AUGUST 2010
Just back from butterfly walk on Rodborough Common with Butterfly Conservation (Warwickshire) where I saw my 51st species the stunning Adonis Blue.

15th AUGUST 2010
Added butterfly pictures from various locations over the last week or two.

08th AUGUST 2010
Added images from a walk with Butterfly Conservation (East Midlands) to Aston Rowant and Whitecross Green wood. An excellent day culminating in fine views of the elusive Brown Hairstreak.

01st AUGUST 2010
Butterfly pics from walks close to my home and a Butterfly Conservation (Upper Thames) walk at Watlington Hill, Oxon for my first sightings of the Silver-spotted Skipper and the very beautiful Chalkhill Blue.

24th JULY 2010
Added butterflies from Ryton Woods and Meadows and a visit to Greenham Common with Upper Thames Butterfly Conservation to see the Grayling butterfly.

17th JULY 2010
Added more butterfly images from time spent at my favourite 'hairstreak' spot and the only site in Warwickshire where the very impressive Dark Green Fritillary can be seen.

10th JULY 2010
Added pics of Silver-studded blue and Large Heath butterflies, new species seen on a trip to Prees Heath Common and Whixall Moss in Shropshire.

04th July 2010
Just back from a week in Devon. Very fortunate to see and photograph the very rare High Brown Fritillary, also had a great holiday!

23rd June 2010
I was unable to visit Glapthorne Cow pastures on Sunday with Warwickshire Butterfly Conservation to see the Black Hairstreak and so decided to go today, I was handsomely rewarded with some fine views of this very rare butterfly.

19th June 2010
Added about fifty photos today. Firstly from a holiday in Devon including trains, birds and butterflies, then from a two day trip to Scotland and the Farne Islands and lastly a day at Collard Hill in Somerset to see the rare Large Blue butterfly - phew!

26th MAY 2010
Added various Birds, Butterflies and Bugs

11th MAY 2010
Added pictures from a couple of railway trips.
Steam Recreations photo charter at the South Devon Railway and GWR 175 celebrations at Didcot Railway Centre also a few birds snapped along the way.

14th APRIL 2010
Added pictures from a recent holiday in Devon

27th MARCH 2010
Added images from two 'train spotting' days.
The Spring Gala at the West Somerset Railway where I had a day with Don Bishop of Steam Recreations - as always an excellent day and
a photo charter at the Severn Valley Railway with two 'Manors' arranged by Matt Fielding and again, as always, an excellent day.
Thanks to both of you!!

17th MARCH 2010
Added new pictures from two visits to Slimbridge Wetland Centre in glorious sunshine and a couple of shots from a visit to the Severn Valley Railway in glorious gloom!

22nd FEBRUARY 2010
New images added of my recent holiday in Tenerife. Lots of very nice sunshine and time to watch and photograph the stunning Blue Chaffinch and the very regal Monarch butterfly.

05th JANUARY 2010
At last I have found time to update this page with a couple of visits to Slimbridge Wetland Centre and various pictures taken locally.
Hope you like them!

23rd NOVEMBER 2009
Added pictures of a visit to Donna Nook with 'Photographers on Safari' (who were excellent as always) to see the Grey Seals.
Had a truly great day which lived up to all expectations. A little bit of sun would have been nice but compared to Cumbria it was a veritable summers day!

11th NOVEMBER 2009
Added images of Autumn and trips to Slimbridge, Charlecote Park and two trips to the Dean Forest Railway

14th OCTOBER 2009
Added images from two railway visits - Didcot Railway Centre and a photo charter arranged by Matt Fielding and Martin Creese at the Severn Valley also a visit to Cotswold Wildlife Park

17th SEPTEMBER 2009
Added images from photo charter at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway

31st JULY 2009
Images from Photographers on Safari Golden Eagle experience. A great day as always - thanks Nadine and get well soon John!