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Birds in the U.K.

A home for some of the half-decent photos of birds I've taken in the U.K.

N.B. I'm no avian expert, so some of these might be natives and others will no doubt be visitors to our shores!
Treecreeper with tail in water, Swell (S).jpg
Treecreeper with tail in water, Swell (S).jpg		 Firecrest, Martock churchyard
Firecrest, Martock churchyard		 Kingfisher posing, Ninesprings
Kingfisher posing, Ninesprings		 Burrowing owl on a stump
Burrowing owl on a stump		 Male mandarin duck, Ninesprings
Male mandarin duck, Ninesprings
African white-backed vulture
African white-backed vulture		 Common redpoll, Ham Wall
Common redpoll, Ham Wall		 Eurasian sparrowhawk close, Martock
Eurasian sparrowhawk close, Martock		 Siberian eagle owl on a stump
Siberian eagle owl on a stump		 Stellar's sea eagle up close
Stellar's sea eagle up close
European Waxwing pair feeding
European Waxwing pair feeding		 Dartford warbler singing, Esher
Dartford warbler singing, Esher		 Reed warbler, Ham Wall
Reed warbler, Ham Wall		 Male bearded reedling (tit), Radipole
Male bearded reedling (tit), Radipole		 Kingfisher, Ham Wall
Kingfisher, Ham Wall
Buzzard, Ham Wall
Buzzard, Ham Wall		 Mandarin duck, Ninesprings
Mandarin duck, Ninesprings		 Heron in flight, Ham Wall
Heron in flight, Ham Wall		 Wren, Sturminster Mill
Wren, Sturminster Mill		 Male chaffinch, Greylake
Male chaffinch, Greylake
Lapwings in flight, Lodmoor RSPB
Lapwings in flight, Lodmoor RSPB		 Buzzard in flight, Ham Wall
Buzzard in flight, Ham Wall		 Five mandarin ducks, Ninesprings
Five mandarin ducks, Ninesprings		 Female bearded reedling, Radipole
Female bearded reedling, Radipole		 Male bearded reedling, Radipole
Male bearded reedling, Radipole
Coot in a rush!
Coot in a rush!		 Barn owl on a post
Barn owl on a post		 Barn owl in flight
Barn owl in flight		 Buzzard, Bossington (6898)
Buzzard, Bossington (6898)		 'Out here on my own'!
'Out here on my own'!
A bit of a mouthful!
A bit of a mouthful!		 Female kestrel
Female kestrel		 Magpie in flight, Ham Hill
Magpie in flight, Ham Hill		 Mallard in flight, Bradford on Avon
Mallard in flight, Bradford on Avon		 Mandarin duck, Bicton
Mandarin duck, Bicton
Giving me the eye!
Giving me the eye!		 Peregrine falcon, Bossington (6856)
Peregrine falcon, Bossington (6856)		 I'm game if you are!
I'm game if you are!		 Your place or mine?
Your place or mine?		 Whoops! I forgot the deoderant!
Whoops! I forgot the deoderant!
'Robin Redbreast', Wells
'Robin Redbreast', Wells		 Swallow in flight!
Swallow in flight!		 That's my wire!
That's my wire!		 Following mother!
Following mother!		 Let us spray!
Let us spray!
Male yellowhammer
Male yellowhammer

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Dan Greenberg22-Mar-2023 14:24
Wonderful series! I will have to come back and check each out when I have a bit more time. ~BV~
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)28-May-2018 17:22
Hi Qual work.Vote
Paolo
danad24-May-2018 10:00
An impressive birds' gallery ! V.
Zoltán Balogh07-May-2015 15:12
Congratulations Chris, this gallery is full of great photographs! V
gerard belbeoch10-Apr-2015 19:08
very very nice gallerie of birds
moebeldana09-Apr-2015 11:46
Very nice
pierreratte10-Mar-2015 18:25
Great album Chris, Bravo BV
gray clements26-Feb-2015 03:13
stunning gallery chris,
Jeff Real14-Feb-2015 14:24
Such a fine and beautiful collection of images ~V~
barbarajoy12-Feb-2015 04:44
All superb shots. Magic clarity and captures! V
hamery12-Feb-2015 02:46
Excellent bird's gallery with nice compo and stunning sharpness. BV
Nestor Derkach05-May-2013 16:12
This is a great gallery Chris , your recent additions takes this over the top.
Fine photography with excellent compositions.
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