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Recent photograph's of local rarities

Recent local , scarce or rare bird sightings - most recent at the top - some images are 'clickable' to open up other images of the same bird or birds.

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

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Pied-billed Grebe - RSPB Ham Wall , Somerset
2/5/13

Nikon D800 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Little-Ringed Plover - Heron's Green Pool , CVL
25/4/13

Nikon D800 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Yellow Wagtail - Heron's Green Pool , CVL
25/4/13

Nikon D800 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Wood Warbler - Hollow Brook , CVL
25/4/13

Nikon D800 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Whiskered Tern - Woodford , CVL
25/4/13

Nikon D800 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Woodchat Shrike (female) - Widcombe Common near Herriots , CVL
25/4/13

Nikon D800 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Ring Ouzel (male) - Draycott Sleights , Somerset
6/4/13

Nikon D800 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Osprey (male "white YA") - Blagdon Lake
31/3/13

Nikon D800 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Osprey (female "Ochre ZT") - Blagdon Lake
28/3/13

Nikon D800 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


(1st winter) Glaucous Gull - Burnham on Sea
17/1/13

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Waxwings - Bradley Stoke , Bristol
9/12/12

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Short-eared Owl - Shire Hill Lane , Marshfield
11/11/12

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Snow Buntings (5) - Severn Beach
11/11/12

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Squacco Heron - Burmah Road Bank , Blagdon - Somerset
6/05/12

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Red Kite - (back of) Heron's Green Pool , CVL
6/05/12

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Barn Owl - Heron's Green Pool , CVL
6/05/12

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


'Greenland' Northern Wheatear - WWT Slimbridge , Glos
26/04/12

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Corn Bunting - Shirehill Lane , Marshfield
26/02/12

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Pink-footed Geese - Blagdon
19/02/12

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Lesser Yellowlegs - Burnham on Sea , Somerset
2/02/12

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Adult Ring-billed Gull - Woodford Bank , CVL
8/01/12

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Jack Snipe - Stratford Hide , CVL
8/01/12

Nikon D300s and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Female Lesser Scaup - WWT Slimbridge , Glos
18/12/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Female Long-tailed Duck - Blagon Lake , Somerset
24/11/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Herriots , CVL
24/11/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Tundra Bean Geese - Channel View , Clevedon
17/11/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Great White Egret - Noah's Lake , Shapwick Heath , Somerset
6/11/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Adult Sabines Gull - Noah's Lake , Shapwick Heath , Somerset
6/11/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Adult Spotted Sandpiper - Herriots ,CVL
2/10/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Semi-palmated Sandpiper - WWT Slimbridge
29/9/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Juvenile Female Merlin - WWT Slimbridge
29/9/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm f4 VR


Northern Wheatear - WWT Slimbridge
22/9/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Skylark - WWT Slimbridge
22/9/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper - WWT Slimbridge
22/9/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper - WWT Slimbridge
15/9/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm VR


Osprey and Peregrine - WWT Slimbridge
8/9/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Yellow Wagtail ( Flava ) - WWT Slimbridge
1/9/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Dunlin and Ringed Plover - WWT Slimbridge
1/9/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Whinchat - WWT Slimbridge
1/9/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Garganey - WWT Slimbridge
31/8/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Dunlin - WWT Slimbridge
31/8/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Curlew Sandpiper - WWT Slimbridge
31/8/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Female Woodchat Shrike - Chipping Sodbury Common
31/7/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8 + 1.5x


Great White Egret - Meare Heath , Somerset
15/3/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8 + 1.5x


Marsh Harrier ( Adult female ) - Meare Heath , Somerset
15/3/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8 + 1.5x


18 Common Cranes - Aller Moor , Somerset
15/3/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Whooper Swans ( 2 Adult and 6 first-winter ) - Shapwick Heath , Somerset
6/2/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 70-200mm f2.8


18 Waxwings - The Black Castle , Brislington
20/1/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 70-200mm f2.8


Lesser Scaup (first winter female) - Slimbridge , Glos
2/1/11

Nikon D300 and Nikon 70-200mm f2.8


Greater Scaup - WWT Slimbridge
30/12/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Male Brambling - WWT Slimbridge
23/12/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Waxwings (22+) - Bussage , Stroud Glos
12/12/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 70-200mm f2.8


Waxwing (1+) - Avonmouth
9/12/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Brambling (Male) - WWT Slimbridge
25/11/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 70-200mm f2.8


Whooper Swan - WWT Slimbridge
28/10/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Lapland Buntings (3) - Clevedon
21/10/10

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


Yellow-browed Warbler - Trimingham , Norfolk
15/10/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Turnstone - Bacton , Norfolk
15/10/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Mediterranean Gull - Bacton , Norfolk
15/10/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Common Crane ( two adults and a juv ) - Horsey , Norfolk
15/10/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Merlin - WWT Slimbridge
27/9/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Grey Plover - WWT Slimbridge
27/9/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Pink-footed Goose (Juvenile) - WWT Slimbridge
23/9/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Spotted Redshank - WWT Slimbridge
16/9/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Greenshank - WWT Slimbridge
16/9/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Black Tern - WWT Slimbridge
9/9/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Wood Sandpiper - WWT Slimbridge
9/9/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Merlin (Juvenile) - WWT Slimbridge
29/8/10

Hunting Dunlin on the estuary
Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Curlew Sandpiper - WWT Slimbridge
29/8/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8 + 1.5x


Little Stint (juvenile) - WWT Slimbridge
29/8/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8 + 1.5x


Yellow Wagtail (juvenile) - WWT Slimbridge
25/8/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


Little-ringed Plover (juvenile) - WWT Slimbridge
29/7/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 70-200mm f2.8


Yellow Wagtail (juvenile) - WWT Slimbridge
29/7/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 70-200mm f2.8


Female Pink-footed Goose - WWT Slimbridge
31/1/10

Nikon D300 and Nikon 70-200mm f2.8


Female Blackcap - 26/1/10
Longwell Green , Bristol

Picture taken by Sue Mackie
Panasonic Lumix FZ-18


Fieldfare and Redwing 8/1/10
The Fieldfare image taken in Longwell Green by Mr.W.F.Mackie using a Panasonic FZ18 , whilst the Redwing was taken at CVL using Nikon D300 and Nikon 70-200mm f2.8



Little Owl 8/1/10

Compton Dando , NE Somerset
Nikon D300 and Nikon 70-200mm f2.8


Peregrine Falcon 8/1/10

Picnic site N0.1 - CVL
Nikon D300 and Nikon 70-200mm f2.8


Black-throated Diver ( juvenile ) 28/12/09

Cheddar Reservoir , Somerset
Nikon D300 and Nikon 300mm f2.8


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


Little Egret (Ringed) 3/9/09 - CVL
Nikon D300 and 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


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