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European Roller (Coracias garrulus)
European Roller (Coracias garrulus) NFM 1 Jul 2021 Icklingham, Suffolk -
Juvenile Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Juvenile Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) - Long Drove, Cottenham 14 Oct 2018 -
Juvenile Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Juvenile Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) - Lunchtime 15 Oct 2018, along Cottenham Lode -
Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri)
Juvenile Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) - Linton Zoo, 7 April 2016. Suspect we saw these in Botswana in 1992, along with half a dozen other species of Hornbill. -
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) - Linton Zoo, 7 April 2016. Photographed these in Botswana in 1992. Clearer shots at Linton Zoo 24 years later, hahah. -
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) - Linton Zoo, 7 April 2016. We saw AND heard these birds when we toured Australia in 1989, but I got a clearer shot, with a better camera at the zoo 27 years later, hahah. -
Juvenile Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Juvenile Green Woodpecker (Yaffle, Picus viridis) at RSPB Fen Drayton 19th July 2018. Adult bird was to the left behind foreground foliage and is just visible in the non-cropped photo. -
Male European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Male European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) - Wi-fi aerial on campsite near Snettisham 07h15, 1st July 2018 -
Cuckoo pair (Cuculus canorus)
Cuckoo pair (Cuculus canorus) - Courtship at RSPB Ouse Fen (9th May 2018) -
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) - North Pennines nr Middleton, 15th April 2018 -
Stock Dove (Columbia oenas)
Stock Dove (Columbia oenas) - RSPB Saltholm, Stockton, 12th April 2018 -
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) - Feeders at Roger Clarke Hide, Wicken Fen, 7th April 2018 -
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) - Feeding/Photography station RSPB Lakenheath Fen, 24th February 2018, just after they'd built it but before it was finished. -
Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) - "French Partridge". Farmland adjacent to Cottenham Lode, 17/11/17. Photo replaced with a new one showing RLP in field next to Rampton Spinney, 6/3/18 -
Eurasian crane (Grus grus)
Eurasian crane (Grus grus) - WWT Welney, 30th September 2017 -
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) - Male, better known as a peacock. Photographed on Bocketts Farm Park, May 2004 -
Pekin bantam chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
Pekin bantam chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) - Domestic chicken, garden near Woking -
Common magpie (Pica pica)
Common magpie (Pica pica) at RSPB The Lodge, near Potton, Beds, 29/7/17 -
Green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) - Last bird of the day at RSPB The Lodge, near Potton, Beds, 29 Jul 2017. Heard him yaffling in a tree next to the carpark as I was about to leave, realised he was hidden by foliage, moved to the right a couple of yards and there he/she was... -
Juvenile magpie (Pica pica)
Juvenile magpie (Pica pica) - Milton Country Park, 13/7/17 -
Juvenile green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Juvenile green woodpecker (Picus viridis) - RSPB Ouse Fen near Needingworth, 6/7/17 -
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) - on the Roger Clarke hide pond at NT Wicken Fen 2nd July 2017 -
Juvenile great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Juvenile great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) - Photographed from the Roger Clarke Hide at NT Wicken Fen, 7/7/17 -
Green woodpecker, chicks (Picus viridis)
Green woodpecker, chicks (Picus viridis) - Finally caught site of some yaffle chicks having heard a lot of noise from them early in the day, this evening snap, 18/6/17 -
Turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) - Day we visited RSPB Bempton Cliffs, 9/6/17 one had turned up at the visitor centre feeding stations. -
Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) - two male cuckoos calling for a mate heard on the farmland south of Rampton, Cambridgeshire, then both flew overhead calling all the while, quick enough to snap only one as they parted company on their hunt for cuckoo nookie -
Male great spotted woodpecker and chick (Dendrocopos major)
Male great spotted woodpecker and chick (Dendrocopos major) - Finally saw chicks in the tree next to Rampton Pocket Park, 21st May 2017 -
Male great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Male great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) Rampton Spinney, Cambridgeshire -
Magpie (Pica pica)
Magpie (Pica pica) - Heading for the carpark at RSPB Minsmere -
Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) A pet bird I photographed on a trip to the South of France many years ago...just a little something to add a touch of exotica to the gallery... -
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) Rampton Spinney, Cambridgeshire -
Magpie (Pica pica)
Magpie (Pica pica), garden, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire -
Green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) Elusive bird, call sounds like a mocking laugh, common name in East Anglia - yaffle. Caught in flight between trees at Swavesey Lakes (RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes) -
Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) garden, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire -
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus) garden, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire -
Feral rock dove (Columba livia)
Feral rock dove (Columba livia) NT Anglesey Abbey, Lode, Cambridgeshire, 5/2/17 -
Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) Cottenham Lode, Rampton, Cambridgeshire -
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) WWT Welney, 11/3/17 -
Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) - the original chicken RSPB Fowlmere, 4/3/17 -
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), Cottenham Lode, Cambs -
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) Rampton Spinney, Cambridgeshire -
Male pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Male pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Rampton, Cambs -
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, 20/2/17 -
Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) Rampton Spinney, Cambridgeshire
- Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
- Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) (formerly Bearded Tit)
- Bee Eater, European (Merops apiaster) Greece 2019
- Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
- Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
- Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
- Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
- Bunting, Corn (Emberiza calandra)
- Bunting, Reed (Emberiza schoeniclus)
- Bunting, Snow (Plectrophenax nivalis)
- Buzzard, Common (Buteo buteo)
- Buzzard, Honey (Pernis apivorus) Greece 2019
- Buzzard, Rough-legged (Buteo lagopus)
- Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) Anglesey 2023
- Coot (Fulica atra)
- Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Crane, Eurasian (Grus grus)
- Crow, Carrion (Corvus corone)
- Crow, Hooded (Corvus cornix) Northumberland NFM 2022
- Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
- Curlew (Numenius arquata)
- Curlew, Stone (Burhinus oedicnemus)
- Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) River Usk, Brecon NFM 2018
- Diver, Red-throated (Gavia stellata)
- Dove, Collared (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Dove, Rock (Columba livia)
- Dove, Stock (Columba oenas)
- Dove, Turtle (Streptopelia turtur)
- Duck, Long-tailed (Clangula hyemalis)
- Duck, Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
- Duck, Muscovy (Cairina moschata)
- Duck, Tufted (Aythya fuligula)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
- Eagle, Booted (Hieraaetus pennatus) NFM Menorca 2023
- Eagle, White-tailed (Haliaeetus albicilla) Germany 2018, Poole Harbour 2022, Holkham 2023
- Egret, Cattle (Bubulcus ibis)
- Egret, Great White (Ardea alba)
- Egret, Little (Egretta garzetta)
- Eider, Common (Somateria mollissima)
- Falcon, Eleonora’s (Falco eleonorae) Greece 2019
- Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
- Flycatcher, Pied (Ficedula hypoleuca) NFM 2021
- Flycatcher, Spotted (Muscicapa striata)
- Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
- Gadwall (Anas strepera)
- Gannet, Northern (Morus bassanus)
- Garganey (Anas querquedula) Earith NFM 2022
- Godwit, Bar-tailed (Limosa lapponica)
- Godwit, Black-tailed (Limosa limosa)
- Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
- Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
- Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Goosander (Mergus merganser)
- Goose, Bar-headed (Anser indicus)
- Goose, Barnacle (Branta leucopsis)
- Goose, Bean (Tundra) (Anser serrirostris)
- Goose, Brent (Branta bernicla)
- Goose, Canada (Branta canadensis)
- Goose, Egyptian (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
- Goose, Greylag (Anser anser)
- Goose, Pink-footed (Anser brachyrhynchus)
- Goose, White-fronted (Siberian) (Anser albifrons)
- Grebe, Great crested (Podiceps cristatus)
- Grebe, Little (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
- Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- Grouse, Red (Lagopus lagopus)
- Guillemot (Uria aalge)
- Guineafowl, Helmeted (Numida meleagris)
- Gull, Black-headed (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
- Gull, Caspian (Larus cachinnans)
- Gull, Common (Larus canus)
- Gull, Glaucous (Larus hyperboreus)
- Gull, Great Black-backed (Larus marinus)
- Gull, Herring (Larus argentatus)
- Gull, Lesser black-backed (Larus fuscus)
- Gull, Mediterranean (Larus melanocephalus)
- Gull, Yellow-legged (Larus michahellis) Greece 2019
- Harrier, Hen (Circus cyaneus)
- Harrier, Montagu’s (Circus pygargus)
- Harrier, Pallid (Circus macrourus) Wells 2022
- Harrier, Western Marsh (Circus aeruginosus)
- Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
- Heron, Grey (Ardea cinerea)
- Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
- Ibis, Glossy (Plegadis falcinellus) Ouse Fen 2020
- Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
- Jay, Eurasian (Garrulus glandarius)
- Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Kestrel, Lesser (Falco naumanni) Greece 2019
- Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Kite, Red (Milvus milvus)
- Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
- Knot (Calidris canutus)
- Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
- Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
- Magpie (Pica pica)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Martin, House (Delichon urbicum)
- Martin, Sand (Riparia riparia)
- Merganser, Red-breasted (Mergus serrator)
- Merlin (Falco columbarius) Titchwell
- Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
- Osprey, Western (Pandion haliaetus) Rutland Water
- Owl, Barn (Tyto alba)
- Owl, Little (Athene noctua)
- Owl, Long-eared (Asio otus)
- Owl, Short-eared (Asio flammeus)
- Owl, Tawny – no wild photo
- Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
- Partridge, Grey (Perdix perdix)
- Partridge, Red-legged (Alectoris rufa) French Partridge
- Peafowl, Indian (Pavo cristatus)
- Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
- Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- Pigeon, Wood (Columba palumbus)
- Pintail, Northern (Anas acuta)
- Pipit, Meadow (Anthus pratensis)
- Pipit, Rock (Anthus petrosus)
- Pipit, Water (Anthus spinoletta)
- Plover, Golden (Pluvialis apricaria)
- Plover, Grey (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Plover, Little Ringed (Charadrius dubius)
- Plover, Ringed (Charadrius hiaticula)
- Pochard (Aythya ferina)
- Pochard, Red-crested (Netta rufina) Titchwell 2021
- Puffin, Atlantic (Fratercula arctica)
- Raven (Corvus corax)
- Razorbill (Alca torda)
- Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
- Redpoll, (Carduelis flammea/cabaret/flammea cabaret)
- Redshank (Tringa totanus)
- Redshank, Spotted (Tringa erythropus) – NFM 2021 No Photo (Smithy Fen)
- Redstart, Black (Phoenicurus ochruros) – NFM 2022 No Photo (Earith)
- Redstart, Common (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
- Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
- Reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
- Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Rock Thrush, Blue (Monticola solitarius)
- Roller, European (Coracias garrulus)
- Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
- Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Sandpiper, Common (Actitis hypoleucos)
- Sandpiper, Curlew (Calidris ferruginea) NFM 2021
- Sandpiper, Green (Tringa ochropus)
- Sandpiper, Pectoral (Calidris melanotos) Smithy Fen 2021
- Sandpiper, Purple (Calidris maritima)
- Sandpiper, Wood (Tringa glareola) NFM 2021
- Scaup, Greater (Aythya marila)
- Scoter, Common (Melanitta nigra) Titchwell distant
- Scoter, Velvet (Melanitta fusca) Titchwell distant
- Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) Scilly
- Shearwater, Manx (Puffinus puffinus) Scilly
- Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- Shelduck, Cape (Tadorna cana) NFM 2023, Ely, escapee
- Shelduck, Ruddy (Tadorna ferruginea) NFM 2023, Ely, escapee
- Shorelark (Eremophila alpestris) NFM 2021 Holkham Bay
- Shoveler, Northern (Anas clypeata)
- Shrike, Red-backed (Lanius collurio) NFM 2022 RSPB Lodmoor
- Siskin (Carduelis spinus)
- Skua, Great (Stercorarius skua)
- Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
- Smew (Mergus albellus)
- Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- Sparrow, House (Passer domesticus)
- Sparrow, Tree (Passer montanus) WWT Welney
- Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
- Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) RSPB North Warren 2017
- Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Stint, Little (Calidris minuta) Smithy Fen 2021
- Stint, Teminck’s (Calidris temminckii) Smithy Fen 2021
- Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
- Stork, Black (Ciconia nigra) Greece 2019
- Stork, White (Ciconia ciconia) Earith 2021
- Swallow, Barn (Hirundo rustica)
- Swallow, Red-rumped (Cecropis daurica)
- Swan, Bewick’s (Cygnus columbianus bewickii)
- Swan, Mute (Cygnus olor)
- Swan, Whooper (Cygnus cygnus)
- Swift, Common (Apus apus)
- Swift, Alpine (Tachymarptis melba) Athens 2019
- Teal, Eurasian (Anas crecca)
- Teal, Blue-winged (Spatula discors) NFM 2022 (US vagrant, Berry Fen, Earith)
- Teal, Green-winged (Anas carolinensis) NFM 2022 (US vagrant, Berry Fen, Earith)
- Tern, American Black (Chlidonias niger surinamensis) NFM 2022 Northumberland
- Tern, Arctic (Sterna paradisaea) NFM 2022 Northumberland
- Tern, Black (Chlidonias niger) RSPB Ouse Fen/Over 2018(?)
- Tern, Common (Sterna hirundo)
- Tern, Little (Sternula albifrons)
- Tern, Sandwich (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
- Thrush, Blue Rock (Monticola solitarius) Greece 2019, Menorca 2023 (not a thrush)
- Thrush, Mistle (Turdus viscivorus)
- Thrush, Song (Turdus philomelos)
- Tit, Blue (Cyanistes caeruleus)
- Tit, Coal (Periparus ater)
- Tit, Great (Parus major)
- Tit, Long-tailed (Aegithalos caudatus)
- Tit, Marsh (Poecile palustris)
- Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
- Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Wagtail, Citrine (Motacilla citreola) NFM 2022 RSPB Lodmoor
- Wagtail, Grey (Motacilla cinerea)
- Wagtail, Pied (Motacilla alba)
- Wagtail, White (Motacilla alba alba)
- Wagtail, Yellow (Motacilla flava) RSPB Ouse Washes
- Warbler, Cetti’s (Cettia cetti)
- Warbler, Dartford (Sylvia undata)
- Warbler, Garden (Sylvia borin) Cottenham or farmland beyond Ouse Fen
- Warbler, Grasshopper (Locustella naevia) RSPB Titchwell
- Warbler, Great Reed (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) RSPB Fen Drayton
- Warbler, Reed (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
- Warbler, Sardinian (Sylvia melanocephala) Greece 2019
- Warbler, Sedge (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
- Warbler, Willow (Phylloscopus trochilus)
- Warbler, Wood (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
- Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
- Waxwing (Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
- Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Aldeburgh NFM 2017
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) NT Burwell Fen
- Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
- Whitethroat, Lesser (Sylvia curruca)
- Wigeon (Anas penelope)
- Wigeon, American (Mareca americana)
- Woodpecker, Great Spotted (Dendrocopos major)
- Woodpecker, Green (Picus viridis)
- Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
- Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) NFM 2022 RSPB Minsmere
- Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
All photos by David Bradley, Copyright 1989-present
Total tick list of species photographed at 195 as of 2021-05-05, 200 as of 2021-12-31 (with Shorelark being 200th). 215 as of 2022-09-23, added one or two more and overlooked species 233 as of 2023-04-23. Added Booted Eagle in Menorca, August 2023.