Seeing these two Bohemian Waxwings in the back garden this afternoon reminded me that I had yet to post any shots of Mousebirds from Ma...

It is not difficult to find 'unusual' plumage patterns in young Herring Gulls . They are so variable that almost every individual...

Another exciting raptor sighting from Malawi. I saw this on my first morning in the country over the campsite in Lilongwe and at the tim...

I popped into Figgate Park this morning en route to the coast. It is one of those sites where good views of ducks and gulls are guarante...

Regular readers will know that I am a fan of corvids. This species ticked all the boxes for me in Malawi - large, approachable and with ...

This Clarty-heided Scaffie (that's my completely made up Doric name for Black-headed Gull) had dropped into the sewage works at Sea...

To continue the theme of posting raptor pics from Malawi, here are a few shots of immature African Fish Eagles that were hanging around...

I popped down to Seafield this morning to reacquaint myself with the Lothian avifauna. Nice views of Red-throated Divers were the highl...

This was one of those occasions in birding when everything came together at the right time.  We had been working hard for a few...

I think that this is one of those archetypal birding safari shots - a Martial Eagle glaring down at the camera from its perch. What is ...