Here are a few shots of a Mistle Thrush defending rowan berries from the flock of Waxwings in Musselburgh last weekend. The action wa...

Some gulls are simply impossible to identify, especially when seen at range like this bird at Musselburgh on Saturday. Even with photogra...

For once I had the time to savour the Bohemian Waxwings . Thanks to Ian A who tipped me off at the gull and goose feeding area in Musselbu...

The classification of birds has changed greatly with the advent of molecular techniques, but Divers and Grebes will always hold a special...

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...