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Favourite birds/bird photos of 2026

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I confess to being a very casual bird photographer, rather than a birder/birdwatcher.  If the bird and I are in the same location at the same time, I will take a picture but I am loathed to wait hours for a warbler to emerge from its favourite bush.  Being based in Devon, with a caravan in Norfolk, anything in these counties is a valid target, as well as anything reasonably in-between. My only 'twitch' this year has been the Slender-billed Nutcracker in Mundesley and, fortunately, it gave great views.  Below are a few of my favourite pictures from 2026, including some more exotic birds, picked up during a family holiday to Antigua. Equipment: Canon R7 and Canon 200-800mm lens. Bearded Reedling I did get some good photos of Beardies at RSPB Radipole, but some of the best shots came from the wetland aviary at Pensthorpe. Black-crowned Night Heron McKinnon's Pond, Antigua. They were present in good numbers around the pond, and we even had one briefly on the Borrow Pit ...
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Seaton Wetlands 2026

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It has been an excellent year on the wetlands, the  Ospreys were particularly fantastic in the late summer. Below are  a few of my favourite shots and lets hope for an even better year in 2027! Purple Heron This bird was spotted by Clive early on the 23rd July. It only stayed for a few hours but did catch a water vole. Stone Curlew Spotted by Tim C in the early morning on Black Hole Marsh. A relatively unusual setting for a Stone Curlew, obviously just a brief resting stop on its long migration to Africa. Red necked Phalarope This winter plumage bird was spotted by Bob L on 24th August on the river Axe, while we were Osprey watching on Coronation corner. It then flew off in the general direction of BHM and, amazingly, then gave great views from the Island Hide. Kingfisher A regular from the Tower Hide. Wryneck Spotted (20th Sept) on the tram tracks from the Tower Hide by Bob L, while waiting for Osprey. Seen again on the 22nd Sept. Black crowned Night Heron Seen on the Borrow ...
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