Favourite birds/bird photos of 2026
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 ...