I don’t pretend to be a wildlife photographer by any stretch of the imagination, but keep my Panasonic FZ18 at hand for record shots. Occasionally these accidentally turn out quite good, and here are a selection of my favourites.

Waxwing
Waxwing, Crosspool, Nov 2008

Waxwing
Waxwing, Malin Bridge, Mar 2009

Dotterel
Dotterel, Stanage Edge, May 2009

Great Grey Shrike
Great Grey Shrike, near Strines, April 2009

Spoonbill
Spoonbill, Old Moor, Jun 2008

Yellowhammer
Yellowhammer, Wadsley Common, Jul 2008

Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher, Bradfield, Jun 2008

Puffin
Puffin, Farne Islands, May 2008 (digiscoped)

Siskin
Siskin, Longshaw Estate, April 2009

Kingfisher
Kingfisher, Loxley Valley, Nov 2008

Fulmars
Fulmars, Bempton Cliffs, Mar 2009

Water Rail
Water Rail, Potteric Carr, Feb 2009

Coal Tit
Coal Tit, Agden Res, Oct 2008

Chough
Chough, South Stack, Anglesey, May 2009

Long-tailed Tits
Long-tailed Tits, Old Moor, Jan 2009

Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood, Bradfield, Jul 2008

Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Potteric Carr, Dec 2008

Wren
Wren, near Agden Res, Jul 2008

Migrant Hawkers
Migrant Hawkers, Old Moor, Sep 2008

Greenshank
Greenshank, Old Moor, Sep 2008

Kestrel
Kestrel, Agden Side, Dec 2008

Grey Wagtail
Grey Wagtail, Loxley Valley, Feb 2009

Little Owl/Magpie stand-off...
Little Owl and Magpie, Old Moor, Jan 2009

Shoveler
Shoveler, Potteric Carr, Feb 2009

Barn Owl
Barn Owl, Sunk Island, May 2009

Dipper
Dipper, Loxley Valley, Feb 2009

Stonechat
Stonechat, Flamborough Head, Mar 2009

Mute Swan
Mute Swan, Richmond Park, Feb 2009

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