The Diary of a Wildlife Photographer JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2025
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28 Feb 2025 : Early morning frosty walk
This morning dawned cold and frosty but with the sky looking clear so I had…
24 Feb 2025 : Quick evening stroll near Frizington West Cumbria – Raptors !
24 Feb 2025 – A quick walk out as the sun was shining to see…
22 February 2025 : A trip to the North East of the country and St Marys Island Lighthouse, Whitley Bay, Northumbria
22 Feb 2025 : I had an appointment in Newcastle, and so rather than make…
16 Feb 2025 : A quick trip out in the sunset to watch the local Barn Owls
16 Feb 2025 : I decided to day to nip to see if the Barn…
6 – 14 February: Out and about in West Cumbria when the weather allowed !
The weather has been a bit grey and damp, but we have had a few…
5 Feb 2025 : Evening walk out to check on the local Barn Owls
So the weather finally broke this afternoon and so as soon as sunset was here…
01 February 2025 – Badger spotting !
1 Feb 2025 : Mixed weather this weekend so we decided to take a trip…
12 – 29th Jan 2025 : Out and about in West Cumbria between storms !
Much like the rest of Northern UK the weather here in Cumbria has been stormy…
10 & 11 th Jan 2025 : Short Eared Owls and a single Roe Deer
The bright, cold sunny weather was set to finish after the weekend so I made…
9 January 2024 – Snow and Ice with Blue Sky, Barn Owls, Gadwalls, Bullfinches and great views
Another perfect Cumbrian Winters day, so an early morning walk to see what was about…
7& 8th January 2025 : Searching for Short Eared Owls – but finding Jay’s, Bullfinches, Reed Buntings, Frozen Swans and distant Barn Owls !
Frozen water & snow, but blue skies, so I headed out to see if the…
06 January 2025 : Went to watch one Short Eared Owl and found another !
The Snow had stopped and roads looked mostly clear, so I decided to have a…
04 January 2025 : Two Short Eared Owls ! as well as Stonechats & Kestrels
4 Jan 2025 : The weather was a bit grey and damp ahead of the…
1st to 2nd January 2025 : Short Eared Owl, Turnstones , Kestrels, Stonechats and Cormorants- not a bad start to the new birding year !
The New Year started with howling winds and rain, and a report of a Short…
29 December 2024 : Martin Mere – Pintails, Godwits, Whoopers, Ruffs & Kingfishers
29 December 2024 : A foggy day but we managed a quick couple of hours…
26 December 2024 : Southport & Martin Mere
Boxing day and a trip down South was on the cards, so we packed the…
23 & 24 December 2024 : Otters, Swans and Herons
The weather has been grey and damp, but thats not stopped the Christmas wildlife putting…
15th to 20 th December 2024 : Out and about in West Cumbria
The weather has been a bit cold, wet and windy, but we have had the…
