The Diary of a Wildlife Photographer April to May 2026
Updated most days
08 June 2026 – A Wet start to June has put paid to many photography trips so here’s a quick look back at videos from May !
Just a few videos from May 2026
24 May 2026 – More Badgers but this time with 5 Cubs
Tonight we went back to the Badgers set to see if we could see any…
23 May 2026 – Badgers foraging and being chased by Roe Deer, and Tawny Owls at home !
Early in the day we went for a walk and spotted a few Stonechats and…
21 May 2026 – Quick walk before the rain came
A wet day today before the expected heatwave, but the young in the Barn Owls…
13 May 2026 – Barn Owls in West Cumbria
just a quick trip out tonight before the rain came back, good to see the…
12 May 2026 – Short walk out looking for Owls
Just a quick trip out tonight in some interesting and ever changing light, one minute…
*Note on my wildlife photography regarding hides and my philosophy of watching nature*
I’ve been getting a lot of questions of late regarding my wildlife photography especially regarding…
10 May 2026 – Another sunny day and Barn Owls at dusk
Another sunny day and a wander along the cycle track listening to Chiffchaffs and Goldcrests…
09 May 2026 – Sunny Walks and Evening Owls
Today was a sunny day despite a poor forecast and so we went for a…
08 May 2026 – Walk around West Cumbria
I bright and cheerful day in Cumbria, with lots of song birds out and about…
07 May 2026 – A Hare walk in West Cumbria
So tonight was a good walk, as I managed to find a Hare in an…
04 May 2026 – Back home in West Cumbria and Sand Martins
A lovely sunny day in Cumbria and I managed to get a quick walk near…
02 May 2026- Last early morning walk before out ferry and more Otters
Our ferry today was rearranged from the early to a later one, which meant I…
01 May 2026 – Day 7 on the Isle of Arran – Otters
Today was the last full day we have on Arran for this trip, so we…
30 April 2026 – Bute day 6 Lamlash Bay, Clauchlands Point, & Kingscross –
Another hot and sunny day in Arran, so a wander around Lamlash Bay, Clauchlands Point,…
29 April 2026 Day 5 on Arran Kingscross and Kildonan
Another very hot and sunny day on Arran, the day started and ended with a…
28 April 2026 – Day 4 on Arran, Kingcross and Lochranza
The day started off a bit grey but the clouds were clearing so I headed…
27 April 2026 – Isle of Arran – Lamlash Bay and Kingcross Point Afternoon and evening
After my early morning walk and some breakfast we headed off to walk around the…
27 April 2026 – Arran day 3 early morning walk- Otter, Seal , Gannet and Terns
Took a dawn walk today as the sun was coming up and clouds starting to…
26 April 2026 – Day 2 on Arran – Gannets and Sandwich Terns
Today dawned cloudy but was set to get brighter so I headed down to the…
25 April 2026 – Day one on Arran
Today we left the Isle of Bute and headed to Arran via the mainland and…
24 April 2026 – day 6 on the Isle of Bute – Sandwich Tern day
Today is our last full day on the Isle of Bute and set to be…
23 April 2026 – Day five on the Isle of Bute, Scotland
Today we decided to take a walk along the Ettrick bay toward the end of…
22nd April 2026 – Day 5 Bute- Eider duck !
Another glorious day on Bute and so I took a dawn walk through the trees…
21 April 2026 – Day 4 on Bute. Ettrick and Scalpsie Bay
Today dawned cloudy and cold, but with the forecast set to improve as the day…
20th April 2026 – Day 3 on Bute, Otters, Purple Sandpipers, Weasels, Hares and much more
Today dawned cloudy for my morning walk along the bay at Kilchatten but the beach…
19 April 2026 – Day 2 on Bute – Kilchatten Bay to Glencallum Bay Light house
The day dawned clear and so I was up at dawn for a walk along…
18 April 2026 – Day one arriving on the Isle of Bute
Today was the first day on the Isle of Bute in the West of Scotland….
16 April 2026- Barn Owl hunting tonight
Took a quick wander tonight to see if anything was about, the day had been…
09 April 2026 – Sand Martins return and an elusive Barn Owl
Today dawned sunny and the pond was busy with Swallows, but when I looked closer…
08 April 2026 – The first Swallow of the year and a bathing Curlew
A quiet day on the pond today, that is until a Curlew came for a…