This baby Cuckoo was being raised by a pair of Reed Warblers at the side of a lake in Lincolnshire. It was exhausting to watch the little Warblers working their socks off to feed this monster bird they thought they had given birth to in their nest, returning on average every minute during the four hour period that I had the privilege of watching them. My thanks to Tom Robinson of Wildlife Photography Hides for providing this truly magical opportunity.

I enjoyed a bespoke session at the British Wildlife Centre photographing four of their owls in nearby woodland during the bluebell season. Sadly, they were not able to fly the owls this year as a Barn owl made a break for freedom last year and headed to the top of the trees where he stubbornly remained!

I had a terrific encounter that lasted well over an hour in total with this pair of Buzzards at Tom Robinson’s ‘Dyke Hide’ in February 2025. As they devoured a Pheasant breakfast, I couldn’t believe my eyes when one nonchalantly strolled right in front of them - obviously he had a death wish.

Footage from a session in Lincolnshire @wildlifehides where I decided to have a bash at some video footage of these fantastic and entertaining birds.

This short set of clips was from my June 2025 trip to see the summer birds of Hungary. We stayed at the Oriole Echo Lodge in the village of Tiszaalpár and were hosted by István Bártol who could not have done more to make us welcome and with his team, ferry us around to the various hides of the Kiskunság National Park. István is a science graduate who specialised in bird ecology for his PhD and now works as a warden in the park.

There were a variety of hides ranging from a quarry hide for the Bee-eaters; woodland hides where I saw my first Turtle Dove; and a Tall Hide that puts you into the tree tops for a great view of nesting Kestrels, Rollers and Red-Footed Flacons. My thanks again to Lilian King who organised the trip and David Richardson who gave me a crash course in taking video clips on a Nikon Z8!

I had the privilege of joining a photographic group led by Lillian King to photograph a variety of birds in the Tiszaalpár region of Hungary this June. I am very grateful to a fellow photographer David Richardson for suggesting I take a few short videos and more importantly showing me how to do this on my Nikon Z8. Thanks David!

Making some new friends at Skomer Island during a coffee break!