200 birds in 2022?

This year I decided to set myself the challenge of seeing 200 of our British Birds. Twitching rarities wasn't the aim of the game but more getting to some of the best bits of the British Isles to track down the species that live there. From the Ptarmigan high up on Cairngorm Slopes to Puffins on the Isle of Skomer I have had a lot of fun so far! Not reached the magic number yet though so a little bit of luck may be required!

A puffin looks out of its Skomer island nest

As always I have been attempting to photograph many of the species I have seen aiming to stitch the diary into a new and hopefully entertaining talk.

One of the best birds for sure so far, this golden eagle displaying on the Outer Hebrides.

Plans for the new year

Each year starts with some exciting plans for wildlife trips and this year is no different. After two years of cancellations hopefully 2022 will see three trips to Scotland to enjoy the Cairngorm winter, Orkney in the spring and Perthshire in the Autumn. More trips into Wales are in the diary too to add to the new talk and April includes a date in Wiltshire to photograph the worlds largest flying bird!

A wood warbler from one of last years mid Wales trips.

Watch this space to see how it all pans out!