Posts by Mike Read

Short-eared owl hunting along the roadside, North Uist, Outer Hebrides Many people, including non-birders, love to see owls and where you live will influence what you have a chance of seeing.     The Tawny Owl is Britain’s most numerous and widespread species.  Think of a ‘hooting’ owl call and it will be this species…

During the worst of the pandemic, I decided to begin Zoom talks so that I could still share my experiences and photography with various groups and give them some wildlife related topics to help them through difficult times.  However I am now back giving talks in person to groups within 45 minutes drive of my…

The day before storm Hannah arrived we had spent time in two of the hides on the Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve watching up to 9 distant Hobbies together.  Photography was out of the question as the birds were so distant and the light was poor. Overnight the gale force winds and the rain arrived…

I have recently been invited to spend time in a friend’s garden where he has a pair of Sparrowhawks visiting and even nest building.  The garden is part wooded, part planted and also features a small stream which opens up into a pond.  The amazing thing is that the Sparrowhawks are approachable, especially the male…

So, over the next week or two I hope to complete my new web site if I can find my way around WordPress and all of its ‘avenues’!  I hope to add as much photography and other information as I can in the very near future and then I will commence some reports on my…