Nick Upton

Blue-tailed Bee-eater hawking for insects over a pool at Pathum Thani Rice Research centre near Bangkok.

Lots of Sanderling feeding on floating seaweed at high tide. It took me an age to get this flight shot of one flittering from one spot to another.

Huge numbers of Pink-footed Geese in Norfolk last weekend. See some of the flocks in this video I made - https://youtu.be/hH5Ahml-1Iw

If I had been told I could see Pied Avocet on the River Thames, a few miles from home when I was a child I would have thought you were mad. However, I see them regularly now. Fantastic.

Snow Bunting is one of the most approachable passerines that can be found in UK. This one was especially friendly, feeding within a metre or two of me for around 2 hours.

Earlier this year I found a Firecrest holding a territory in my local area. I managed to capture some video of it singing, not an easy task, you can watch and listen in this short vdo - https://youtu....View MoreEarlier this year I found a Firecrest holding a territory in my local area. I managed to capture some video of it singing, not an easy task, you can watch and listen in this short vdo - https://youtu.be/pLrvV7CTYj8

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Common Gull taking advantage of people feeding the birds at Erith Pier on the River Thames, SE London.

A Common Redshank roosting at high tide. I see plenty of these birds but rarely get close enough for a good photo, so this one was pleasing.

Some information on a colour-ringed Black-headed Gull that I found on the River Thames in London - https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/black-headed-gull-ring-reading-british-birding/

At the weekend I spent a nice morning at Bough Beech reservoir. I put together this video to share the relaxing atmosphere I experienced while birding there - https://youtu.be/_cVt2ZFtVW8

Sanderling enjoying a day at the beach.

The amazing feathers of Grey Peacock Pheasant. Watch this close up footage of one preening - https://youtu.be/LQE5ysDVbUs

Large groups of Pied Avocet are one of the things I enjoy about visits to RSPB Minsmere in summer.

Spoon-billed Sandpiper; critically endangered but a bird I see frequently when leading birding tours in Thailand.

Common Sandpiper. Although this is a fairly common bird it is not often I get the chance to photograph it before it flies away.

Male Common Reed Bunting is song. Watch & listen to him in this short video - https://youtu.be/g7v2eXbA4BA

Black-tailed Godwit approaching mudflats at Oare Marshes, Kent, SE England.

A icely-marked juvenile Mediterranean Gull was a nice sighting on the River Thames at Erith pier.

Common Gull chasing Black-headed Gull in a dispute over food. Check out my latest blog for more gull photos from the local "beauty" spot of Erith pier - http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/gulls-on-the-thame...View MoreCommon Gull chasing Black-headed Gull in a dispute over food. Check out my latest blog for more gull photos from the local "beauty" spot of Erith pier - http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/gulls-on-the-thames-british-birding/.

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Red Crossbills were feeding in flocks close to a public footpath when I visited Thursley Common in early June.