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A once in a lifetime experience seeing the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights so well in the UK. These shots were taken near the Windy Hill transmitter mast off junction 22 on the M62 motorway in the South Pennines of Greater Manchester. Yes, the camera bring out the colours a lot more but they could definitely be seen on the sky and much more than just the usual 'white clouds' that many people...

A shaky hand-held video of a group of Sanderling feeding on the beach at Newbiggin-by -the Sea in Northumberland. This group surprised me by dropping in quite close and proceeding to walk towards me as they fed. I haven't sped up the video, but I have slowed it down in a couple of places because they move so quickly. Sorry about the video shake, I didn't have my tripod and it was very windy. Wa...

Robin responds to Dunnock singing in my garden

Today was the last day and we decided to each go our own way home. I decided to visit Hunstanton beach and cliffs where Fulmars can be seen all year round. They use the ledges on the fantastic chalk cliffs for courtship and breeding. A great end to a week's birding and some of my best photos from the trip.

Today we went to Strumpshaw Fen RSPB and Buckenham Marshes RSPB again because there were hides available in case of the predicted rain. There wasn't much about at Strumpshaw which is much better in the spring and summer. Buckenshaw Marshes improved things slightly with a fantastic rookery and two Chinese Water deer grazing ob the grassland,

Today we went to Titchwell Marsh RSPB in Norfolk in the hope of having some cover in there hides from the deluge which was forecasted. Highlights included the male and female Brambling at the feeders outside the visitors centre and the wonderful Avocets which were present in good numbers.

Today we went to Barton Broad, Winterton Dunes, Hickling Broad and Stubb Mill in Norfolk. Not a great day for photography so I've had to scrape the barrel with some record shots at times. Birding highlights were the two female Smew at Barton and Picking Broads and the two Common Cranes at Stubb Mill.

I recently went on a five day birding trip to Norfolk with the Leigh Ornithological Society. We stopped at Frampton Marsh RSPB in Lincolnshire on our way down to break up the journey. It turned out to be one of the better days of the trip with the highlights being the rare American Lesser Yellowlegs and the huge wader and duck flocks rising into the air as a female Marsh Harrier overhead. The l...

I recently went with members of the Leigh Ornithological Society on a five day winter birding trip to Lincolnshire and Norfolk. We visited Frampton Marsh RSPB, Barton Broad, Winterton Dunes, Hickling Broad NWT, Stubb Mill, Titchwell Marsh RSPB, Strumpshaw Fen RSPB and Buckenham Marshes RSPB. On the last days we went our separate ways home and I visited Hunstanton beach and cliffs along with a c...

Garden Warbler Bogey Bird Finally Captured! I don't know why but Garden Warblers have been one of my main bogey birds ever since I started birding. I've been told I've seen them as they flit past as well hearing their wonderful song, but I've never nailed one down until today. It was all down to my friend Dave Wilson who had been told of one singing and perching quite well in a favourite tree a...

This dive sequence shows a juvenile Osprey diving and catching a fish at Ecclesfield Dam in Sheffield. It's a composite of three dives but the main section where is the fish is caught is a single set of shots. The photos were not taken from a hide on a site setup for photographs, it's just what the regular fishermen there would see from time to time over a few weeks in September 2022.

A short video showing the long-staying mega rare Turkestan or Red-tailed Shrike at Bempton Cliffs RSPB on the East Yorkshire coast. It's mainly looking for flying insects to catch and towards the end the Shrike ejects a pellet of insect remains which it hasn't digested.

A very short video to simulate approaching the Rosette Nebula in a spacecraft

A very short video showing how quickly the Moon is moved across the field of view due to the Earth's daily rotation.

Moon Flyover (13/03/22)

Lunar Flyover 3

Lunar Flyover 2

Lunar Flyover 1

Mineral Moon Zoom

Leigh Astro Society '12 Nights of Christmas 2022' - Night 1

Belted Kingfisher at Roach Bridge in Lancashire (22/12/21)

Leigh Astro Society Bonus Meeting #3 - NINA

Leigh Astro Society '12 Nights of Christmas 2022' Trailer

Leigh Astro Society '12 Nights of Christmas 2022' Trailer

Leigh Astro Society Bonus Zoom Meeting #2

Leigh Astro Society Zoom Meeting #7

Jupiter is getting close!

Keely Hodgkinson's Silver Medal Win at the Tokyo Olympics 2021