Herring Gull @ Tice’s Meadow Nature Reserve 6th January 2026. 1/2000s f5.6 ISO 10000

Welcome to my photography log which is all about the journey not the image quality! This is more blog than gallery. A gallery would contain the best images I’ve taken, whereas this is record of what I’ve been doing, where I’ve been and what I’ve been taking photographs of.

This space captures my photographic adventures and the images I’ve created since upgrading my camera in the summer of 2024. After two decades with a Canon EOS 350D, I’m now shooting with a Fuji X-T5, paired with the Fuji XF 16-50mm f/2.8-4.8, Fuji XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 and Fuji XF 500mm f5.6.

For a list of specific species I’ve photographed, see here. A selection of Sky shots that I rather like.

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January 16th 2026 – Tices Meadow

Another walk around the meadow today. Very quiet in the bird sense. Many birds on the water seem to have flown away when it froze over last week. Could not spot much in the forested areas either. However, I did spot a Red Kite soaring overhead.

A couple of environmental shots of the far distance.

Magpie‘s.

A Starling, Swan, Perrigin sat alone in the distance, a pair of Shoveler, Black Headed Gull staring down two Lapwing, Tufted Duck, Teal, Coot and a Herring Gull.

January 14th 2026 – Tice’s Meadow

A misty start to the morning in Tice’s Meadow and very few birds visible on the water.

January 13th 2026 – Bushey Park

We were driving to Surbiton today to collect another ebay purchase so called in at Bushey Park. It was overcast and raining the entire time, which you can see in many of the images. A birds, a Grey Heron and a few lots of Black-headed Gulls.

The deer were mostly congregate on one place, where the park staff put out food.

January 6th 2026 – Tices Meadow

A very cold day at the meadow today, but some nice snowy images which make a nice change. This fox was followed by crow for at least 10 minutes, must have been hoping for some scraps?

The pair of peregrine falcons were both present, eating lunch. I think it was crow that was eaten.

I stalked a great spotted woodpecker for a couple of minutes until it flew off. This was the clearest image I managed to get. Same story for this jay.

This probably one of the nicest herring gull pictures I’ve captured for a while.

Some canada geese arrived back today too. I expect they were looking for water that was not frozen over.

But, the open water is very crowded now.

Nice to see a few goldfinch too.

Chaffinch.

House Sparrow.

There is always a robin about to be photographed.

And finally some other images I like.

January 4th 2026 – Tices Meadow

A cold walk around the meadow today. The workings were largely frozen over, and all the birds were over on the far side where there was still unfrozen water. Spotted my first Siskin.

Black-headed Gulls fighting.

One of the local Foxes.

And some panorama just for fun.

January 2nd 2026 – Tices Meadow

A cold but sunny afternoon walk around the meadow. Unusually, I did not see any Heron for Egret. These are the first images I’ve taken of Redwing.

Robin in the sun.

Some nice effects looking through the reed bed into the sun.

And a Blackbird, Squirrel, Cows, Pied Wagtail, sleeping Pochard and Coot.