Birds of Rivers and Lakes 

  • Dipper

  • Dipper

  • Dipper

  • Dipper

  • Dipper

  • Dipper

  • Dipper

  • Dipper

  • Kingfisher

    male

  • Kingfisher

    male

  • Kingfisher

    male

  • Kingfisher

    male - taking a break from digging a nest hole

  • Kingfisher

    male

  • Kingfisher

    male

  • Kingfisher

    male

  • Kingfisher

    male

  • Kingfisher

    male

  • Kingfisher

    male, close-up

  • Kingfisher

    male , close-up

  • Kingfisher

    male - taking a break from digging a nest hole

  • Kingfisher

    male - taking a break from digging a nest hole

  • Kingfisher

    male - taking a break from digging a nest hole

  • Kingfisher

    male

  • Kingfisher

    male

  • Kingfisher

    Female with fish

  • Kingfisher

    Male

  • Kingfisher

    Male

  • Kingfisher

    Male

  • Kingfisher

    Male

  • Kingfisher

    juvenile

  • Kingfisher

    juvenile

  • Kingfisher

    juvenile

  • Kingfisher

    juvenile

  • Kingfisher

    juvenile

  • Lapwing

  • Lapwing

  • Lapwing

    chick

  • Lapwing

    chick

  • Lapwing

  • Lapwing

  • Lapwing

  • Lapwing

  • Lapwing

  • Lapwing

    Adult male - summer plumage

  • Lapwing

    Ad male - summer plumage

  • Lapwing

    Roosting on ice !

  • Lapwing

  • Lapwing

  • Lapwing

  • Lapwing

  • Lapwing

    Adult

  • Lapwing

    Adult

  • Lapwing

    Adult

  • Common Sandpiper

    Adult

  • Common sandpiper

    Adult

  • Common Sandpiper

    Adult

  • Green Sandpiper

  • Green Sandpiper

  • Green Sandpiper

  • Green Sandpiper

  • Green Sandpiper

  • Green Sandpiper

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Male

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Male

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Male

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Male

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Male

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Male

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Male

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Female

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Female

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Juvenile

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Juvenile

  • Little Ringed Plover

    Adult Male

  • Moorhen

  • Moorhen

    on the ice

  • Moorhen

  • Moorhen

  • Moorhen

  • Moorhen

    Feeding young

  • Moorhen

    Feeding young

  • Moorhen

  • Moorhen

  • Moorhen

  • Moorhen

  • Coot

  • Mute Swan

  • Mute Swan

  • Mute Swan

  • Mute Swan

  • Mute Swan

  • Mute Swan

  • Mute Swan

  • Mute Swan

  • Mute Swan

  • Mute Swan

  • Mute Swan

    In flight

  • Mute Swan

    In flight

  • Mute Swan

  • Black Swan

    although not European in origin, some feral birds are found throughout Europe

  • Black Swan

    although not European in origin, some feral birds are found throughout Europe

  • Black Swan

    although not European in origin, some feral birds are found throughout Europe

  • Whooper Swan

  • Whooper Swan

  • Whooper Swan

    adult

  • Whooper Swan

    adult

  • Whooper Swan

    close up

  • Water Rail

  • Water Rail

  • Water rail

  • Water Rail

  • Water Rail

  • Water Rail

  • Water Rail

  • Water Rail

  • Water Rail

  • Water Rail

  • Water Rail

  • Water Rail

  • Water Rail

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Non - breeding plumage

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Non - breeding plumage

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Non - breeding plumage

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Adult - breeding plumage

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Adult - breeding plumage

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Displaying

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Displaying

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Displaying

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Preening

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Preening

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Preening

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Preening

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Preening

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Adult - coming into breeding plumage

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Adult - coming into breeding plumage

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Adult - coming into breeding plumage

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Adult - coming into breeding plumage

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Adult - coming into breeding plumage

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Non - breeding plumage

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Non - breeding plumage

  • Great Crested Grebe

    Adult - non-breeding plumage, with fish

  • Great Crested Grebe

  • Little Grebe

  • Little Grebe

  • Little Grebe

  • Little Grebe

  • Little Grebe

  • Little Grebe

    Breeding Plumage

  • Little Grebe

    Juvenile

  • Little Grebe

    Juvenile

  • Great Northern Diver

    juvenile in winter

  • Great Northern Diver

    juvenile in winter

  • Great Northern Diver

    juvenile with shore crab

  • Great Northern Diver

    juvenile with shore crab

  • Great Northern Diver

    adult in breeding plumage

  • Great Northern Diver

    Juvenile in winter

  • Great Northern Diver

    Juvenile in winter

  • Great Northern Diver

    Juvenile in winter

  • Great Northern Diver

    Juvenile in winter

  • Great Northern Diver

    Juvenile in winter

  • Sedge Warbler

  • Sedge Warbler

  • Sedge Warbler

  • Sedge Warbler

  • Sedge Warbler

  • Sedge Warbler

  • Sedge Warbler

  • Reed Warbler

  • Reed Warbler

  • Reed Warbler

  • Reed Warbler

  • Reed Warbler

  • Reed Warbler

  • Reed Bunting

    male

  • Reed Bunting

    Male

  • Reed Bunting

    Male

  • Reed Bunting

    Male

  • Reed Bunting

    Female

  • Reed Bunting

    Female

  • Reed Bunting

    Female

  • Reed Bunting

    Female

  • Reed Bunting

    1st winter male

  • Penduline Tit

  • Penduline Tit

  • Penduline Tit

  • Penduline Tit

  • Cetti's Warbler

  • Cetti's Warbler

  • Cetti's Warbler

  • Cetti's Warbler

  • Cetti's Warbler

  • Cetti's Warbler

  • Pied Wagtail

  • Pied Wagtail

  • Pied Wagtail

    male

  • Pied Wagtail

    male

  • Pied Wagtail

  • Pied Wagtail

  • Pied Wagtail

  • Pied Wagtail

  • Grey Wagtail

  • Grey Wagtail

  • Grey Wagtail

  • Grey Wagtail

  • Grey Wagtail

  • Grey Wagtail

  • Grey Wagtail

  • Grey Wagtail

  • Grey Wagtail

  • Common Crane

  • Common Crane

    In flight

  • Common Crane

    Adult - summer

  • Common Crane

    Adult male - part of the Great Crane Project. Hatched April 2012 and has since frequented the Somerset Levels, South Wales and River Severn area. Several breeding attempts have been noted.

  • Common Crane

    Adult male - part of the Great Crane Project. Hatched April 2012 and has since frequented the Somerset Levels, South Wales and River Severn area. Several breeding attempts have been noted.

  • Common Crane

    In courtship display

  • Common Crane

    Adult male - part of the Great Crane Project. Hatched April 2012 and has since frequented the Somerset Levels, South Wales and River Severn area. Several breeding attempts have been noted.

  • Glossy Ibis

  • Glossy Ibis

  • Glossy Ibis

  • Glossy Ibis

  • Glossy Ibis

  • Glossy Ibis

  • Glossy Ibis

  • Spoonbill

    juvenile

  • Spoonbill

    juvenile

  • Spoonbill

    juvenile

  • Spoonbill

    juvenile

  • Spoonbill

    juvenile

  • Spoonbill

    juvenile

  • Spoonbill

    juvenile

  • Spoonbill

    Adult

  • Spoonbill

    Adult

  • Spoonbill

    Adult

  • White Stork

    In flight

  • White Stork

  • Grey Heron

    striking at prey

  • Grey Heron

    striking at prey

  • Grey Heron

    on a flat calm lake on a winter's day

  • Grey Heron

  • Grey Heron

  • Grey Heron

  • Purple Heron

    juvenile

  • Purple Heron

    juvenile

  • Purple Heron

    juvenile

  • Great White Egret

  • Great White Egret

  • Great White Egret

  • Great White Egret

  • Great White Egret

  • Great White Egret

  • Great White Egret

  • Great White Egret

  • Great White Egret

  • Great White Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

    plunge fishing

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Little Egret

  • Egyptian Goose

  • Egyptian Goose

  • Egyptian Goose

    In Flight

  • Egyptian Goose

  • Egyptian Goose

    Pair with goslings

  • Tufted Duck

    drake

  • Tufted Duck

    Male

  • Tufted Duck

    Male

  • Tufted Duck

    Male

  • Tufted Duck

    Male

  • Tufted Duck

    Female

  • Lesser Scaup

    drake; a North American diving duck - occasional visitor to UK

  • Lesser Scaup

    drake with female Tufted Duck

  • Lesser Scaup

    drake with female Tufted Duck

  • Lesser Scaup

    drake; a North American diving duck - occasional visitor to UK

  • Lesser Scaup

    drake; a North American diving duck - occasional visitor to UK

  • Lesser Scaup

    drake; a North American diving duck - occasional visitor to UK

  • Ring-necked Duck

    Female - an uncommon visitor from North America

  • Ring-necked Duck

    Female - an uncommon visitor from North America

  • Pochard

    Male

  • Pochard

    Female

  • Pochard

    male; preening

  • Red-crested Pochard

    male

  • Red-crested Pochard

    Male

  • Red-crested Pochard

    Pair

  • Mallard

    Female

  • Mallard

    Female

  • Mallard

    Male

  • Mallard

    Male

  • Mallard

    Female

  • Gadwall

    drake

  • Gadwall

    drake starting to moult

  • Gadwall

    Pair

  • Gadwall

    Male

  • Gadwall

    Male

  • Gadwall

    Male in eclipse

  • Shoveler

  • Shoveler

  • Shoveler

    Male

  • Shoveler

    Male

  • Shoveler

    Pair

  • Shoveler

    Male

  • Shoveler

    Male

  • Shoveler

    Male

  • Shoveler

    Male

  • Teal

    Male - displaying

  • Teal

    Male - displaying

  • Teal

    Male - displaying

  • Teal

    Male - displaying

  • Teal

    Female

  • Teal

    Female

  • Teal

    Female

  • Teal

    Male

  • Teal

    Male

  • Teal

    Male

  • Teal

    Male

  • Teal

    Female

  • Teal

    Female

  • Teal

    Female

  • Teal

    Female

  • Teal

    Male

  • Goldeneye

    Male and Female displaying

  • Goldeneye

    Male displaying

  • Goldeneye

    Male - displaying

  • Goldeneye

    Female

  • Goldeneye

    Female

  • Goosander

    female

  • Goosander

    female

  • Goosander

    female

  • Goosander

    male

  • Goosander

    Female

  • Goosander

    female

  • Goosander

    female

  • Goosander

    male

  • Goosander

    female

  • Goosander

    female

  • Goosander

    female

  • Goosander

    male

  • Goosander

    female

  • Goosander

    male

  • Goosander

    male

  • Goosander

    male

  • Goosander

    female

  • Goosander

    Male

  • Goosander

    Female

  • Goosander

    Female

  • Goosander

    Female

  • Goosander

    Female

  • Pintail

    Male - preening

  • Pintail

    Female and two males

  • Pintail

    Female

  • Pintail

    Male

  • Pintail

    Male - portrait

  • Pintail

    Male

  • Canada Goose

  • Canada Goose