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While watching Springwatch this year I was surprised to hear Chris Packham say that he had not seen Spotted Flycatchers since childhood. The population has declined by 92% since his childhood (1967) but it still surprised me that he hadn't seen any. I too have noticed a massive decline here in the Pennines. They used to be common, and now they are not. But I still chance upon a breeding pair or two each year, and I see passage birds, usually juveniles in the autumn. I'm assuming the decline in southern England has been even more severe than here in the north. The causes of the decline have proved elusive but research suggests poor survival of juveniles may be the issue. There has been no significant change in nest success rates and the number of fledglings per nest shows no trend. Juvenile survival could be affected before migration, during migration, or on the African wintering grounds.
I got a fantastic e-mail from the BBC on Monday afternoon telling me that they were going to use one of my images on the Springwatch Unsprung program on Monday night.
It's not often you get Chris Packham to give critique on your photos, so when I got in from work that evening I eagerly watched.
I really liked it to start with and then said that the bird could do with being in the centre of the rising sun, If you look at the original I used the rule-of-thirds with the subject off centre to the left.
He gave it a mark of 6.1 out of ten, so I have posted a shot taken at the same time but re-composed with his suggestions, let me know what you think please.
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coal tit ~ periparus ater
RSPB green status list.
I just couldn't resist this one...
I had spotted a chiffchaff and was trying to take a photo when it flew off. This little fellow came and perched in it's place so I took it's photo instead.
I'm a bit slow at the moment but will catch up soon.
A Moment In Time
One from last weekend near Gretna, a gorgeous wee woodland scene. In this one using the strong sunlight coming towards me like a paintbrush highlighting the areas of the view.
Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway
Sony A7RII
Zeiss Loxia 50mm f2
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© Brian Kerr Photography 2017
Finally!!!...It's the first day of spring 2022. And what a fantastic day it was here in the UK as I spent a few hours out and about on Greenham Common in Berkshire.
This youngster must be from an earlier brood to yesterdays post as there only appeared to be one parent bird.
Moorhen - Gallinula
Hesketh Farm Park, Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, UK.
As always I extend my sincere appreciation to all those who take the time to stop by and comment on my photos.
DSC_5783. Explore # 103. 5th July 2019.
There's a new blog over on my website, with a bit of a spring update. www.flyladyphotographybywendycooper.co.uk/article/a-lot-m...
Please do pop over for a read and feel free to share!
A tiny, nimble, curious and quick British Wren taken yesterday at a rainy Springwatch 2018 location of Sherbourne Park in Gloucestershire. This little one was great fun to watch, entertaining me for quite some time by repeatedly disappearing and then popping up again nearby, little tail bobbing.....
I have just returned from a trip abroard (more of this at a later date) to find this flickr mail -
Thank you for adding your image to the BBC Springwatch Official Flickr group - I am writing to let you know that we selected your image for use in last night’s Unsprung programme.
If you weren’t able to catch the show live yesterday you can watch it on the BBC Springwatch website here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07dx2t8
Best wishes
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BBC Springwatch Unsprung Production Team . .................................. What a nice thing to to find !!!!! . This popular nature programme was shown on U.K national television at eight in the evening on BBC 2 and the episode number is number 9 . The above picture is not a re post but two frames ahead of the featured image