Skip to content
Bird in camera lens, bird photographer logo

Exploring birds, photography, and wild places — UK and beyond

Menu
  • Home
  • Lifer Album
  • Bird Blog
Menu

Welcome to BirdPhotographer.co.uk

One bird. One frame. One story

I’m Kate, a bird photographer exploring the UK and beyond. Join me for photographs, field notes and the challenge of filling my lifer album, one species at a time.

A few favourite frames

Pied Wagtail takes flight with glistening bokeh in background
Common kingfisher perched facing camera
Marsh Harrier in flight over reeds
Bluethroat

Latest Posts

  • A Frog, a Flock of Lapwings, and a Passing Osprey – Brockholes Nature Reserve, Lancs
  • The Grey Wagtail that Followed Us Home
  • All About the Goosander (and Its Look-Alike, the Red-breasted Merganser)

Instagram Gallery

    Another of the female kingfisher #commonkingfish Another of the female kingfisher 

#commonkingfisher #birdphotographer #sonyalphabirdphotography
    Common kingfisher #commonkingfisher #birdphotogr Common kingfisher 

#commonkingfisher #birdphotographer
    Common Queenfisher #queenfisher #kingfisher #bir Common Queenfisher 

#queenfisher #kingfisher #birdphotographer
    Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula meaning ‘ra Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula meaning ‘ravine dweller’ 

#birdphotographer #ringedplover
    Crows! #crowsofinstagram #birdphotographer #bird Crows! 

#crowsofinstagram #birdphotographer #birdphotography
    Oystercatcher at Mudeford spit. #oystercatcher # Oystercatcher at Mudeford spit. 

#oystercatcher #birdphotography #birdphotographer
    A little robin for Sunday. I hope everyone is havi A little robin for Sunday. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. 

#robin #birdphotography #birdphotographeruk
    During my stay in Christchurch I got a ferry from During my stay in Christchurch I got a ferry from Mudeford across to this beautiful sandy beach area I’m not sure of its name, but it was stunning - with sandy beaches and blue water. I was able to capture photos of pied wagtails and oyster catchers flying up and down the beach. A really magical place! 

#birdphotographer #sonyalphawildlife #piedwagtail #oystercatcher
    A little drama over the water! This red kite grabb A little drama over the water! This red kite grabbed a scrap of meat from a buzzard’s feast nearby, only to drop it and swoop back down to retrieve it. It might look very Osprey-esque, but there’s no fish on the menu here.

Most of the action happened a long way away, and I’ve included a wider view to show the distance. Sometimes it’s about seeing the whole story unfold, rather than getting as close as possible.

Although it did treat me to a flypast with his hoard as it left! I’m still not sure what dinner was! 

#redkite #birdstories #birdphotographer #sonyalphaphotography #birdbehaviour
    More of the Kingy at Warnham #kingfishersofinsta More of the Kingy at Warnham 

#kingfishersofinstagram #birdphotographer #sonyalphawildlife #birdphotographyuk
    I just got back from a long weekend away. Two days I just got back from a long weekend away. Two days in Horsham to catch up with family and two days in Christchurch to catch a glimpse of the white tailed eagles 🦅 

Seemed rude not to pop into Warnham nature reserve whilst I was in Horsham where I was able to photograph this beautiful Queenfisher. It’s been a while since I’ve had some photo kingfisher time, much needed! 🙂

#kingfishersofinstagram #birdphotographer #sonyalphawildlife
    Here comes the Autumn Sun #deerofinstagram #wobu Here comes the Autumn Sun 

#deerofinstagram #woburndeerpark #deerrut #sonyalphawildlife
    This morning I got up at the very unsociable hour This morning I got up at the very unsociable hour of 4.40am for a sunrise shoot at Woburn Deer Park. I thought we were in for an amazing sunrise, but sadly no one sent me the memo about the fog 😂 

I could barely see anything! I’m not usually a fan of photographing deer in fog, as my shots tend to end up looking like hazy, noisy messes. Luckily, a little light broke through for about seven minutes, so I tried to make the most of what I was given.

I also witnessed a rather unusual rutting style. Two stags, which I think were sika, reared up on their hind legs to fight - like hares boxing! 🥊 I’ve never seen that before.

The trees were gorgeous too. Woburn has such amazing trees, and I’m always in awe of them. The really old ones I look at and think wow you were there in that spot all through my childhood - it’s a really weird thought which blows my mind. 

No birds spotted today.  I may go back to bed 😂

#deerofinstagram #woburndeerpark #sonyalphawildlife #deerrut
    I sat in the garden for about two hours today, jus I sat in the garden for about two hours today, just watching the sky 😄 A few red kites were around, a robin made an appearance, and a Spitfire also graced the skies!

#redkitesofinstagram #birdphotography #birdphotographer #sonyalphawildlife
    Photos shot in my lunch break today. I’ve been t Photos shot in my lunch break today. I’ve been trying to photograph the dragonfly for a while but every time I stepped into the garden it would disappear! Teasing me from my kitchen window. Today it decided to put a little display on. 

Then a red kite flew over with an apple I think? Some sort of fruit. 🍋‍🟩 

#dragonflies #redkitesofinstagram #birdphotographer #birdphotography #insectphotos
    Palm Wings #bluetit #birdphotographer #birdphoto Palm Wings 

#bluetit #birdphotographer #birdphotography #gardenphotography📷
    Sometimes the photo you end up with isn’t quite Sometimes the photo you end up with isn’t quite the photo you took… 

I captured this goldfinch back in June, just as it was flying from the tree. I liked the moment, but looking at it again I thought… why not change the composition?

Suddenly, “goldfinch launching off tree” became something more intentional:
The power pose. 😀

With that red mask and one-wing-out stance, there are definite superhero vibes going on. 🦸🐦

Swipe to see where it actually started ➡️
Creative editing, or have I gone too far this time? 😂

#goldfinch #birdphotographer #birdphotography #birdphotographeruk
    It’s our ‘tern’ to take kingfisher glory! It’s our ‘tern’ to take kingfisher glory! 

#tern #birdphotography #birdphotographer #birdsinflight
    What’s your favourite type of Kite? Scroll throu What’s your favourite type of Kite? Scroll through and vote 🗳️ in the comments. Or have I missed any - let me know. 

#redkites #milvusmilvus #redkiteofinstagram #birdphotography #birdphotographer
    I’ve only recently started cropping my wildlife I’ve only recently started cropping my wildlife photos this tight… and I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it. 

For a long time I tended to leave much more space around my subjects. But since posting more on Instagram, I’ve found myself cropping tighter and tighter.

Why? Because big, frame-filling wildlife seems to grab attention. On a small phone screen, a bird surrounded by lots of space can easily disappear, just like this red kite does in the original.

And I’ll admit it… I feel the pressure to crop for Instagram. Everything it seems needs to be in your face. 

The tighter version certainly has impact. You can see the eye, the feathers and all that detail that was sitting there in the original file.

But is it actually a better photograph? Or have I just made it a better Instagram photograph?

Interested in your thoughts: 
Has social media changed the way you compose or edit your photos?

#redkite #milvusmilvus #birdphotography #birdphotographer #ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏᴇᴅɪᴛɪɴɢ
    Follow on Instagram
    • September 2025

    Categories

    • Bird Blog
    • Birding Spots

    Footer Menu

    • Privacy Policy
    ©2026 | Built using WordPress and Responsive Blogily theme by Superb