Thank you to the Chelmsford - Essex Wildlife Trust group for inviting me to give my 'A Fair Isle Season' talk on the 24th November and for such a warm welcome and large turn out (after a less than enjoyable journey there!) . . . . a great evening . . . .

Thank you to all from the 'Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society' who came to my first talk of the winter 'A Fair Isle Season - working and birding at Britain's premier birding hotspot' at Weston Longville Village Hall in Norfolk on the 17th November. A great turn out and very warm welcome! THANK YOU!

On a recent trip to London and with dull, overcast skies, I headed into a couple of parks near Richmond for some opportunistic shots! I was not disappointed with the outcome as the parks were alive with wildlife! I took some pleasing images of Red Deer, including a few frisky looking rutting stags with bracken on their enormous antlers, Fallow Deer, Ring-necked Parakeets & Grey Heron to name a few! I look forward to returning here when the weather conditions improve, perhaps in snow or a misty morning for more dramatic atmospheric shots . . . .