Steve Fisher
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Another in my long series of truly awful record shots, the green winged teal at Stanwick this morning #northantsbirds
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Another in my long series of truly awful record shots, the green winged teal at Stanwick this morning #northantsbirds
At long last, lesser scaup on the county list this morning at Ditchford lane gp #northantsbirds
October 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
At long last, lesser scaup on the county list this morning at Ditchford lane gp #northantsbirds
1 of 15 stone curlew in NE Bulgaria today - exceptionally confiding
October 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
1 of 15 stone curlew in NE Bulgaria today - exceptionally confiding
Just this, this is why I love this little bit of the world #Bulgariabirds
September 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Just this, this is why I love this little bit of the world #Bulgariabirds
Crappy early morning record shot of the glossy ibis SW over the layby pit, Stanwick at 6.30 this morning. It appeared to drop onto the main lake but couldn't find it again #Northantsbirds
August 28, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Crappy early morning record shot of the glossy ibis SW over the layby pit, Stanwick at 6.30 this morning. It appeared to drop onto the main lake but couldn't find it again #Northantsbirds
An improvement at Stanwick this morning with juv med gull, 2 ruff, 4 com sand, ringed pl and green sand. Also swift and hobby and a noticeable increase in warblers and hirundines #Northantsbirds
August 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
An improvement at Stanwick this morning with juv med gull, 2 ruff, 4 com sand, ringed pl and green sand. Also swift and hobby and a noticeable increase in warblers and hirundines #Northantsbirds
8 yl gulls at Stanwick today, also blackwit, 2 com sands, green sand, snipe and a family party of 5+ Egyptian geese #Northantsbirds
July 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
8 yl gulls at Stanwick today, also blackwit, 2 com sands, green sand, snipe and a family party of 5+ Egyptian geese #Northantsbirds
8 lrp on the layby islands this morning constituted the first evidence of any wader passage thro' Stanwick this autumn #Northantsbirds
July 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
8 lrp on the layby islands this morning constituted the first evidence of any wader passage thro' Stanwick this autumn #Northantsbirds
Still no sign of passage at Stanwick this morning but a badger trundling along the shoreline of the main lake was excellent. The mess left by Sundays visitors was staggering. The way people treat the countryside is depressing to say the least
July 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Still no sign of passage at Stanwick this morning but a badger trundling along the shoreline of the main lake was excellent. The mess left by Sundays visitors was staggering. The way people treat the countryside is depressing to say the least
A family of grey wags have been knocking around our garden all day today. Regular breeders along the valley these days, often in quite strange places #Northantsbirds
July 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A family of grey wags have been knocking around our garden all day today. Regular breeders along the valley these days, often in quite strange places #Northantsbirds
2 cattle egret at Stanwick this morning and a curlew flew SW #Northantsbirds
June 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
2 cattle egret at Stanwick this morning and a curlew flew SW #Northantsbirds
Impossible to count but the wrens seem to have done well in our garden this year #Northantsbirds
June 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Impossible to count but the wrens seem to have done well in our garden this year #Northantsbirds
Cattle egret on the main lake at Stanwick this morning but little else. A crossbill over our garden in Irthlingboro' calling yesterday perhaps a sign of things to come #Northantsbirds
June 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Cattle egret on the main lake at Stanwick this morning but little else. A crossbill over our garden in Irthlingboro' calling yesterday perhaps a sign of things to come #Northantsbirds
The whole black headed gull colony on the layby pit at at Stanwick seems to have deserted over the weekend. I wonder what caused that? #Northantsbirds
June 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The whole black headed gull colony on the layby pit at at Stanwick seems to have deserted over the weekend. I wonder what caused that? #Northantsbirds
This moulting drake mandarin was sheltering on the brook at Stanwick this afternoon. Otherwise just 4 ringed plover and hepatic cuckoo today #Northantsbirds
May 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This moulting drake mandarin was sheltering on the brook at Stanwick this afternoon. Otherwise just 4 ringed plover and hepatic cuckoo today #Northantsbirds
The hepatic cuckoo again around the layby pit, Stanwick this morning #Northantsbirds
May 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The hepatic cuckoo again around the layby pit, Stanwick this morning #Northantsbirds
A smart, bright brown morph cuckoo around the layby pit, stanwick this morning. Thankfully my reflexes are as good as ever and I managed a couple of clear, crisp photos #Northantsbirds
May 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
A smart, bright brown morph cuckoo around the layby pit, stanwick this morning. Thankfully my reflexes are as good as ever and I managed a couple of clear, crisp photos #Northantsbirds
Reposted by Steve Fisher
A duck has been caught speeding on traffic cameras in the town of Koeniz in central Switzerland.
Local police said the mallard - a wild duck - was snapped on radar images on 13 April clocking in at 52km (32 miles) in a 30km zone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Local police said the mallard - a wild duck - was snapped on radar images on 13 April clocking in at 52km (32 miles) in a 30km zone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Speeding duck: Switzerland traffic cameras catch flying mallard
Police say the mallard was likely a repeat offender and was caught in the same spot seven years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 6:24 AM
A duck has been caught speeding on traffic cameras in the town of Koeniz in central Switzerland.
Local police said the mallard - a wild duck - was snapped on radar images on 13 April clocking in at 52km (32 miles) in a 30km zone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Local police said the mallard - a wild duck - was snapped on radar images on 13 April clocking in at 52km (32 miles) in a 30km zone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A bit more of the glossy ibis just before it flew NE this morning. Very glossy #northantsbirds
May 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
A bit more of the glossy ibis just before it flew NE this morning. Very glossy #northantsbirds
Glossy ibis main lake stanwick currently #northantsbirds
May 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Glossy ibis main lake stanwick currently #northantsbirds
Turnstone on the layby islands stanwick this morning #northantsbirds
May 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Turnstone on the layby islands stanwick this morning #northantsbirds
Superb barwit on the main lake stanwick this morning #northantsbirds
May 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Superb barwit on the main lake stanwick this morning #northantsbirds
A whimbrel dropped in for 20 mins at Stanwick this morning and 11 arctic terns flew NE. Also ringed plover and 2 com sand #Northantsbirds
May 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A whimbrel dropped in for 20 mins at Stanwick this morning and 11 arctic terns flew NE. Also ringed plover and 2 com sand #Northantsbirds
2 of the 3 greenshank at Stanwick this morning. At last we seem to be getting a few birds #northantsbirds
May 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
2 of the 3 greenshank at Stanwick this morning. At last we seem to be getting a few birds #northantsbirds
A spoonbill came in to the main lake stanwick low from the SW just before 6AM this morning and stayed for about 40 minutes before returning in the direction it came from #northantsbirds
May 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
A spoonbill came in to the main lake stanwick low from the SW just before 6AM this morning and stayed for about 40 minutes before returning in the direction it came from #northantsbirds