Duck

At Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire. Everybody loves ducks.

Avocet

Titchwell Marsh.

Starling Family

Dad wondering if he can sneak off to the pub.

Reed Bunting

In our back garden.

Oystercatcher

Mawddach Estuary, Wales.

Chiffchaff

At Rutland Water.

Robin

The gardener's companion.

Greater Spotted Woodpecker

Watermead Park, just down the road. Not a great pic but a lovely sight.

Song Thrush

In the apple tree.

Blackbird in the Bath

In our back garden. This bird-bath is the source of a great deal of amusement for us.

Spanish Sparrow

I wouldn't fancy being a bird in Malta but a group of 'Spanish Sparrows' seemed to be evading the rifles and nets of Maltese 'sportsmen'. Golden Bay, February 2009.