Knot's and Starling's

My good friend Ben Andrew came up from Bedfordshire to spend the weekend with us. We had set various targets to photograph, wild feral goats, Goosanders, the Starling murmuration at Aberystwyth and the Knot roost at Hoylake.
This post will deal with the two roost's, first up we went to Hoylake to witness the Knot roost. With a spring tide forecast we were hopeful that 14,000 knot would gradually be pushed up the beach towards us. Unfortunately strong winds caused the tide to rise higher than expected and only a small flock of the birds landed in front of us after the tide had turned. We did witness large flock's of Knot flying around the estuary though and can only imagine how spectacular the roost must be if all the elements come together. Definitely one to pay another visit. Special thanks to Ron Thomas for his advice and information while we were there.

Welcome

To go with my new website http://www.richardbowlerwildlifephotography.com I've decided to start a new blog.
The aim of this blog will be to show follower's the wildlife photograph's I take through the year, the stories behind them and maybe even a few tips. Being lucky enough to live on a smallholding high up in the Berwyn mountains I'm able to build reflection pools and feeding stations to attract the local wildlife, not only will I show the images captured but from time to time show some wider shots showing my set ups.
To kick this blog off I'll post some pictures  from last year taken at home to give you a taster. Hope you enjoy.