Ictarine Warbler

Ictarine Warbler in the forest. Beautiful. A stunning pic

White Tailed Sea Eagle

White Tailed Sea Eagle. These magnificent birds were abundant around the fish farms

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Lesser Spotted Eagle. These seemed to be everywhere in Poland

Common Buzzard

Sunset

This was the sunset whilst waiting for the great snipe to start their lek

Great Snipe Lek

Great snipe lek infront of this bush. We were fortunate to see and hear them. Spotted crakes were calling also. Mosquito heaven

Now why don't we do that?

Its a pity we don't adopt this method here in the UK instead of the felling and clearing technique we use in the name of health and safety

Collared Flycatcher

Collared Flycatcher

Collared Flycatcher. This was nesting in a discared woodpeckers nest

Common Rosefinch

Common Rosefinch. This was taken in our hotel grounds. One of our favourite photographs x

Southern Marsh Orchids

Poland

Western farming techniques haven't yet reached Poland. There are fields of orchids and wild flowers everywhere. It is just lovely to see this. We seem to have got farming totally wrong in the UK where profit always come first.

Thrush Nightingale

Thrush Nightingale. A beautiful songster. These were everywhere in Poland

Ghost Orchids

Ghost Orchids in the Bialowieza Forest

Barred Warblers

Barred Warbler. These followed the red backed shrikes, whenever we found a shrike there was always a barred warbler with it.

Water Violets

Poland, Water Violets in the Bialowieza Forest

Bialowieza Forest, Poland.

What a place - absolutely fantastic. Everyone should visit here at some time in their life

The Bialowieza Forest in Poland

Bialowieza Forest, Poland.

Fabulous !

Bialowieza Forest, Poland.

We just play at arboriculture in the UK