Wading Birds and a Surprise Sparrowhawk | UK WILDLIFE and NATURE Photography

A morning full of wading birds but then there is a surprise visit from a Sparrowhawk that cleared the reserve.
Some great birds around including Black Tailed Godwit, Redshank, Snipe, Teal and many more.
Oh and not to forget the scrapping Coot's.
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[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Loved the black headed gulls... Great video Keith! Spring is in the air :D

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Jeroen. Yes great time of year! 🙂

[@Derbyshire_bird_tours]

Some great footage of duelling Coots, loved it. Cheers.

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Stewart. Those Coots can get pretty feisty but make a great subject when they get going. Cheers Keith

[@dragon-acrocantho]

Thanks for your wonderful footage.👍👍

[@KGsPhotography]

Many thanks for your support.

[@MartinJSmithPhotographyUK]

Morning Keith now that's an overdose of fun great video and shots nice to see the smile back. Thanks Keith.

[@SteveHedgesPhotography]

Great video Keith, loved the footage of the coots having a scrap. Cheers Steve.

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Martin, great to be out again, never get bored of taking photos 😀. Cheers Keith

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Steve. Great fun watching the Coot's. Cheers Keith

[@laurencebell8024]

Great video Keith good to see you out and about again.
Brilliant stills and videos keep up the good work.
Loll.

[@KGsPhotography]

Many thanks Laurence, appreciate your support and pleased you like the video. Cheers Keith

[@CamillaI]

A great variety out there today Keith nice relaxed video 👍😍

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Mark. Great time of year with so much going on. Cheers Keith

[@MsBunny105]

Fabulous footage of the coots Keith, great video as always.

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Karen the Coots were very lively...lol

[@AndyGustavsson]

just a lovely video Keith, you got some nice varity of species there !
the coots fighting were just great and congrats to the sparrowhawk! =)

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Andy. The Sparrowhawk was still a little distant for my liking so something to still improve on. The Coots were entertaining. Cheers Keith

[@scotttilleyphotography]

That looked a busy day Keith, some cracking images especially loved the flight shots mate👍

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Scott , glad you like the video, I always enjoy practising birds in flight shots. Cheers Keith

[@eddiek0507]

Hi Keith,
Great video as always,
Pleased to see you back out & about again.
Some lovely photos this week...🙂👍🏼👍🏼

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks mate it's good to be back out. Cheers Keith

[@fusion-music]

Nice processing Keith. Bound to leave you elated with a morning like that.

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Steve yes was a good morning and great way to start a day. Cheers Keith

[@RichardBirchett]

Great Vlog Keith, things have certainly started to get busier in Nature, you've captured some great images and video there. Coots having a scrap! great action footage.. All the best R 👍

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Richard, appreciate your comment. Yes good to see things getting busy. Coots are always fun to watch this time of year. Stay safe mate, cheers Keith

[@michaelgoodwin1423]

Another great video Keith it’s nice to be out again stay safe 👍👍

[@KGsPhotography]

Many thanks Michael, great to be back out again. Cheers Keith

[@clivewelch1025]

Hi Keith that was a fabulous watch the mix between footage and stills was brilliant and talking of stills there were some really good ones especially the in flight shots. It was great to see you out again to from the look on your face you really enjoyed that and why not after all this lockdown stuff. Until next time take care and stay safe my friend.

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Clive. I was certainly treated to a great selection on the day. I know my face gives it away how good it is to get back out and hopefully there will be more to come. Stay safe my friend. Cheers Keith

[@carlwashbrooke8678]

Cracking video Keith glad to see you back out look forward to next week's video all the best. Carl

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Carl, it's good to be out. Cheers Keith

[@steveverityphotography1281]

Great video Keith you got some great images, thanks for sharing them👍

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Steve, glad you like the video great to be out again. Cheers Keith

[@JPLamoureuxsTravels]

Hi buddy! Great vid some nice birds there looks like a great place and hide that! Top marks to the spar fly by lol 😂 happy days eh !!! JP 😉

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks JP. The place never fails to deliver something. I was pleased to get the Sparrowhawk but unfortunately it was still a little distant for my kit. Stay safe mate, cheers Keith.

[@adrianmoore4690]

nice shots and great video its nice get out again

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Adrian and yes great to be out. Cheers Keith

[@petr-podrouzek]

Very nice !! :-)

[@KGsPhotography]

Many thanks!!

[@tristansmith3638]

Great video, some lovely shots. I tend to focus my photography on birds of prey like sparrowhawks, kestrels, buzzards etc. but the downside of that is you often can't risk photographing other things or taking my attention to any other subject, however I've been trying to photograph a little more variation recently.

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Tristan. I really enjoy birds of prey too. A couple of nights ago we had a wonderful Sparrowhawk pay a surprise visit to the garden and I managed to get an amazing shot so was really chuffed. Thanks fir watching the channel. Cheers Keith

[@laurencearnold5822]

Great video Keith , it’s good to see you out vloging , superb images as ever.👍

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Laurence really appreciate your kind words. It’s great to be out. Cheers Keith.

[@HabeebRWildlifePhotography]

What a great channel. Appreciated you have beautifully captured the fight. I hope its a fight or arguments. Thanks for sharing. Hope to see you connected as we have same passion. Take care stay safe 😊😊

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks for your comment and viewing my video Habeeb R Wildlife Photography, much appreciated. I will be sure to check out your channel.
Cheers Keith.

[@glennhunt2375]

Really like the format of introducing the scene with a run in with some footage then getting some nice stills to finish off, have to say Keith this format really works for me keeps my interest and makes it feel very fresh. 👍

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Glenn really appreciate the feedback it helps me massively. I like to try and mix it up a little as you say to try and keep the interest throughout. Cheers Keith

[@yologath3357]

Hi Keith, good to see you out and about again. Some wonderful stills and video that you managed to bag. At Summer Leys? A question; were you using aperture priority with auto ISO for your shots? Just curious. Cheers and take care.

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Yolo. I shoot in manual but with auto ISO. That way I can control both the shutter speed and aperture but the camera will compensate with ISO. I just adjust the shutter speed to try and keep the ISO as low as possible although in this video most was birds in flight so shutter speed was high. Cheers Keith

[@baltmin]

Thank you for the excellent video. Which reserves would you suggest in the Northwest and Midlands? In terms of quantity and variety of species? Also any suggestions for prey birds and owls? I'm relatively new to this and willing to travel, but it is a great disappointment if you travel miles away and finally your expectations are not met. Thanks again.

[@KGsPhotography]

Thank you Minas. Problem is I guess you can never guarantee anything with wildlife. Not had much experience of reserves in the Northwest but the Solway coast has a great selection of birds. The other reserve in the Midlands I regularly visit is Brandon Marsh in Coventry. Summer Leys where this was filmed in Northamptonshire is good but small so parking can be a problem. Birds of prey are always difficult to guarantee and is more pot luck, the same with Owls. Cheers Keith

[@baltmin]

@@KGsPhotography Thank you! I will definitely follow your suggestions.

[@opsroom123]

Hi Keith, what binocular are you using? I intend to get one from Nikon, but I'm not sure which is the right one for birding. Thank you in advancea and have a great day Keith.

[@KGsPhotography]

Hi and thanks for watching. I use the Vortex DB-215 Optics Diamondback HD 10x42. Here is an amazon link amzn.to/3pxNxVW . They are the first ones I have been really comfortable with and seem easy to use. If your interested on anymore of the gear I use check out my website page www.kgsphotography.co.uk/photography-gear . Cheers Keith

[@fgb3126]

Have you ever considered identifying the bird species somewhere on the video of them? These video channels are, afterall, world-wide in their reach and I for one would like to know the names of these ducks and shorebirds. But I live in North America and your European/English birds are not known to me. Granted they look very similar to our species (e.g. the teals at the beginning, etc.) but I know they are different species with different names. In fact I was surprised, here in my first ever visit to your channel to see that you didn't name these birds! So thumbs down for now.

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks for watching Breck and appreciate your comment. I will try and talk about what the birds are during the video but to be honest having to write text all through the video can be a little time consuming. Of course there is another reason I don’t do it and that is because sometimes I don’t know what they are... 😂. People who watch my channel regularly know I am no expert on the different birds just love bringing you the images. Feel free to ask if there any particular birds you would like me to identify Thanks again, cheers Keith