Birds: The Usual Suspects

The Coronavirus lockdown last year had some silver linings. For me, one was getting more in touch with my local area and wildlife.

I received a great book detailing both common and rarer British birds, and where and when you’re likely to spot them. I quickly realised birding was basically real life Pokémon.

Beyond observation, my obsession quickly became ‘gotta capture ‘em all’ (on camera). I’m no photographer but my trusty Canon PowerShot has a decent zoom for its size and does a great job of capturing the flighty subjects for later identification.

I’ll kick off the birding blog with the usual suspects: birds I’ve seen in my Stockport (and more recently Solihull) garden and local area...