Welcome to my website. My name is Dave Simmons and I have been interested in wild birds since I was a child. I started to really get into birding more seriously about 5yrs ago when I joined Ogston Bird Club based at Ogston Reservoir in Derbyshire.
My local patch around the village where I live is mainly farmland with some former mining areas now reclaimed for conservation. I also watch a local bridleway/footpath that was formerly the route of the local colliery railway line.
Also I'm a very keen amateur photographer and love taking photographs of wildlife especially wild birds. Getting a good quality picture of a wild bird can be very difficult.
Birds don't tend to stay still for very long and are usually quite some distance away.
All my early photographs have been taken using a Nikon digital camera with scope (digiscoping) but I now use a Canon digital SLR camera and zoom lens.
The main aim of my website is to promote birding and wildlife conservation and to show the results of my efforts photographing wild birds. I hope to build up a collection of as many species as I can. As and when I take a better quality photo of each bird, or photo a new species, each gallery will then be updated with the latest image.
I hope you enjoy viewing my photographs. You are welcome to leave your comments in the Visitors Book if you wish. Should you have any questions or want any information regarding my website or would like a website of your own please contact me using the email link below.

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