1st October 2025 – Stoke Park Estate, Bristol

Following a day of (photographing) art galleries, monuments and churches in Bristol it was back to the birds this morning in Stoke Park.

Within a few minutes of arriving I was treated to a grey heron flying right in front of me and then a kingfisher posing nicely on the edge of the pond.

Grey heron

Grey heron

Grey heron

Grey heron landing in its favourite spot on the annex pond
Kingfisher

Kingfisher

Kingfisher

Kingfisher spreading a wing

Kingfisher in flight

Kingfisher in flight

Kingfisher in flight

The kingfisher seemed to follow me around Duchess Pond and I had shots of it in lots of different locations but none as good as its original perch.

Kingfisher in a different venue

There were lots of corvids around and I even got sight of a sparrow hawk and a buzzard being mobbed by them.

Common buzzard being mobbed

Just before setting off home I saw a male and female stonechat but only managed a photo of the female.

Female stonechat

I couldn’t resist another photo of the Dower House with its reflection in Duchess Pond

Moorhens are good for reflections too

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5 responses to “1st October 2025 – Stoke Park Estate, Bristol”

  1. robbiesinspiration Avatar

    Wow, you got super photographs of the heron and the kingfisher. So lucky πŸ™πŸ’—

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    1. martintayler Avatar

      Thank you, Robbie. Your comments are so encouraging and much appreciated.

      Martin Tayler

      Martin’s bird & nature blog: http://martinsbirdblog.com

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