A Year Filming British Wildlife UK Wildlife 2026-01-01 | My best wildlife encounters and footage from 2025 - Kingfishers, Opsreys, Otters, Scorpionflies, Smew, Paper Wasps, Dragonflies and so much more. Its been a great year.Thanks to everyone that has watch, liked, commented and otherwise helped me and the channel!UK wildlife filmsyoutu.be/JwKwiclMMrcyoutu.be/8gHNAYX82WEyoutu.be/SEHI-m00lkcyoutu.be/wpFEkXmsSYUFilmmaking videosyoutu.be/Zr7HqTM5saEyoutu.be/tmXYIc9fK5I
Wood Ant super highway! UK Wildlife 2026-04-27 | Today I found the largest and widest trail of Southern Wood Ants I've ever seen!
Dancing Adders, nesting Spoonbills and feeding Beeflies! UK Wildlife 2026-04-26 | A spring spectacular as I film nesting Spoonbills, beeflies hovering and feeding and Adders courting, yawning and fighting, as I finally witness (and film!) the Adder dance!
Some diving birds from today - Tufted Duck, (a weed covered!) Cormorant and a Little Grebe #birds UK Wildlife 2026-03-21 | Some diving birds from today at RSPB Rainham - Tufted Duck, (a weed covered!) Cormorant and a Little Grebe
Marsh Harrier flying effortlessly in the wind #birds #ukwildlife #birding UK Wildlife 2026-02-22 | Marsh Harrier hunting over grassland in strong wind
A Day of Birds of Prey and Swans in Essex UK Wildlife 2026-02-21 | I spend the day filming the wildlife I saw Abberton and Copt Hall (and the middle of Chelmsford!) including Berwick swan, Whooper Swan, Bean Goose Kestrel, Marsh Harrier, Smew, and even a Hen Harrier and Lesser Scaup!
Common Buzzard #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife UK Wildlife 2026-02-19 | Common Buzzard sat ona fence post stretching its legs, pooping and flying off!
Some clips of a Rock Pipit at RSPB Rainham Marshes #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife UK Wildlife 2026-02-18 | Some clips of a Rock Pipit having a preen at RSPB Rainham Marshes on the seawall on a cloudy day
A year of filming wildlife #birds #ukwildlife #wildlifefilm #wildlifedocumentary UK Wildlife 2026-01-03 | I saw some great wildlife in 2025 and I've put the best of what I saw and filmed into a videoThis is the short version of what I saw and filmed, the full length (and much better quality) version is here: youtu.be/VOaDqPRaU_k
A rarely seen Jack Snipe! #birds #bird #birding #wildlife #ukwildlife UK Wildlife 2025-12-31 | Amazing to see a Jack Snipe today at Rainham Marshes, after the 1st one flew off when a Canada Goose nearly stepped on it!
Some old footage of a Red-backed Shrike #birds #birding #rarebirds #birdwatching UK Wildlife 2025-12-30 | Some footage form 10ish years ago filmed on the Pentax Q
Reed Warbler song - singing in the reeds #birds #birdsounds #birdsong #wildlife UK Wildlife 2025-12-29 | A Reed Warbler singing in the reeds, before a Cettis warbler calls and it flies off
Spring bird song - Whitethroat Starling + Corn Bunting song #birds #birdsongs #birdsong #birding UK Wildlife 2025-12-28 | Singing birds from back in Spring - Corn Bunting Sedge Warbler and Starling
Shelduck washing #ukwildlife #birds #nature #wildlifefilm UK Wildlife 2025-12-22 | A shelduck having a wash from my latest video - see related video
Marsh harrier, Geese, shelduck + some waders at Blue House Farm Essex UK Wildlife 2025-12-21 | Filming marsh harrier, Waterfowl and Waders on my trip to Blue House Farm in Essex
Diving Smew #ukwildlife #birds #nature UK Wildlife 2025-12-20 | A few clips of a male Smew from Abberton today
Skylark feeding and fluffing! #ukwildlife #birds #wildlife UK Wildlife 2025-12-17 | Skylarks feeding, preening and fluffing up their feathers
Oystercatcher feeding #ukwildlife #birds #wildlife #wildlifefilm UK Wildlife 2025-12-14 | Oystercatcher catches and eats a shellfish
Avocets feeding #ukwildlife #birds #wildlife #birding UK Wildlife 2025-12-12 | A few clips of some feeding avocets
Common Redshank (from my latest full video) #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife UK Wildlife 2025-12-06 | A short clip from my latest video, where I spent an evening sitting on the foreshore of the Thames Estuary filming waders, including these Common RedshankFull video here: youtu.be/JwKwiclMMrc
Filming birds on the Thames Estuary UK Wildlife 2025-12-06 | I spend a few hours on a Sunday evening filming the wading birds in the Thames Estuary, dealing with less than cooperative birds, and seemingly shy sun, but have a wonderful encounter with some Redshanks
A few (distant) clips of a Kingfisher diving from the sluice gate #birds #ukwildlife UK Wildlife 2025-12-06 | A few (distant) clips of a Kingfisher diving from the sluice gate at Thameside Nature Discovery Park last weekend
Some distant footage of the Kingfisher at Thameside NR having a preen #ukbirds #ukwildlife UK Wildlife 2025-11-30 | ...
Creek Tide Timelapse #Essex #landscape #timelapses #timelapse #tides #seaside UK Wildlife 2025-11-23 | Time-lapse of tide coming in at Mucking Creek - note how it doesn't just come in, going up and down, and couple of surges come in too
Pentax Q footage of a Dipper #PentaxQ #dipper #pentax #ukwildlife #birds UK Wildlife 2025-11-22 | Some very old footage filmed over 10 years ago using the the tiny but mighty Pentax Q which had an tiny sensor with a 5x crop factor so with the Q to K adapter, my Pentax 300mm f4 became an the equivalent of a f4 1500mm lens!The footage is not amazing quality by modern standards but I was able to get in close enough film this dipper in HD all way back in 2014
Wood Ants - Me + Macro probe lens + bean bag for 5 minutes UK Wildlife 2025-11-19 | I spent 5 minutes at the Ant nests at Hanningfield Reservoir NR filming Wood Ants on Monday and here are a few clips I filmed
The Grey Heron FINALLY caught a flatfish only for the other birds to conspire to ruin the shot! UK Wildlife 2025-11-16 | The Grey Heron FINALLY caught a flatfish (after I followed it for ages) only for the other birds to conspire to ruin the shot - Mallard in the background and a Black Headed Gull in the foreground for good measure!
Feeding Black-tailed Godwit from late summer #ukwildife #birds #birdwatching #wildlifefilmmaking UK Wildlife 2025-11-15 | Feeding Black-tailed Godwit from late summer
Marsh Harrier hovering #ukwildlife #birds #wildlife#nature #birdsofprey UK Wildlife 2025-11-09 | A wonderful moment of a Marsh Harrier hovering above the reeds before dropping down and landing in them
Hunting cormorant #ukwildlife #birds #wildlife #fish UK Wildlife 2025-11-08 | Short clip of a diving and fishing cormorant
Introduction to Wildlife Filmmaking UK Wildlife 2025-11-02 | A guide and tip on how to film wildlife. What type of cameras you can use, which lenses are best suited, what settings to use and some useful tips and techniques00:45 Which camera 04:05 What Lens05:54 Other wildlife filmmaking equipment07:54 Shutter speed vs Frame rate09:33 Getting the right exposure11:50 What aperture to use12:27 Focusing15:08 What video settings to use bitrate and - resolution16:33 When to use which frame rate18:06 Audio and microphones21:00 General wildlife filmmaking tips
Kingfisher catches a pipefish! #bird #kingfisher #fishing UK Wildlife 2025-11-01 | Got some distant views of a Kingfisher at Thameside Nature Discovery Park - EWT the other day, but captured it.. erm...capturing a couple of fish! The 1st looks like a Pipefish, which its to long and armoured so it drops it, but the 2nd is swallowed after a bit of a bashing!
Filming Grey Mullet #ukwildlife #Wildlifeflim #essexwildlife #fish #fishes UK Wildlife 2025-10-26 | Filming mullet for my video on how I film Wildlife
Cormorants from my How I set up for filming wildlife video - see related video :) #filmmaking UK Wildlife 2025-10-26 | A clip of a couple of juvenile cormorants from my "How I set up for filming wildlife" video I just posted Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=tmXYIc9fK5I
How I set up for filming wildlife - wildlife filmmaking tips UK Wildlife 2025-10-26 | I take you on a day filming wildlife and run through how I set up my equipment to do that, and film birds and fish(!) in the process!
Is Tik Tok worth the effort for a Wildlife Filmmaker like me? #ukwildlife #wildlife #tiktok UK Wildlife 2025-10-20 | ...
Scorpionfly female feeding on a dead insect #insects #invertebrates #ukwildlife #nature #wildlife UK Wildlife 2025-10-19 | A scorpionfly feeds on a dea insect will sat ona bramble leaf
Black-tailed Godwit feeding in slow motion #bird #birdlover #birdwatching #nature #ukwildlife UK Wildlife 2025-10-17 | Bit of slow mo wader action
Dragonfly Tour 2022 Autumn conclusion UK Wildlife 2025-10-05 | I visit Thursley Common NNR , Canvey Way Ditch, Little Belhus and a few other sites looking for Late Summer and Autumn Dragonflies The final part of the Dragonfly Tour series - at least for 2022!Dragonfly Tour seriesyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLvGpUC8eOCcoBiwi4m5JdjjlPMToV9KlgScottish dragonflies episode and other dragonfly contentyoutu.be/uuaiD3xZ2O8youtu.be/bIVOt3KwrDYyoutu.be/HXxdFicN05s00:37 Canvey Way Ditch looking for Southern Migrant Hawker Scarce Emerald and Southern Emerald03:54 Tices Meadow looking for Common and Red-veined Darter04:36 Thursley Common for Keeled Skimmer05:17 Little Belhus for Migrant Hawker Dragonfly07:51 Thursley Common For Black Darter12:49 Daws Hall for Willow Emerald Damselfly15:35 Little Belhus for Last Dragonflies of the season
The Hornet Robberfly - an insect worth obsessing over UK Wildlife 2025-09-27 | A fact file on one of the UK's coolest insects, 1 of the biggest flies and certainly the top predator among them.I first tell the story of how I ended up obsessed enough to spend every free sunny day in the last month, walking around a field near my house looking at horse poo, all so I can film them!
Migrants stop on their way to Africa - Wheatears #ukwildlife #wildlife #birds #nature UK Wildlife 2025-09-07 | ...
Some Kestrel footage I found while looking for something else! #ukwildlife #wildlife #birdsofprey UK Wildlife 2025-08-31 | ...
Hornet Robberfly eating a Grasshopper, a 15 year wait! #ukwildlife #wildlife #insects UK Wildlife 2025-08-26 | ...
