Lowland

Now a rare bird, heard but seldom seen, this corncrake is calling on the isle of Iona, Scotland.

A heavy rain shower has just cleared the air, giving beautiful colours to the landscape, in the evening sunshine. Taken from Duddo village, Northumberland.

Evening light illuminates the dunes. Taken at Druridge bay, Northumberland.

Duddo castle, Northumberland, in the evening sun.

The sun sets behind a hedge near Warkworth, Northumberland.

Backlit lamb in the Cheviots, Northumberland.

Looking out from the sand dunes of Druridge bay, Northumberland.

A handsome male pheasant in breeding plumage. Taken at Leighton Moss, Lancashire.

A rare warbler, found on heathland in the south of England. Taken in the New Forest, Hampshire.

A lovely bird to find, often found singing from the tops of gorse bushes. Taken in the New Forest, Hampshire.

A summer visitor from Africa. Was a common farmland bird, due to modern farming practices, now a rare breeding bird, found mostly in the western isles of Scotland,