Pink-backed pelican (Pelecanus rufescens), Chobe River, Botswana, Africa

Snow Goose, (Anser caerulescens), Bosque del Apache, Soccoro, New Mexico, USA

Snow Goose, (Anser caerulescens), Bosque del Apache, Soccoro, New Mexico, USA

Snow Goose, (Anser caerulescens), Bosque del Apache, Soccoro, New Mexico, USA

Three Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) in flight silhouetted against red clouds, Bernardo Wildlife Area, Ladd S. Gordon Wildlife Complex, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) returning to the nest site with nest building material in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) in flight near the Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata) resting on the National Geographic Explorer near Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean

Black and whilte image of an Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), after having jumped from a cliff edge in Borgarfjaroarhofn, Iceland, Polar Regions

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) in flight in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche chlorohynchos) in flight near the Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

A dawn view of Boatswain Bird Island just off Ascension Island in the southern tropical Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean

A dawn view of Boatswain Bird Island just off Ascension Island in the southern tropical Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean

A dawn view of Boatswain Bird Island just off Ascension Island in the southern tropical Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean

Views of visitor lodging on Ile des Oiseaux (Bird Island) in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

A pair of lappet-faced vultures (Torgos tracheliotos), in the great migration, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Puffin, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), an insect eating bird, common in North and Central America

Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding and nesting site at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding and nesting site at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding and nesting site at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding and nesting site at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Common guillemot (Uria aalge) nesting on Bear Island (Bjornoya) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Adult great skua (Stercorarius skua) with recent kill in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis glacialis) on the wing over calm seas in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

An adult Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) in melt water pool in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Adult Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) in flight in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

An Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), in Borgarfjaroarhofn, Iceland, Polar Regions

An Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), on a cliff edge in Westman Islands, Iceland, Polar Regions

Adult blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) being attacked in flight by a great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in the Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) in flight near the Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in flight near Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean

Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) at breeding colony on Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) at breeding colony on Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Adult light-mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) on the wing in Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) in Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), on Skomer Island in July, a nature reserve off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Tern in flight, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at breeding site on Alexander Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight near Alexander Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Eurasia

Adult Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) in flight in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Great frigatebirds (Fregata minor) in flight on Genovesa (Tower) Island, in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) trying to steal nesting material from a red-footed booby, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

An Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), on a cliff edge in Borgarfjaroarhofn, Iceland, Polar Regions

An avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta), at Brownsea Island, a nature reserve in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Striated Heron (Butorides striata) perching on branch by Lake Sandoval, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

Puffins, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Gannet flying near Noss Island, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight near Alexander Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in combat with a second kittiwake near Alexander Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

An adult Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra), hunting for prey on Montgomery Reef, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Adult Subantarctic Skua (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi) cleaning itself in glacier run off at Stromness Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) feeding on small fish in Tracy Arm, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Adult black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys), close up of tail at nesting site on New Island, Falklands, South America

Snow Goose, Anser caerulescens, Bosque del Apache, Soccoro, New Mexico, USA

Antarctic shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis), pair on nest at breeding site at Jougla Point, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A confusion of blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), on the Great Migration, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) in flight, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Sandhill crane (Grus Canadensis) in flight parachuting on approach to landing, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) flock in flight, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) flock in flight, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

A flock of migrating sanderlings (Calidris alba) taking flight on Sand Dollar Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

A flock of migrating sanderlings (Calidris alba), Sand Dollar Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Silhouetted Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) in flight at sunset, Bernardo Wildlife Area, Ladd S. Gordon Wildlife Complex, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Three swallows perching, bird on the wire, in County Clare, West of Ireland

Migratory Starlings on telephone wires at Thames Estuary. Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Pink-footed Geese migration, Holkham, Norfolk. Migrating birds could risk Avian Flu (Bird Flu Virus)

Migratory Starlings and wood pigeons at Thames Estuary. Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Starlings, Queensland, Australia. Avian Flu Bird Flu virus could spread to wild birds

Migratory Starlings on telephone wires at Thames Estuary. Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Pink-footed Geese migration, Holkham, Norfolk. Migrating birds could risk Avian Flu (Bird Flu Virus)

Migratory Lapwings and waders at Thames Estuary. It is feared that Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Starlings, Queensland, Australia. Avian Flu Bird Flu virus could spread to wild birds

Spotted Flycatcher bird with a fly in its beak on a branch in Oxfordshire, England

Migratory Lapwings and waders at the Thames Estuary. It is feared that Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Brent geese, Branta (bernicla) bernicla, in the saltmarshes in Holkham, North Norfolk, UK

Brent geese, Branta (bernicla) bernicla, in the saltmarshes in Holkham, North Norfolk, UK

Pink-footed geese in the sky at sunset over Holkham saltmarshes, North Norfolk, UK

Migratory Lapwings at Thames Estuary. It is feared that Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Migratory Starlings at Thames Estuary. It is feared that Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Pink-footed geese in the sky at sunset over Holkham saltmarshes, North Norfolk, UK

Pink-footed geese in the sky at sunset at Burnham Thorpe near Holkham, North Norfolk, UK

Spotted Flycatcher bird, with a wasp in its beak, on a branch in Oxfordshire, England

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding on Krill in Wilhelmena Bay, Antarctic Peninsular and surfacing wth a metre of a zodiak. The whales migrate here in the summer to feed on the Krill. Krill numbers have declined by over 50%. They feed on algae that grows on the underside of sea ice, As the sea ice melts, both algae and krill decline. This shot has penguins resting on an iceberg in the background.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

Black Headed Gulls fedding on Seaweed flies that are being flushed out of the seaweed on the strand line at high tide, at Boulmer, Northumberland, UK.

A juvenile Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) on the coast in Northumberland, UK

Red Knot, (Calidris canutus) flocking on salt marsh on morecambe Bay, Cumbria, UK, a high tide.

Greylag Goose (Anser anser) in flight, Slimbridge, UK

Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus), three adults land to join many others and roosting Avocets (Recurvirostra avocetta) on Kallini salt pans during the autumn migration period, Isle of Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece.

Common or Eurasian crane (Grus grus) flocks flying from roost site at sunrise, silhouetted against dawn sky, autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Whooper swans at Martin Mere bird reserve near Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Common or Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) family of 3 flying from roost at dawn, silhouetted against sky, autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Canadian Snow Goose Migration, Chen caerulescens, Canadian Snow Geese, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico

Five Common or Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) flying from roost, silhouetted against blue sky, autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenberg-Vorpommern, Germany.