Andy Nayler Photography

September 2026

A few short local trips and a weekend away. Most of our summer visitors have left but the weather is still warm enough for dragonflies and butterflies. Otters are being spotted at Leighton Moss again but I haven't been there long enough for any clear views. The Yorkshire Dales were still quite busy for our campervan trip but we managed to avoid the crowds and most of the rain.

August 2026 - Cairngorms

My wife and I booked a cottage in the Cairngorms for the last week in August. There are a few highlights below and a full gallery on the Field Trips page here.

August 2026

Not much locally, just a few birds taken with the Sony RX10V.

August 2026 - Aigas Field Centre

I stayed at Aigas during the first week in August. A selection of photos from the week are in the gallery below. Warning - some photos feature spiders.

The full collection of photos is available on the Field Trips page here.

July 2026

A mixed month. Very little wildlife photography but a couple of trips to Galloway and the Yorkshire Dales presented some opportunities.

Sony RX10v

To buy the Canon R5ii I had to sell a lot of other equipment. The only regret I had was the Sony RX10iv, which I loved using as a lightweight, do everything, camera. As soon as the V was I announced I pre-ordered and it arrived yesterday. It has all the lightweight benefits of the IV but adds subject detection for mammals, birds and insects, double back button focus, better ergonomics and an updated menu system. The only thing missing is pre-capture, but hopefully a firmware update will fix this.

I took one of my favourite photos with the RX10iv (below) and hopefully I'll have similar adventures with the V.

June 2026

Too busy at work and then feeling unwell at home. Just two short trips to Leighton Moss.

May 2026

My health hasn't been great but I've tried to get out every weekend for at least one short local trip. There are lots of baby birds around and the summer migrants have all arrived. When I haven't had the energy to go far I've been photographing the flowers in the local woods with a compact camera.

Flowers in the local woods.

April 2026

I had two short breaks in Scotland at the start of the month and their are galleries for each below (plus extra pictures from Ardnamurchan here - Andy Nayler Photography - Ardnamurchan April 2026

Not much else for the rest of the month, just a couple of trips to Leighton Moss.