4 Owl Species. My Best Day Of Birdwatching. Canon R7 & RF 200-800mm. 4K.

My trip here on the 29th January 2025

[@tomadunia8883]

Great stuff. Was nice to see you again

[@ritaflohr561]

Amazing adventure! Great vids and photos from your awesome day!

[@stormcabbirds]

@@ritaflohr561 Nice one

[@AllanFrance]

What a Day I don't see that many different Birds all Year lol Cracking video of the Bittern well done

[@stormcabbirds]

@@AllanFrance Bittern a double cherry on the cake. Would have been really easy to mistake it for one of the many hares. Just lucky I checked with my camera. I couldn’t tell with my naked eye.

[@eljayr4669]

Great Bittern and Short-eared Owl footage and I am very pleased you are uploading pictures. It really adds to your vlog.

[@stormcabbirds]

@@eljayr4669 I’m happy to be taking photos again. They have a magic quality different to video

[@adragonphotography]

Anouther great video, and I loved the pics of the owls and kestrels

[@stormcabbirds]

@@adragonphotography Yeah will always include photos now. Something nice about a pin sharp photo that doesn’t move.

[@nigelmorley8092]

Great video Justin...nice to bump into you on a great Wednesday . Huge respect to the Elmley farm family and the reserve team and volunteers. The work they have done is paying huge dividends . Just shows what can be done on a big scale (like Knepp ) . If that means a bit tougher to get access sometimes it's a small price to pay I think. Amazing Bittern footage btw

[@stormcabbirds]

@@nigelmorley8092 Hey. Just looked at your channel. You were crushing viewing figures I can only dream of. Should definitely get back to it. Bittern was a touch, but was hard work. Could only angle it by leaning over my window to film dead ahead, and focus manually because the reeds were interfering with auto focus. Still my best day.

[@nigelmorley8092]

@@stormcabbirds Thx it was fun (if frustrating sometimes) doing so still may resurrect it !! Good luck with your channel too. Sure we'll bump into each other as I'm Kent as well

[@sferguk]

Class mate glad you stuck it out for the 4. Well done.

[@stormcabbirds]

@@sferguk Was a dog with a bone. Couldn’t accept I got the 2 harder owls, but not a barn owl.

[@nickswildlifefootage9392]

Cracking vlog and some amazing birds. Fantastic footage and great photos. I agree the photos definitely add to your vlog.

[@stormcabbirds]

Cheers’ yeah was out today taking mostly photos. Will always include them in future

[@kezonline]

Wow, what a day and great entertainment. Thanks for taking us on such a successful cab ride!!

[@stormcabbirds]

@@kezonline that’ll be £657 please 😂😂

[@MultiDoctordeath]

Thanks for sharing. If you hadn't been filming the Bittern, wish I'd stopped, I would have said hello. As usual a great video. I only managed to see the Long & Short eared owls, but was rewarded with a quick glimpse of the Bearded Reedling.

[@stormcabbirds]

@@MultiDoctordeath Was tempted to quickly go down to see the reedlings, but my goal was the owls. I have plenty of reedling photos and videos now. Eyes on the prize 😎

[@MultiDoctordeath]

@@stormcabbirds I've never seen all four owls in the same day as that was my first photo of the Long Eared Owl

[@timballard27]

Brilliant footage of the Bittern and Shortie.

[@stormcabbirds]

@@timballard27 thanks mate

[@dirkswildworld]

Spectacular. Thanks a lot for sharing!

[@stormcabbirds]

@@dirkswildworld Thank you kindly

[@christinecowley3120]

Excellent vlog! Oh wow the Bittern and the Owls! Great stuff!

[@stormcabbirds]

@@christinecowley3120 as good as it gets

[@Sam_new_1]

Nice title intro - coppersmith barbet? And 4 owls in one day is amazing.

[@stormcabbirds]

@@Sam_new_1 Almost certainly in there. I layered several bits of jungle audio together.

[@ツPeter]

Amazing footage and photos! loved the Stonechat and Shortie.

[@stormcabbirds]

@ツPeter They were particularly friendly today

[@paulgorrin5001]

Liking your new intro along with the birdsong (and no need for music) You were very animated and looked like you were enjoying your birding session at Elmley. One of those days when you return home proper made up with your tail wagging. Congrats on the owl count and those owl images were very nice indeed. I can understand why elmley is a popular location and at times can get a little on the busy side. One of the downsides of social media i suspect. Is elmley more busy with bird watching / spotting as apposed to photographers? Wish elmley was one of my local reserves. Im down south devon and the nearest similar reserve for me being the somerset levels (recomended if your ever passing that way) All the best.

[@stormcabbirds]

@@paulgorrin5001 I’m sure my many vlogs don’t help the situation. I’m half expecting to be asked to stop doing them 😂. They are in a real funk about how to handle the problem. Shuttle buses are being discussed. Maybe it’ll need to come down to people booking slots in advance. Pretty much everyone who goes has a camera.

[@paulgorrin5001]

@@stormcabbirds I have not yet had the pleasure of visiting elmley. I first came across elmley while googling (places to stay on nature reserves) then Mike Lane FRPS excellent youtube vlogs. Being able to bird watch and photograph up close from the comfort of your vehicle must be a big attraction especially for folk not able to do long walks etc.

[@Edwards_photography22]

Great video hope to visit there soon how do you become a member?

[@stormcabbirds]

@@Edwards_photography22 go to Friends of Elmley section on their website

[@AdrianMoore-l2q]

great shots and great video

[@stormcabbirds]

@@AdrianMoore-l2q Cheers