At the start of 2021, and with continuing coronavirus restrictions of one form or another, I set myself a goal which I hoped could be accomplished in my local area by the end of the year, but would still be quite the challenge. It sounded a simple one, but one which would open up a whole new world as I started to turn into a wildlife-watcher: photograph a Kingfisher. These little birds are the jewel of any of England's waterways. Although they are called the 'Common Kingfisher' there isn't anything 'common' about these brightly coloured birds. Their blue & orange plumage means they are unmistakeable when spotted. They are a small, dumpy bird, only slightly larger than a Robin, but with short legs. Male Kingfishers have a fully black beak, whereas the underside of the beak is orange in females - and an easy way to remember this is that 'the females wear lipstick'. A Kingfisher's diet primarily consists of small fish and aquatic insects. They pre