Everyone I've spoken to and a colleague at work who has looked at my camera has come to the same conclusion as me - the sensor is b......d! I will obviously have to contact Amazon so I've been using my bridge camera and I really do miss the other one as I can't focus quickly enough to get any flight pics. However, all is not lost as I have managed to get some bird pics today when I walked over to Dovecote Lake. The trouble is you get used to having a better camera and I did manage OK before I got it but I do wonder how I got so many good pics with this one. However, I do think this pic which is SOOC apart from a small crop is OK. The greenfinch was trying to hide from me and I think he thought I couldn't see him but he was wrong!
Best viewed large if you have the time and thanks as always for all your kind comments, favs etc.