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Month: January 2016

Misty morning

Some pictures of the morning mist at Footscray meadows last week        

Footscray Meadows

Statues and monuments: Thomas Dundas

  Thomas Dundas was born in Scotland in 1750 and was educated in Edinburgh. He joined the army in 1766 … More

St Paul's Cathedral, statues and memorials in London, Thomas Dundas

Great Northern Diver

A few weeks ago Keith and I went down to Chatham Docks to see the Great Northern Diver that is … More

Great Northern Diver

Naturelog: 8th January (2)

Some more photos from the trip Keith and I made to the London Wetland Centre last Friday       … More

common snipe, Eurasian Bittern, Eurasian Wigeon, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Mandarin Duck

Naturelog: 8th January

After a week taken up primarily with the marking of students assignments (a task which I find far harder and … More

common snipe, Eurasian Bittern, lesser black-backed gull, London Wetland Centre, Mandarin Duck, Shoveler

Statues and Monuments: Samuel Johnson

  Samuel Johnson was born in Lichfield in 1709. He attended Oxford Univ but was unable to complete his education … More

Samuel Johnson, St Paul's Cathedral, statues and memorials in London

Naturelog: 7th January

Popped into Sutcliffe Park Local Nature reserve this morning for a quick visit to see what was present on the … More

Eurasian Coot, Mallard, Robin, Sutcliffe Park LNR, Tufted Duck

Naturelog: 5th January

  A misty morning as I arrived at Footscray meadows for a local RSPB walk. Whilst waiting for the group … More

Footscray Meadows, Grey Wagtail, Mallard, Ring-Necked Parakeet

Westminster Cathedral (4)

I just love the variety of marble used for the Cathedral        

Westminster Cathedral

Naturelog: 1st January

Sue and I managed to get a couple of hours at Bough Beech Reservoir before the rain started and the … More

bough beech reservoir, Common Pochard, Fieldfare, Northern Pintail

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