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Month: January 2018

Highlights of 2017: Bitterns

Another of my 2017 highlights has to be the views we got of Bitterns this year, especially at Minsmere.

Eurasian Bittern

Peterborough Cathedral: The precincts

  The magnificent front of Peterborough Cathedral dominates the precincts The entrance to the Bishop’s Palace. the room above the … More

Peterborough, Peterborough Cathedral

Scott’s disappointment

Captain Robert Falcon Scott was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who explored the Antarctic region with the aim … More

Robert Falcon Scott

St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield (2)

The exterior of the building has this very attractive black and white stonework The Church has a number of chapels and … More

St Bartholomew the Great

A spectacular sight

The sight of starlings gathering for an evening roost in winter, a murmuration, can be one of the most spectacular sights … More

Murmuration, Starling

Highlights of 2017:Barn Owl

Continuing my highlights of 2017, I must include the wonderful opportunity I got to see and photograph Barn Owls whilst … More

Barn Owl

Peterborough Cathedral: Remains of Monastery

The Monastery of Peterborough was built in the 12th century and was closed in the dissolution of 1539. The buildings were … More

Peterborough, Peterborough Cathedral

Naturelog: 5th January

For our first outing of the new year, Keith and I visited the London Wetland Centre with the prospect of … More

Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Goldeneye, London Wetland Centre

St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield (1)

The Priory of St Bartholomew the Great was founded in 1123 by Rahere, an Augustinian friar and a Canon at … More

St Bartholomew the Great

Statues and Monuments: The Camel Corps Memorial

This memorial is to the members of the Camel Corps of the British Army who died in service. It is … More

Camel Corps, statues and memorials in London

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