In mid-December I posted about a buzzard which I had seen regularly over the garden. I thought it might be … More
Author: Pete
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
Northern Pintail
The Northern Pintail is one of my favourite ducks. The population in the UK is stable, unlike many parts of … More
The return of the Pelican
Hot on the heels of the announcement about the planned White Stork reintroduction in Dagenham comes news of another proposed … More
Mallard
A common duck of parks and lakes, which is resident across the UK, although rarer in upland areas. There are … More
White Storks in London!
Exciting news as it was announced that there is to be a White Stork reintroduction programme in a Dagenham Country … More
Sutcliffe Park LNR
A free afternoon and a chance to visit Sutcliffe Park Local Nature Reserve in Eltham. The reserve consists of the … More
And then there were two
A walk around the Tarn produced the usual cast of Characters. The drake Teal was still present with a group … More
Visit to the Wetland Centre
Last Friday Keith and I visited the Wetland Centre at Barnes in West London in search of wintering Bittern. Arriving … More
Abberton 2026
Last week, I went with Andrew and Nicole to visit Abberton Reservoir, just south of Colchester in Essex. This large … More
Winter Walk
After a period of rainy days it was good to get out for a walk in better weather yesterday. One … More
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