A cold clear day in February saw Nicole, Andrew and I driving to Abberton Reservoir, south of Colchester, in Essex. … 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.
Statues and Monuments: Three Standing Figures
Three Standing Figures is a large stone sculpture by Henry Moore and was sculpted in 1947–48. It was exhibited at the … More
Battersea Park
A sunny Sunday morning and a trip to Battersea Park in search of one of the more exotic ducks that … More
Return to Tooting
Today I returned to Tooting Common, hoping to get another view of the Ferruginous Duck that has been spending the … More
Reflections
On my recent trip to the London wetland Centre I was struck by the wonderful reflections in the water
Once Bittern, twice…….
First trip of the year to the London wetland Centre in search of wintering Bittern. Although the Eurasian Bittern is … More
A New Year begins
First walk of the year around the Tarn. I was greeted by a very friendly Robin, one of a number … More
Christmas Greetings
Wishing you all a Happy and Merry Christmas
Grey day in Gravesend comes good
Yesterday was a grey dull day. Keith and I had planned to meet up in Gravesend for our regular walk … More
A trip to Tooting
At the end of last week , I took a morning trip to Tooting Common in search of a Ferruginous … More
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