First walk of the year around the Tarn. I was greeted by a very friendly Robin, one of a number … 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.
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
St Bride’s Church
A visit with a group from the local U3A last week took us to St Bride’s Church near Ludgate Circus … More
A rare Visitor
The news of a Dartford warbler on Hampstead Heath meant I set off to see if I could see this … More
Winter visitor or just passing through?
A bright sunny morning and a walk around the Tarn. There were good numbers of Mallard, Coot, Moorhen and Greylag … More
Colours of Autumn
Finally the colours of Autumn are appearing in the Garden
Visit to Gravesend
Met Keith in Gravesend and we went for a walk along the riverfront up through the fort and the the … More
Squirrel Awareness month
I was surprised to read at the weekend that October is Squirrel Awareness Month. We have two types of squirrel … More
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