Day 4 of my trip to West Wales began at Ynys-hyr RSPB reserve where we were looking for Wood Warbler. … 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.
Naturelog: 3rd June
Day 3 of my trip to West Wales began with a trip to Newquay Harbour where we had great views … More
Naturelog: 2nd June
Day 2 of my trip to West Wales and before we left the hotel we were treated to watching a … More
Naturelog: 1st June
Arrived in Aberystwyth, West Wales at Lunchtime to meet up with local birder John Davis, who is my guide for … More
Orange Tip Butterfly
The Orange Tip is the first emerging butterfly of Spring – most other butterflies seen early in spring have hibernated over … More
Flying Scotsman in Steam
A great video of 60103 A3 Pacific ‘Flying Scotsman’ in steam Video by Marsh Steam Videos and made available through Youtube
Sedge Warbler
The Sedge Warbler is a small warbler which inhabits reedbeds. It is a summer visitor to the UK, wintering in … More
Hadrians Villa Reconstructed
Her is another digital reconstruction showing how Hadrian’s villa would have looked Video by Matthew Brennan and made available through … More
Reed Bunting
The Reed Bunting is a sparrow-sized bird of farmland and Wetland. It is a resident in the Uk and it … More
The forum of Rome reconstructed
A couple of weeks ago I posted a link to a tour through a virtual reconstruction of Rome of 320AD. … More
