May dawned and I was at Hutchinson’s Bank for the first time this year. HB is one of the best … 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.
Local wildlife
A sunny day and a chance to get out and do my local survey walk. With the sun there were … More
Close encounters of the Wagtail kind
On our trip to Dungeness last Wednesday, we had an amazing encounter with a Pied Wagtail. As we were driving … More
Dungeness
Last Wednesday, I joined Nicole and Andrew for a trip to Dungeness in East Kent. Our first stop was at … More
Eltham Park
On Tuesday this week, I did my first BTO survey of the year in the Eltham Park area. I had … More
The Arch
The Arch by Henry Moore was given by the artist shortly after his 80th birthday exhibition at the nearby Serpentine … More
A walk in the park
Last Friday I met up with my friend Gill, who is visiting from San Antonio, Texas. It was such a … More
And the Nightingales sang…..
Every year Keith and I visit Leybourne Lakes Country Park in Kent to look for, and listen to, Nightingale. This … More
Black Adder
My friend Nicole sent me these pictures she took at Minsmere in Suffolk last week. This is a melanistic form … More
The Manor House Cannons
Standing in front of the Manor House Library at Lee are two cannons. They are French Naval 6-pounders made in … More
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