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Birds and trains and history and all of the things that I enjoy

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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: 4th June

After a morning meeting in Blackheath I head off to Greenwich Peninsular Ecology Park to search for dragonflies and to … More

Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Tern, Greenwich Ecology Park, Red-eyed Damslefly

Statues and Memorials: King’s Statue Weymouth

The King’s statue stands on the Esplanade at Weymouth. It is dedicated to King George III, whose took many holidays … More

King's Statue Weymouth

Dorset Wildlife (1)

Some more pictures from my recent trip to Dorset

Dorset Wildlife

Portus: Gateway to Rome (4)

At Portus a number of new projects were undertaken during Trajans port redevelopment. Most notable is the building of the … More

Ancient Rome's ports, Portus, Trajan

Naturelog: 1st June

The weekly butterfly and dragonfly survey on my local patch. The weather is not ideal as there is a good … More

Blackbird, Canada Goose, Common Blue Butterfly, Greylag Goose, Large Red Damselfly, Speckled Wood, Tarn

Portus: Gateway to Rome (3)

The continued expansion of trade across the Empire meant that within only a few decades of the completion of the … More

Ancient Rome's ports, Portus

Naturelog: 26th May

Back to the weekly butterfly and dragonfly survey of the patch. Its a beautiful day and so am hopeful for … More

Comma, Greylag Goose, Large Red Damselfly, Mallard, Moorhen, Tarn

Naturelog: 23rd May

Our final morning in Dorset before heading back to London is spent at the RSPB Radipole reserve in the heart … More

Common Blue Butterfly, Hooded Merganser, RSPB Radipole, Speckled Wood

Naturelog: 22nd May

Day 3 of our trip to Dorset and we headed off to the Purbeck area of Dorset where we were … More

Morden Bog, Poole harbour

Naturelog: 21st May

Day 2 of our Dorset trip sees us at Ferrybridge on the Chesil Lagoon, a body of tidal water connected … More

Black Redstart, Portland, Redstart, Ruddy Turnstone, Weymouth

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