Strangely after last month’s increase in activity it seems to have been very quiet around the patch in October. There … 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.
Mallard
The Mallard is the commonest and most easily recognised duck species in the UK. It can be found in all … More
A picture from Hubble: Pandora’s Cluster
Hubble Sees the Eerie Ghosts of Long-Dead Galaxies >> http://t.co/HlFknri8TO pic.twitter.com/NLbpi1e92A — Discovery (@Discovery) November 1, 2014 |taken from Discovery … More
Naturelog: Thursday 30th October
North Kent Marshes A beautiful day and the chance to spend it birdwatching with Keith and Dave visiting various sites … More
Visitors to the feeding station
Here are some pictures of visitorsto our feeding station yesterday Common Pigeon Red Fox Grey Squirrel Jay Magpie
Naturelog: Tuesday 28th October
A bright sunny morning and I set out to join a RSPB walk at Footscray Meadows, but encounter problems with … More
Views of Vienna (3)
From palaces to metro stations the architecture in Vienna is fantastic Westbanhof Station Photo by Wendy ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/20575593@N00/)
Great White Egret
The Great White Egret is an annual but scarce visitor to the UK averaging around 30 reports every year. It … More
Naturelog: Sunday 26th October
A visit today to Bough Beech reservoir near Sevenoaks in Kent. On arriving and scanning the reservoir the first bird … More
Bluebell Railway (12): 3217 / 9017 Earl of Berkeley
Originally known as the ‘Duke of Cornwall’ Class these engines were designed to run on the Cornish lines of the … More
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